U18 World League

Stadio Delle Aquile
Spectators: 7841 (Terracing: 5882, Seating: 1803, VIP seats: 156) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Franco Catena made the kick off which started today's match. The crowd rose to their feet as Franco Catena kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dida Braga. That made the score 1-0 in the 8 minute of play. 12 minutes into the match, FC Aquile Azzurre's goal looked a bit too open when Celsinho Magalhães came free, but Ferruccio Costanzo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 13 minutes into the game, Bianco Guidoni was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Aquile Azzurre's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave O MOTIVO ⚽ the free kick. A collision led to FC Aquile Azzurre getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Bianco Guidoni hit a great ball. If Zach Agni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anfilogino Giorgio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Through an outstanding action, after 22 minutes, Dida Braga successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The audience was convinced that Franco Catena's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dida Braga was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. After 29 minutes, Franco Catena made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. O MOTIVO ⚽'s Dida Braga tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 41st minute, Celsinho Magalhães made a precise shot to the right of Ferruccio Costanzo. FC Aquile Azzurre's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. With his leg Dida Braga managed to avoid a goal in the 47thth minute, when FC Aquile Azzurre's Franco Catena fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Válter Mattos to strike the kick off in the second half. Dida Braga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franco Catena in the 51st minute of the match. 52 minutes into the game, Ferruccio Basile was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Aquile Azzurre's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave O MOTIVO ⚽ the free kick. In the 52nd match minute, FC Aquile Azzurre was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ferruccio Basile to maneuver through the defense. Geovânio de Senna hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Franco Catena sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dida Braga stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Franco Catena's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. 62 minutes into the game, FC Aquile Azzurre's Zach Agni nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dida Braga made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Ferruccio Costanzo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Válter Mattos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Franco Catena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Dida Braga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When FC Aquile Azzurre's Anfilogino Giorgio in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye O MOTIVO ⚽'s goalie prevented a goal. O MOTIVO ⚽'s Dida Braga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zach Agni in the 76th minute of play. 77 minutes into the game, FC Aquile Azzurre's Franco Catena nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dida Braga made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. When FC Aquile Azzurre's Anfilogino Giorgio in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye O MOTIVO ⚽'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 84thth minute of the game Franco Catena who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but O MOTIVO ⚽'s Dida Braga was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Franco Catena put it in 6-1 from a short distance just to the right of Dida Braga. Washington Silva hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. FC Aquile Azzurre's Ferruccio Costanzo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save FC Aquile Azzurre from getting a goal against them. In the 96th minute of the game, Vágner Recife landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. Frank Ubriaco charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Frank Ubriaco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to FC Aquile Azzurre getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. Frank Ubriaco hit a great ball.