U18 World League

The Clapham Oval
Spectators: 7545 (Terracing: 5660, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Frank Vulcano kicked off to start the match. Conan Worth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonio Poletti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 6 minutes into the match, Clapham Rovers's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Vulcano came free, but Conan Worth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Conan Worth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Camillo Nola in the 7th minute of the match. Clapham Rovers's Conan Worth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonio Poletti in the 8th minute of play. Freddy Blakewell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Aldo Lemme tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 13th minute, Antonello Bellucci hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A long shot from Sly Baker in the 14th minute of play was well struck, but Aldo Lemme made a really good save at the right post. Conan Worth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Vulcano in the 22nd minute of play. Conan Worth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonio Poletti in the 23rd minute of play. After 25 minutes of play, GiaSiRo 08's Frank Vulcano made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Conan Worth was left in no man's land by his defense there! 28 minutes into the game, Glenn Osmond recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Aldo Lemme. Glenn Osmond showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in GiaSiRo 08's zone, Glenn Osmond stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aldo Lemme came out of the goal and Glenn Osmond tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Clapham Rovers's Conan Worth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Vulcano in the 33rd minute of play. After some careless play in the Clapham Rovers defense, Frank Vulcano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Conan Worth. The Clapham Rovers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Conan Worth should have stopped the shot. When Frank Vulcano came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the GiaSiRo 08 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 Frank Vulcano couldn't finish the play. Conan Worth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edoardo Sammartano in the 43rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Vulcano in the 47th minute of play forced Clapham Rovers's goalkeeper Conan Worth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Freddy Blakewell stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Conan Worth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antonio Poletti, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Conan Worth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Vulcano in the 57th minute of the match. After 58 minutes, Shane Howden mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Clapham Rovers and the GiaSiRo 08 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 58th minute, Shane Howden hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Conan Worth was a little too slow when Frank Vulcano got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 62nd minute. The score was now 1-3. After 65 played minutes Clapham Rovers got a freekick which was hit by Freddy Blakewell. Conan Worth showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Vulcano, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. The audience was convinced that Antonio Poletti's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Conan Worth was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. In the last second Conan Worth throw himself and got hold of the ball when Frank Vulcano in the 80thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. After a rather tough play, Clapham Rovers's Shane Howden got a free kick in the 81st minute. 85 minutes into the match, Frank Musacchio dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Conan Worth, 1-4. In the 89th minute Antonio Poletti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Conan Worth saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Conan Worth made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Camillo Nola sent off a good shot on target. In the 93rd minute, Antonio Poletti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. GiaSiRo 08 played a much better game than Clapham Rovers and deserved their victory. The Clapham Rovers players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.