U18 World League

Stadio Mirko Fersini
Spectators: 7771 (Terracing: 5829, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dave Berardini kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Suprs Academia getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Vasco Porto hit a great ball. Albertino lacerda struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Antonio Di Gennaro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Suprs Academia. Héctor Chirol received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Antonio Di Gennaro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 15th match minute, Seggiano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diego Barbato to maneuver through the defense. Andrea Di Lullo hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. In the 17th minute Vasco Porto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonio Di Gennaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Seggiano defense, Antero Aveiro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Antonio Di Gennaro. The Seggiano fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Antonio Di Gennaro should have stopped the shot. Ferruccio Di Cicco's late challenge caught a Suprs Academia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ferruccio Di Cicco helped the player get up and apologised. In the 22nd minute, Ferruccio Di Cicco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 27th minute, Dave Berardini 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. Ermanno Lemme scored 1-2 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Manuel Silveira, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Suprs Academia getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Héctor Chirol hit a great ball. The Seggiano players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Suprs Academia were winning 1-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Héctor Chirol stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vasco Porto in the 54th minute of play forced Seggiano's goalkeeper Antonio Di Gennaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Albertino lacerda's late challenge caught a Seggiano's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Albertino lacerda helped the player get up and apologised. In the 58th minute, Albertino lacerda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Suprs Academia's Manuel Silveira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dave Berardini in the 59th minute of play. Alfredo Talamo made a great header on Seggiano's corner, it was just that Suprs Academia's Manuel Silveira managed to reach the ball for a save. Antonio Di Gennaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arthur Zico, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Antonio Di Gennaro came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by Suprs Academia's Arthur Zico. But to his dismay, Arthur Zico quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. Arthur Zico sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Héctor Chirol received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Antonio Di Gennaro came out and tried to block the shot, but Héctor Chirol slotted it home off the left post making it 1-5 in the 78th minute. Bernardo Calçada struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Antonio Di Gennaro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Suprs Academia. 84 minutes into the match, Seggiano's goal looked a bit too open when Héctor Chirol came free, but Antonio Di Gennaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ermanno Lemme struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Manuel Silveira didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Seggiano.