U18 World League

Olympia
Spectators: 8083 (Terracing: 6063, Seating: 1859, VIP seats: 161) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Pasquale Leone got the match started through his kick off. PICCOLE PESTI's Antonio Vulcano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marc Eklund in the 12th minute of play. Antonio Vulcano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marc Eklund in the 15th minute of the match. Albert Nyman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Antonio Vulcano made a huge save. Henry Forsberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pasquale Leone, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. In the 23rd match minute, PICCOLE PESTI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabrizio Castagna to maneuver through the defense. 24 minutes into the match, PICCOLE PESTI's goal looked a bit too open when Marc Eklund came free, but Antonio Vulcano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 25 played minutes PICCOLE PESTI got a freekick which was hit by Alberto Canzano. In the 28th minute Dennis Fini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henry Forsberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, Di Röe's goal looked a bit too open when Diego Scarano came free, but Henry Forsberg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Albert Nyman got free with Antonio Vulcano in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Antonio Vulcano made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Fredrik Deckberg sent off a good shot on target. Di Röe's Henry Forsberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dennis Fini in the 38th minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, Marc Eklund had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Antonio Vulcano. PICCOLE PESTI's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marc Eklund was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. After a rather tough play, Di Röe's Sven-Olof Berggren got a free kick in the 44th minute. Henry Forsberg came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by PICCOLE PESTI's Pasquale Leone. But to his dismay, Pasquale Leone quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Di Röe's Henry Forsberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pasquale Leone in the 56th minute of play. Henry Forsberg was out of position in the 58 minute of play, and Adriano Bracco capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Adriano Bracco really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. Henry Forsberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego Scarano, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Pasquale Leone hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Antonio Vulcano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isac Norström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Albin Emander fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Di Röe's protests and gave Albin Emander a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Di Röe getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Albin Emander hit a great ball. A collision led to Di Röe getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Albin Emander hit a great ball. Antonio Vulcano came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by Di Röe's Marc Eklund. But to his dismay, Marc Eklund quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. In the 84th match minute, PICCOLE PESTI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Canzano to maneuver through the defense. PICCOLE PESTI's Antonio Vulcano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marc Eklund in the 85th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marc Eklund in the 86th minute of play forced PICCOLE PESTI's goalkeeper Antonio Vulcano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, PICCOLE PESTI's Alberto Canzano got a free kick in the 86th minute. After some careless play in the Di Röe defense, Diego Scarano kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Henry Forsberg. The Di Röe fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Henry Forsberg should have stopped the shot. The Di Röe supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching PICCOLE PESTI's performance. The match ended with a win for PICCOLE PESTI.