U18 World League

Silverium
Spectators: 7338 (Terracing: 5590, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 24) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lorenzo Argoitz got the match started through his kick off. Lorenzo Argoitz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cesare Albanesi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 6th minute of play. In the 7th minute, Frank De Laurentiis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lorenzo Argoitz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cesare Albanesi having to interfere. Jonatan Mel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Rizzo in the 16th minute of the match. If Alberigo Cavaliere had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonatan Mel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Demetrio Egidi, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. forsal FC's Cesare Albanesi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lorenzo Argoitz in the 29th minute of play. Jonatan Mel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberigo Cavaliere, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 34th minute Demetrio Egidi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonatan Mel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of forsal FC booed when Silver Play 2 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcelo Lehen didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of forsal FC booed when Silver Play 2 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lorenzo Argoitz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonatan Mel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Rizzo in the 41st minute of play. In the 42nd minute, Ramon Ugaitz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 44th minute, Demetrio Egidi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The forsal FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After the first half forsal FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Demetrio Egidi to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Silver Play 2's Lorenzo Argoitz got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Jonatan Mel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberigo Cavaliere, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 71st minute, Silver Play 2's Leandro Azeari seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Leandro Azeari the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Silver Play 2 protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Leandro Azeari had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 70 minutes into the game, one of Silver Play 2:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Jonatan Mel, was totally fooled by forsal FC's Alberigo Cavaliere, who 72 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. When Ramon Ugaitz fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Silver Play 2's protests and gave Ramon Ugaitz a yellow card for diving instead. Ramon Ugaitz kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Demetrio Egidi got free with Jonatan Mel in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 87th minute, Demetrio Egidi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ramon Garcia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cesare Albanesi having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramon Garcia in the 95th minute of play forced forsal FC's goalkeeper Cesare Albanesi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.