U18 World League

Estadio BAIRES
Spectators: 7503 (Terracing: 5628, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Camillo Colecchia got the match started through his kick off. Flavio Corrente came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by BAIRES's Abelardo Ermengol. But to his dismay, Abelardo Ermengol quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristoforo Barbanti in the 12th minute of play forced BAIRES's goalkeeper Leo Gaskon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Camillo Colecchia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leo Gaskon was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. In the 19th minute of the match Marcos Domeka sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Flavio Corrente skillfully saved the ball. 22 minutes into the match, Medoacus Maior's goalkeeper Flavio Corrente had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jacinto Txanton. In the 25th minute Carlo Di Blasio collided with an opponent which caused him a fractured collar bone. Jose Quintan's late challenge caught a Medoacus Maior's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jose Quintan helped the player get up and apologised. Medoacus Maior's Emilio Campoli was substituted for Carlo Di Blasio. 33 minutes into the match, Abelardo Ermengol notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Medoacus Maior's Flavio Corrente. Flavio Corrente was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Leo Gaskon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Camillo Colecchia in the 37th minute of the match. Jacinto Txanton could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Flavio Corrente made a huge save. The supporters of Medoacus Maior booed when BAIRES was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benicio Ipar didn't get a good kick on the ball. BAIRES's Leo Gaskon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camillo Colecchia in the 42nd minute of play. After some careless play in the Medoacus Maior defense, Jacinto Txanton kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Flavio Corrente. The Medoacus Maior fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Flavio Corrente should have stopped the shot.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jacinto Txanton stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 5-0 became the score in the 54th minute when Jacinto Txanton elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 57th minute, Elia Minati hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The BAIRES fans' excitement grew in the 70th match minute when BAIRES's Abelardo Ermengol looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 6-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 75th minute, Abelardo Ermengol left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The BAIRES fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. In the 81st minute, Camillo Colecchia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Medoacus Maior fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-1. If Cornelio Santio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 90th minute, Abelardo Ermengol made a precise shot to the right of Flavio Corrente. Medoacus Maior's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cornelio Santio during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. BAIRES fully deserved thier win.