U18 World League

Cardenzan Arena
Spectators: 7469 (Terracing: 5603, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Anselmo Punta got the match started through his kick off. Eskil Lööf charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eskil Lööf the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Eskil Lööf hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the LIVIOFOREVER defense, Emanuel Lange kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emanuele Lucentini. The LIVIOFOREVER fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emanuele Lucentini should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in LIVIOFOREVER's zone, Emanuel Lange stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emanuele Lucentini came out of the goal and Emanuel Lange tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match clock showed 18 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Eskil Lööf sped through LIVIOFOREVER's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Emanuele Lucentini. After a rather tough play, Panopticon 04's Matthias Söderman got a free kick in the 21st minute. In the 23rd minute, Eskil Lööf made a precise shot to the right of Emanuele Lucentini. LIVIOFOREVER's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. 27 minutes into the game, Panopticon 04's Emanuel Lange nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Emanuele Lucentini made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-4. Emanuele Lucentini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eskil Lööf in the 36th minute of play. In the 41st minute Emanuel Lange shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuele Lucentini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eskil Lööf in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Emanuele Lucentini prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 45 minutes into the game, Panopticon 04's Emanuel Lange nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Emanuele Lucentini made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-5. Disappointed in the 2-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Emanuel Lange made a kick off. The supporters of LIVIOFOREVER booed when Panopticon 04 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Knut Bergqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Panopticon 04's Eskil Lööf slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Emanuele Lucentini. That made the score 2-6 after 55 minutes of play. 58 minutes into the match, Panopticon 04's Eskil Lööf sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Emanuele Lucentini narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Eskil Lööf took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Emanuele Lucentini. Emanuele Lucentini dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-7. Emanuele Lucentini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Lange, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Emanuele Lucentini stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emanuel Lange's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuel Lange in the 66th minute of play forced LIVIOFOREVER's goalkeeper Emanuele Lucentini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antonello Natalucci hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Panopticon 04's Emanuel Lange slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Emanuele Lucentini. That made the score 2-10 after 79 minutes of play. Eskil Lööf could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Emanuele Lucentini made a huge save. LIVIOFOREVER's Emanuele Lucentini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuel Lange in the 87th minute of play. Ciro Mazzini received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Patrick Svanér tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded Panopticon 04 left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than LIVIOFOREVER.