U18 World League

Polenta Stadium
Spectators: 8006 (Terracing: 6006, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fabiano Del Papa started the match with the kick off. After 8 played minutes Internet XAire got a freekick which was hit by Ermegildo Inocente. After 13 minutes Internet XAire's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Alfonso Vittorio who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Alfonso Vittorio almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Internet XAire's Luisito Eneko did a great save. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when AC Collins's Fabiano Del Papa in the 23rd minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Luisito Eneko was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Internet XAire through an amazing save. Carlo Martano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 32 played minutes AC Collins got a freekick which was hit by Ferdinando Tamburrini. Cristoforo Giacomini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saul Oskarbi, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. AC Collins's Cristoforo Giacomini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saul Oskarbi in the 35th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Internet XAire's Remigio Eusko got a free kick in the 39th minute. Ferdinando Tamburrini made in the 44th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Ferruccio Di Fiore immediately put the ball in play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Saul Oskarbi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Internet XAire defense, Fabiano Del Papa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luisito Eneko. The Internet XAire fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luisito Eneko should have stopped the shot. AC Collins's Dave Marrone was substituted for Domenico Graziani. Fernan Bermund's late challenge caught a AC Collins's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fernan Bermund helped the player get up and apologised. In the 61st match minute, Internet XAire was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernan Bermund to maneuver through the defense. 62 minutes into the match, AC Collins's Alfonso Vittorio broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Lucas Passerini's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Cristoforo Giacomini firmly grabbed it by the left post. Cristoforo Giacomini made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lucas Passerini in the 67th minute. In the 73rd minute, Remigio Eusko 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. In the 77th match minute, AC Collins was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ferdinando Tamburrini to maneuver through the defense. AC Collins's Cristoforo Giacomini proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save AC Collins from getting a goal against them. In the 81st minute Alfredo Lemma shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luisito Eneko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Fabiano Del Papa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 89 minutes, Remigio Eusko mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Internet XAire and the AC Collins players grew even worse after the yellow card. When the match clock showed 92 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Cesare Trentini sped through Internet XAire's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Luisito Eneko. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. AC Collins had played much better football throughout.