U18 World League

Acilia Arena
Spectators: 7584 (Terracing: 5689, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) Snorlax FC's Vincente Felice started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Vincente Felice received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Beppe Scannella tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 15 played minutes Acilia Town got a freekick which was hit by Bernardo Alleva. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Acilia Town's goalkeeper Beppe Scannella, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Aldo De Cesaris charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aldo De Cesaris the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Acilia Town's Aldo De Cesaris got a free kick in the 19th minute. After 22 minutes of play, Snorlax FC's Vincente Felice made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Beppe Scannella was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 28th minute, Vincente Felice made a precise shot to the right of Beppe Scannella. Acilia Town's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. The supporters of Snorlax FC booed when Acilia Town was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alvaro Trevisani didn't get a good kick on the ball. 35 minutes into the game, Adam Nicoletti cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Beppe Scannella was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Acilia Town's Beppe Scannella played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by César Balladares in the 38th minute of play. Leonides Mas kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Snorlax FC's Adalberto Tullet got a free kick in the 44th minute. Beppe Scannella showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adam Nicoletti in the 46th minute of the match. Beppe Scannella made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vincente Felice in the 48th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Alberto Diana made the kick off in the second half. After 53 played minutes Vincente Felice could catch the ball where he stood relatively free a bit outside the goal and without hesitation he completed 0-5 into the left cross. With a little luck, Acilia Town's Beppe Scannella got control of the ball when Adam Nicoletti tried to sneak it across the goal line. Snorlax FC's César Balladares got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sebastian Piñera sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Snorlax FC's César Balladares in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Acilia Town's goalie prevented a goal. Vincente Felice recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Acilia Town's Beppe Scannella played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by César Balladares in the 72nd minute of play. Beppe Scannella made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vincente Felice in the 76th minute. In the 78th match minute, Snorlax FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eliel Hernández to maneuver through the defense. Beppe Scannella showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from César Balladares in the 81st minute of the match. In the 82nd match minute, Acilia Town was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felice Burgnich to maneuver through the defense. Beppe Scannella took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sebastian Piñera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 87 minutes into the match, Acilia Town's goalkeeper Beppe Scannella had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vincente Felice. Jhonny Herrera came out of the goal in the 94th minute to try and stop a shot by Acilia Town's Alberto Diana. But to his dismay, Alberto Diana quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-6. The Acilia Town fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Snorlax FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.