U18 World League

La Maremma Toscana
Spectators: 7651 (Terracing: 5740, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Yağız Bakanay started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, AN&KARASİPAHİLER's Çağan Derdiyok got a free kick in the 5th minute. 6 minutes into the match, AN&KARASİPAHİLER's goal looked a bit too open when Domenico Allegretti came free, but Bumin Erçin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bumin Erçin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anthony Di Muzio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 10 minutes into the match, AN&KARASİPAHİLER's goal looked a bit too open when Anthony Di Muzio came free, but Bumin Erçin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Mustafa Birol Birge fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AN&KARASİPAHİLER's protests and gave Mustafa Birol Birge a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to AN&KARASİPAHİLER getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Mustafa Birol Birge hit a great ball. After having played for 16 minutes, Domenico Allegretti managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AC Civetta Notturna's supporters crossed their fingers, but Domenico Allegretti was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Yağız Bakanay put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Alvaro Zaccardi. Bumin Erçin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emiliano Puja in the 28th minute of play. In the 29th minute, Emiliano Puja hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alvaro Zaccardi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yağız Bakanay, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Amerigo Bianchi kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

AC Civetta Notturna's Andrea Bizzarri was substituted for Emiliano Puja. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Anthony Di Muzio to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Domenico Allegretti during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, AC Civetta Notturna's Domenico Allegretti got a free kick in the 60th minute. AC Civetta Notturna's Domenico Allegretti got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, AN&KARASİPAHİLER's Nusret Timuroz got a free kick in the 67th minute. In the 71st minute, Anthony Di Muzio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bumin Erçin was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Bumin Erçin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dennis Grassi in the 78th minute of the match. When Anthony Di Muzio came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the AC Civetta Notturna 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 Anthony Di Muzio couldn't finish the play. Derman Talayman charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Derman Talayman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of AN&KARASİPAHİLER booed when AC Civetta Notturna was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anthony Di Muzio didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, AN&KARASİPAHİLER's Mücahit Arslangiray got a free kick in the 85th minute. In the 86thth minute of the game Dennis Grassi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AN&KARASİPAHİLER's Bumin Erçin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to AN&KARASİPAHİLER getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Sancarbey Samim hit a great ball. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.