U18 World League

Friuli
Spectators: 7560 (Terracing: 5671, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Murilo Mazza got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th play minute Biagio Balestra came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Gino Britto. 1-0. A collision led to Barrenta SC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. José Maria Neves hit a great ball. The supporters of Barrenta SC booed when A.S. Udinese was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amos Galdi didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Biagio Balestra in the 16th minute of play forced Barrenta SC's goalkeeper Gino Britto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 17 minutes into the match, Camillo Corna dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gino Britto, 2-0. 23 minutes into the match, Camillo Corna dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gino Britto, 3-0. In the 26thth minute of the game Caio Quadros who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but A.S. Udinese's Donato Lucidi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 28th minute, Biagio Balestra left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The A.S. Udinese fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. After 34 played minutes A.S. Udinese got a freekick which was hit by Camillo Corna. In the 39th minute, Barrenta SC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Camillo Corna fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Thanks to some nice moves Biagio Balestra could shoot a difficult shot in the 40th minute, which Gino Britto however easily saved by the left post. 41 minutes into the match, Barrenta SC's goalkeeper Gino Britto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Biagio Balestra. 45 minutes into the game, Alessandro Grieco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. A.S. Udinese's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Barrenta SC the free kick. After a rather tough play, A.S. Udinese's Alessandro Grieco got a free kick in the 45th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fausto Vani to strike the kick off in the second half. After 54 played minutes A.S. Udinese got a freekick which was hit by Fausto Vani. A.S. Udinese's Enrico De Simone suffered a sore thigh after 55 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Murilo Mazza's late challenge caught a A.S. Udinese's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Murilo Mazza helped the player get up and apologised. A.S. Udinese made a substitution. Cristoforo Vierchowod replaced Enrico De Simone. In the 57th match minute, Barrenta SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Murilo Mazza to maneuver through the defense. In the 58th minute, Anfilogino Di Crescenzo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gino Britto was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Biagio Balestra in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gino Britto saved Barrenta SC from getting behind. In the 66th minute Biagio Balestra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gino Britto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A.S. Udinese's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ettore Tammaro in the 69th minute. The corner ended in Ettore Tammaro almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Barrenta SC's Gino Britto did a great save. Osvaldinho Cordeiro kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Biagio Balestra in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gino Britto prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 86thth minute of the game Biagio Balestra who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Barrenta SC's Gino Britto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Biagio Balestra's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gino Britto was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. 94 minutes into the match, Murilo Mazza notched a goal, 5-1, to the right of A.S. Udinese's Donato Lucidi. Donato Lucidi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. A.S. Udinese had won after a very even match.