U18 World League

Stadio Arnaccio
Spectators: 8006 (Terracing: 6006, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Justo Clementi took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 4 minutes of play, El ultimo's Justo Clementi made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emiliano Costanzo was left in no man's land by his defense there! 12 minutes into the game, Schuster's Cristoforo Andreola nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Niceto Pere made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. After 17 minutes, Benicio Felipillo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the El ultimo and the Schuster players grew even worse after the yellow card. Emiliano Costanzo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Justo Clementi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Niceto Pere showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Camillo Travaglini in the 24th minute of the match. In the 26th minute Schuster were awarded a corner. Cristoforo Andreola went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Cristoforo Andreola got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Niceto Pere quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. El ultimo's Niceto Pere played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ercole Grande in the 28th minute of play. In the 29th match minute, El ultimo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diego Belo to maneuver through the defense. In the 30th minute, Edmondo Stella hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Niceto Pere showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Camillo Travaglini in the 33rd minute of the match. When El ultimo's Justo Clementi in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Schuster's goalie prevented a goal. In the 37th minute Gaspar Salomone shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emiliano Costanzo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th minute, Justo Clementi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El ultimo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Niceto Pere took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Camillo Travaglini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Camillo Travaglini stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Filippo Del Vecchio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emiliano Costanzo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaspar Salomone, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. 58 minutes into the match, El ultimo's goal looked a bit too open when Ercole Grande came free, but Niceto Pere reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Niceto Pere showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Camillo Travaglini in the 59th minute of the match. With a little luck, Schuster's Emiliano Costanzo got control of the ball when Justo Clementi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Schuster's Aurelio Tomasso got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 76th match minute, El ultimo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victorio Berdaitz to maneuver through the defense. In the 81st minute, Camillo Travaglini ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Niceto Pere was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristoforo Andreola during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Justo Hermelando, 88 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Emiliano Costanzo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benicio Felipillo in the 89th minute of play. The El ultimo players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.