U18 World League

Blue Eagles Stadium
Spectators: 7513 (Terracing: 5735, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 20) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Frank Vulcano kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Ciriaco Salvator's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aldo Lemme was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Frank Musacchio hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Aldo Lemme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego Armando Messi, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. 11 minutes into the match, Diego Armando Messi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aldo Lemme. GiaSiRo 08's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Diego Armando Messi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 15 minutes into the match, GiaSiRo 08's goal looked a bit too open when Diego Armando Messi came free, but Aldo Lemme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marcos Bras during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Frank Musacchio kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. After 27 played minutes GiaSiRo 08 got a freekick which was hit by Frank Musacchio. In the 33rd match minute, GiaSiRo 08 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cosimo Costantini to maneuver through the defense. In the 36th match minute, La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diego Armando Messi to maneuver through the defense. 39 minutes into the game, Godofredo Firman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave GiaSiRo 08 the free kick. The supporters of GiaSiRo 08 booed when La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Godofredo Firman didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 44th minute, Diego Armando Messi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

In the 58th minute of the match, Aquiles Perrando tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Aldo Lemme saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Faustino Eneto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camillo Nola in the 60th minute of play. Faustino Eneto 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 68th minute. After 70 played minutes La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 got a freekick which was hit by Godofredo Firman. A collision led to GiaSiRo 08 getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Antonello Bellucci hit a great ball. Diego Armando Messi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 78th match minute, GiaSiRo 08 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frank Vulcano to maneuver through the defense. Faustino Eneto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Poletti in the 82nd minute of the match. After 85 played minutes La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 got a freekick which was hit by Godofredo Firman. Faustino Eneto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Poletti in the 87th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aquiles Perrando in the 90th minute of play forced GiaSiRo 08's goalkeeper Aldo Lemme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Frank Musacchio's late challenge caught a La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Frank Musacchio helped the player get up and apologised. In the 91st match minute, GiaSiRo 08 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frank Musacchio to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Musacchio in the 94th minute of play forced La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's goalkeeper Faustino Eneto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 96 minutes, Ermanno Alfonsi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. GiaSiRo 08's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ermanno Alfonsi 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 final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.