U18 World League

Del Piero Alessandro
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Antonello Garibaldi got the match started through his kick off. In the 7th minute Antonello Garibaldi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Napier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Isaac Dolfos hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. In the 11th match minute, Medoacus Maior was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elia Minati to maneuver through the defense. Isaac Dolfos, 12 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. After 13 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Club Sports Pergamino! When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, Davide Palone took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Paulo Napier to make any attempt to save it. Flavio Corrente made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lorenzo Marin in the 25th minute of play. In the 26th match minute, Medoacus Maior was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ettore Zollino to maneuver through the defense. After 27 played minutes Club Sports Pergamino got a freekick which was hit by Lorenzo Marin. In the 39th minute, Lorenzo Marin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Club Sports Pergamino fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. In the 41st match minute, Club Sports Pergamino was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saul Savier to maneuver through the defense. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The supporters of Medoacus Maior booed when Club Sports Pergamino was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Isaac Dolfos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anastasio Aurre kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. When Cristoforo Barbanti fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Medoacus Maior's protests and gave Cristoforo Barbanti a yellow card for diving instead. Ettore Zollino charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ettore Zollino the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 59th match minute, Medoacus Maior was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ettore Zollino to maneuver through the defense. Flavio Corrente acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 60th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Isaac Dolfos. After a defensive mix-up in Club Sports Pergamino's zone, Ettore Zollino stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paulo Napier came out of the goal and Ettore Zollino tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristoforo Barbanti in the 65th minute of play forced Club Sports Pergamino's goalkeeper Paulo Napier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paulo Napier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonello Garibaldi in the 66th minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, Antonello Garibaldi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Paulo Napier. Club Sports Pergamino's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Antonello Garibaldi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Carlo Di Blasio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Club Sports Pergamino's Paulo Napier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristoforo Barbanti in the 78th minute of play. After 86 minutes, Saul Savier mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club Sports Pergamino and the Medoacus Maior players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 86th minute, Saul Savier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Medoacus Maior's Flavio Corrente played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isaac Dolfos in the 90th minute of play. Medoacus Maior's Cristoforo Barbanti got his second yellow card of the match in the 90th minute. The referee ordered Cristoforo Barbanti off the ground. In the 91st minute, Cristoforo Barbanti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ettore Zollino was shown his second yellow card after 94 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. 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. Medoacus Maior fully deserved thier win.