U18 World League

La Maremma Toscana
Spectators: 7654 (Terracing: 5742, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Beppe Alati took the kick off in the first half of the match. Baba Paaby fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfie Nethercot having to interfere. If Howard Stamp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alfie Nethercot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baba Paaby, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19th minute, Civetta Calcio's Baba Paaby dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. After a rather tough play, Greenbay's Callum Rockett got a free kick in the 21st minute. Beppe Alati who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 23rdth minute tested the skills of Alfie Nethercot when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 24th minute, Don Huckerby got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Demetrio De Felice kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Alvaro Zaccardi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaz Forrest, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. After 31 played minutes Civetta Calcio got a freekick which was hit by Beppe Alati. When Don Huckerby came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Greenbay fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Don Huckerby couldn't finish the play. Alfie Nethercot stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Domenico Allegretti's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. Don Huckerby received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Alvaro Zaccardi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Civetta Calcio's Beppe Alati got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Don Huckerby fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alvaro Zaccardi having to interfere. After some careless play in the Greenbay defense, Baba Paaby kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alfie Nethercot. The Greenbay fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alfie Nethercot should have stopped the shot. Civetta Calcio's Cristiano Baresi was substituted for Andrea Bizzarri.

The wind increased when Don Huckerby made the kick off in the second half. After 57 minutes, Damian Eadan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Greenbay and the Civetta Calcio players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 59th minute, Howard Stamp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 62nd minute, Howard Stamp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alfie Nethercot made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Beppe Alati in the 65th minute of play. Alfie Nethercot didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Baba Paaby went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Alfie Nethercot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Beppe Alati in the 70th minute of the match. Alfie Nethercot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beppe Alati, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Alfie Nethercot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Demetrio Colelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alfie Nethercot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beppe Alati, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. After 84 minutes, Gaz Forrest mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Greenbay and the Civetta Calcio players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Greenbay getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Gaz Forrest hit a great ball. Baba Paaby received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Alfie Nethercot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Callum Rockett fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Greenbay's protests and gave Callum Rockett a yellow card for diving instead. Callum Rockett hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Baba Paaby recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Beppe Alati received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Alfie Nethercot tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Gaz Forrest had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ferdinando Bontempi charged in rather forcefully in the 98th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ferdinando Bontempi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Alvaro Zaccardi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Don Huckerby in the 99th minute of the match.