U18 World League

Springfield Arena
Spectators: 7527 (Terracing: 5646, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Didi Gattoni kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amerigo Gelsomini in the 3rd minute of play forced FC Karamba's goalkeeper Naglis Gilaitis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amerigo Gelsomini scored 0-1 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Naglis Gilaitis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Naglis Gilaitis came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by ❤GinchanelManu13❤'s Frank Biscotti. But to his dismay, Frank Biscotti quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Cesare Rigoni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stanislovas Milčius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes into the game, ❤GinchanelManu13❤'s Amerigo Gelsomini nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Naglis Gilaitis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Naglis Gilaitis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Didi Gattoni, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. ❤GinchanelManu13❤'s Cesare Rigoni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stanislovas Milčius in the 29th minute of play. A collision led to FC Karamba getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Arnoldas Makelevičius hit a great ball. Naglis Gilaitis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Federico Piermattei, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. If Didi Gattoni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 44th minute, Benas Liulys hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 47 minutes into the match, Didi Gattoni had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Naglis Gilaitis. FC Karamba's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Didi Gattoni was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4.

The wind increased when Stanislovas Milčius made the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes, Ciro Cavallaro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ❤GinchanelManu13❤ and the FC Karamba players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ciro Cavallaro kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. In the 55th minute, Stanislovas Milčius ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cesare Rigoni was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. After some careless play in the FC Karamba defense, Didi Gattoni kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Naglis Gilaitis. The FC Karamba fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Naglis Gilaitis should have stopped the shot. Cesare Rigoni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Linas Matukaitis in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 76th minute, ❤GinchanelManu13❤'s Frank Biscotti ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Naglis Gilaitis. Naglis Gilaitis yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-6. The audience thought a goal was coming when Didi Gattoni got free with Naglis Gilaitis in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 84 minutes into the match, FC Karamba's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Biscotti came free, but Naglis Gilaitis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Didi Gattoni in the 85th minute of play forced FC Karamba's goalkeeper Naglis Gilaitis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Didi Gattoni could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Naglis Gilaitis made a huge save. In the 90th minute, Osvaldas Samuolis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 93rd minute, Almantas Genys hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The ❤GinchanelManu13❤ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ❤GinchanelManu13❤ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.