U18 World League

Colosseum
Spectators: 7568 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 42) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fabiano Tatangelo got the match started through his kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Gladiator FC's zone, 龙德冰 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Angelo Marchegiani came out of the goal and 龙德冰 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gladiator FC's Davide Guadagnoli suffered a sore foot after 4 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 罗真伟's late challenge caught a Gladiator FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 罗真伟 helped the player get up and apologised. After 6 played minutes 【天下】☆长空☆黄河之水天上来 got a freekick which was hit by 罗真伟. 13 minutes into the game, Dave Gambini was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gladiator FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 【天下】☆长空☆黄河之水天上来 the free kick. After a rather tough play, Gladiator FC's Dave Gambini got a free kick in the 13th minute. 马凡洲 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Angelo Marchegiani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 27 minutes, Amedeo Orlandi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gladiator FC and the 【天下】☆长空☆黄河之水天上来 players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, 【天下】☆长空☆黄河之水天上来's 袁烽枫 got a free kick in the 29th minute. When Fabiano Tatangelo came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Gladiator FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Fabiano Tatangelo couldn't finish the play. Angelo Marchegiani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 蔡俊远 in the 38th minute of play. In the 39th minute of the match 【天下】☆长空☆黄河之水天上来 got a corner. Gladiator FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. 袁烽枫 ran over to the corner to take the kick. 蔡俊远 was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post.

The wind increased when 龙德冰 made the kick off in the second half. 陶迅翔 came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by Gladiator FC's Ferruccio Rinaldi. But to his dismay, Ferruccio Rinaldi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. When Fabiano Rossi fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gladiator FC's protests and gave Fabiano Rossi a yellow card for diving instead. 63 minutes into the match, Gladiator FC's goal looked a bit too open when 龙德冰 came free, but Angelo Marchegiani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by 龙德冰 in the 65th minute of play forced Gladiator FC's goalkeeper Angelo Marchegiani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 65 played minutes Gladiator FC got a freekick which was hit by Amedeo Orlandi. 【天下】☆长空☆黄河之水天上来's 马凡洲 got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabiano Tatangelo in the 69th minute of play forced 【天下】☆长空☆黄河之水天上来's goalkeeper 陶迅翔 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in 【天下】☆长空☆黄河之水天上来 fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 72nd minute. Penalty! 马凡洲 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Gladiator FC booed when 【天下】☆长空☆黄河之水天上来 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. 龙德冰 didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the referee blew the final whistle, Gladiator FC could leave the field as winners, despite 【天下】☆长空☆黄河之水天上来 having more of the ball for most of the match.