U18 World League

Romeo Anconetani
Spectators: 7668 (Terracing: 5751, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Frank Vinciguerra kicked off to start the match. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's defense didn't have a chance, in the 2nd minute, when Fabio Vierchowod scored to the left of an out of position Benedito Bastos, making the score, 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frank Vinciguerra got free with Benedito Bastos in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 9th match minute, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lino de Lara to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 10 minutes, Anselmo Nobile managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. A.c Tre dei Frati's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anselmo Nobile was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Vinciguerra in the 21st minute of play forced G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's goalkeeper Benedito Bastos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 22 minutes into the match, A.c Tre dei Frati's goal looked a bit too open when Lino de Lara came free, but Federico Falcioni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benedito Bastos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciro Di Felice, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 30 minutes into the game, one of A.c Tre dei Frati:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Cleiton Queiroz scored 1-1 in the 31st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Federico Falcioni, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 34 minutes into the match, G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Ciro Di Felice came free, but Benedito Bastos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Benedito Bastos made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Frank Vinciguerra sent off a good shot on target. After 40 minutes of play, A.c Tre dei Frati's Fabio Vierchowod made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Benedito Bastos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Federico Falcioni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arthur de Toledo in the 45th minute of play. Federico Falcioni stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jailson Godoi's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Arthur de Toledo made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Vinciguerra in the 55th minute of play forced G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's goalkeeper Benedito Bastos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benedito Bastos came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by A.c Tre dei Frati's Frank Vinciguerra. But to his dismay, Frank Vinciguerra quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. When Ciro Di Felice fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A.c Tre dei Frati's protests and gave Ciro Di Felice a yellow card for diving instead. Ciro Di Felice hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. 72 minutes into the game, Emanuele Magliocco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. A.c Tre dei Frati's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave G.E. Juventus FSCMZ the free kick. Federico Falcioni acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 73rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Cleiton Queiroz. Jailson Godoi kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. A hard shot by Cleiton Queiroz from long distance, 79 minutes into the match, got Federico Falcioni's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. G.E. Juventus FSCMZ's Benedito Bastos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Vinciguerra in the 80th minute of play. In the 90th minute, Fabio Vierchowod ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Benedito Bastos was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The A.c Tre dei Frati fans cheered their team off the field, for while G.E. Juventus FSCMZ had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.