U18 World League

La Maremma Toscana
Spectators: 7732 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) AFTER GYM FC's Anacleto Etxahun started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Corrado Malinconico hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. After 11 minutes of play, AFTER GYM FC's Victorio Quintana made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alvaro Zaccardi was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 16th play minute Domenico Allegretti came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Venancio Kaiet. 1-1. After 19 played minutes AFTER GYM FC got a freekick which was hit by Victorio Quintana. Aldo Ruscitti took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Venancio Kaiet. Venancio Kaiet dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. The supporters of AC Civetta Notturna booed when AFTER GYM FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Victorio Quintana didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 41st minute Anthony Di Muzio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Venancio Kaiet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Anthony Di Muzio made a kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Anthony Di Muzio managed to get in a good position for a shot. AC Civetta Notturna's supporters rose to their feet, but Anthony Di Muzio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Venancio Kaiet breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Anacleto Etxahun could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Alvaro Zaccardi made a huge save. Alvaro Zaccardi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anacleto Etxahun in the 56th minute of the match. 59 minutes into the match, Angel Hug had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alvaro Zaccardi. AC Civetta Notturna's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Angel Hug was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when Angel Hug got free with Alvaro Zaccardi in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, AC Civetta Notturna's Filippo Cipollini got a free kick in the 64th minute. Anacleto Etxahun charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anacleto Etxahun the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Anacleto Etxahun kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Domenico Allegretti in the 76th minute of play forced AFTER GYM FC's goalkeeper Venancio Kaiet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Venancio Kaiet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anthony Di Muzio, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. The supporters of AFTER GYM FC booed when AC Civetta Notturna was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristiano Baresi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alvaro Zaccardi made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Angel Hug sent off a good shot on target. AFTER GYM FC's Victorio Quintana suffered a sore thigh after 85 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Augusto Cauli fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AC Civetta Notturna's protests and gave Augusto Cauli a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to AC Civetta Notturna getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Augusto Cauli hit a great ball. AC Civetta Notturna's Alvaro Zaccardi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save AC Civetta Notturna from getting a goal against them. Venancio Kaiet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felice Domina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alvaro Zaccardi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Angel Hug in the 92nd minute. 95 minutes into the match, AFTER GYM FC's goal looked a bit too open when Anthony Di Muzio came free, but Venancio Kaiet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the AFTER GYM FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for AC Civetta Notturna.