U18 World League

Acilia Arena
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alberto Diana made the kick off which started today's match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Armando Villa during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Acilia Town getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Armando Villa hit a great ball. Alberto Diana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 15 played minutes Palermo got a freekick which was hit by Teofilo Sugoi. Marcial Dantae was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Daniele De Meis. The audience thought a goal was coming when Armando Villa got free with Marcial Dantae in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Eulalio Lano charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eulalio Lano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 21 played minutes Palermo got a freekick which was hit by Eulalio Lano. Anibal Fernendo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 24th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Beppe Scannella. Acilia Town's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Marcial Dantae showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Diana in the 28th minute of the match. 29 minutes into the game, Baldomiro Eutor was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Palermo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Acilia Town the free kick. After 29 played minutes Palermo got a freekick which was hit by Baldomiro Eutor. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anibal Fernendo in the 31st minute of play forced Acilia Town's goalkeeper Beppe Scannella to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Beppe Scannella made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baldomiro Gamus in the 33rd minute of play. In the 35th minute, Anibal Fernendo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Palermo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 38th minute, Baldomiro Gamus 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. Valentin Enekoitz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Beppe Scannella having to interfere. In the 43rd minute, Daniele De Meis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anibal Fernendo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to Acilia Town getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Alvaro Trevisani hit a great ball. The Acilia Town players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Palermo were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Baldomiro Gamus made a kick off. Baldomiro Gamus did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-2 to the left of a surprised Beppe Scannella 53 minutes into the match. Armando Villa struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Marcial Dantae didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Acilia Town. 71 minutes into the match, Anibal Fernendo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Beppe Scannella. Acilia Town's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anibal Fernendo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. 77 minutes into the match, Acilia Town's goal looked a bit too open when Anibal Fernendo came free, but Beppe Scannella reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 77 minutes into the match, Acilia Town's goal looked a bit too open when Anibal Fernendo came free, but Beppe Scannella reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st minute of the match, Baldomiro Gamus tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Beppe Scannella saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 81st minute, Carter Giordano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Valentin Enekoitz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Palermo getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Teofilo Sugoi hit a great ball. An unexpected shot in the 90th minute by Valentin Enekoitz got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 93rd minute, Palermo's Anibal Fernendo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Beppe Scannella. Beppe Scannella yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-5. When the final whistle sounded Palermo left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Acilia Town.