U18 World League

Stadio Montesacro
Spectators: 7540 (Terracing: 5656, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Damian Barea made the kick off which started today's match. Camillo Andreola hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 11th minute of the game. One of Talenti Roma Calcio:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of CAI NEUQUEN:s goal. Rodrigo Lalla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aurelio Terrasi in the 13th minute of play. CAI NEUQUEN's Romulo Lleir suffered a concussion after 16 minutes and had to leave the field. When Dave Paoletti fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Talenti Roma Calcio's protests and gave Dave Paoletti a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Talenti Roma Calcio's Dave Paoletti got a free kick in the 17th minute. Rodrigo Lalla was out of position in the 22 minute of play, and Dave Paoletti capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dave Paoletti really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. After 25 minutes, Bernardo Cristofor made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Talenti Roma Calcio's Bianco Maurizi tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 30 minutes, Dave Paoletti made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. CAI NEUQUEN's Rodrigo Lalla tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Damian Barea in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bianco Maurizi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. CAI NEUQUEN's Rodrigo Lalla proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save CAI NEUQUEN from getting a goal against them. Arnoldo Totakoxe charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arnoldo Totakoxe the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 37 played minutes CAI NEUQUEN got a freekick which was hit by Arnoldo Totakoxe. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ambrosio Felipo in the 41st minute of play forced Talenti Roma Calcio's goalkeeper Bianco Maurizi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When CAI NEUQUEN's Damian Barea in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Talenti Roma Calcio's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Damian Barea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bianco Maurizi was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Antonio Teodori made a kick off. Rodrigo Lalla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fedele Staniscia, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. After a rather tough play, CAI NEUQUEN's Arnoldo Totakoxe got a free kick in the 55th minute. Rodrigo Lalla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Teodori in the 60th minute of the match. CAI NEUQUEN's Rodrigo Lalla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonio Teodori in the 62nd minute of play. Antonio Teodori took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rodrigo Lalla. Rodrigo Lalla dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. In the 68th minute, Aurelio Terrasi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rodrigo Lalla was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. Rodrigo Lalla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonio Teodori in the 73rd minute of play. With his leg Bianco Maurizi managed to avoid a goal in the 79thth minute, when CAI NEUQUEN's Damian Barea fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 80 minutes into the match, Aurelio Terrasi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rodrigo Lalla. CAI NEUQUEN's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aurelio Terrasi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-2. The Talenti Roma Calcio fans' excitement grew in the 85th match minute when Talenti Roma Calcio's Aurelio Terrasi 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 6-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Aurelio Terrasi took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rodrigo Lalla. Rodrigo Lalla dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-2. Rodrigo Lalla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aurelio Terrasi in the 92nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Aurelio Terrasi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rodrigo Lalla was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. Damian Barea received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Bianco Maurizi came out and tried to block the shot, but Damian Barea slotted it home off the left post making it 7-3 in the 96th minute. There was no doubt that Talenti Roma Calcio were the better team. Talenti Roma Calcio's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.