U18 World League

Arena Furia
Spectators: 7507 (Terracing: 5631, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Camillo Ucci took the kick off in the first half of the match. Camillo Ucci might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Leopoldo Macedo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Camillo Ucci ran back to his position shaking his head. Leopoldo Macedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Camillo Ucci, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Beppe De Lellis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dagoberto de Sousa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to I ritirandi di Canaus getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Bianco Magliocco hit a great ball. Camillo Ucci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Camillo Ucci's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Leopoldo Macedo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. Leopoldo Macedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Camillo Ucci in the 14th minute of the match. FURIA FIEL's Hélio Simões suffered a concussion in the 19th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. Frank Marziali charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Frank Marziali the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 20 played minutes I ritirandi di Canaus got a freekick which was hit by Frank Marziali. In the 23rd minute, Camillo Ucci made a precise shot to the right of Leopoldo Macedo. FURIA FIEL's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After a rather tough play, I ritirandi di Canaus's Ennio Imperatrice got a free kick in the 29th minute. Camillo Ucci scored 0-2 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Leopoldo Macedo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Leopoldo Macedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Camillo Ucci, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Leopoldo Macedo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Camillo Ucci's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Luís Guilherme Pirani made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of I ritirandi di Canaus booed when FURIA FIEL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nuno Barral didn't get a good kick on the ball. FURIA FIEL's Leopoldo Macedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camillo Ucci in the 57th minute of play. I ritirandi di Canaus's Camillo Ucci got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 64th minute, Ennio Imperatrice hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Beppe De Lellis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dagoberto de Sousa, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Leopoldo Macedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Camillo Ucci in the 67th minute of the match. After 74 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FURIA FIEL! An unexpectedly hard shot by Dino De Gregorio in the 79th minute of play forced FURIA FIEL's goalkeeper Leopoldo Macedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st minute, Camillo Ucci 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. In the 88th minute, Bianco Magliocco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Davide Miranda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 97 minutes into the match, FURIA FIEL's goalkeeper Leopoldo Macedo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Camillo Ucci. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. I ritirandi di Canaus walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.