U18 World League

Friuli
Spectators: 7563 (Terracing: 5673, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) A.S. Udinese's Camillo Corna started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Pindorama's Dida Silva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alessandro Grieco in the 6th minute of play. Anfilogino Di Crescenzo scored 3-0 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dida Silva, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd rose to their feet as A.S. Udinese's Alessandro Grieco slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Dida Silva. That made the score 5-0 after 19 minutes of play. Dida Silva made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Amos Galdi sent off a good shot on target. Dida Silva was a little too slow when Anfilogino Di Crescenzo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 24th minute. The score was now 6-0. In the 26th minute, Alessandro Grieco fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessandro Grieco in the 29th minute of play forced Pindorama's goalkeeper Dida Silva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pindorama were furious when Davi Luis was red carded, 30 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Dida Silva made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Biagio Balestra sent off a good shot on target. Dida Silva was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Amos Galdi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 9-0 in the 43 minute of play. Dida Silva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciccio Braccia in the 47th minute of the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

A.S. Udinese's Fausto Vani was substituted for Camillo Corna. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. José Vítor Brasil was the one to do the kick off. In the 58th minute Anfilogino Di Crescenzo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dida Silva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alessandro Grieco scored 11-0 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dida Silva, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A.S. Udinese's Alessandro Grieco got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dida Silva came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by A.S. Udinese's Anfilogino Di Crescenzo. But to his dismay, Anfilogino Di Crescenzo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 12-0. 71 minutes into the match, Pindorama's goal looked a bit too open when Fausto Vani came free, but Dida Silva reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 72 minutes into the game, Anfilogino Di Crescenzo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 13-0. Dida Silva was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Enrico De Simone kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Dida Silva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anfilogino Di Crescenzo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 85th minute, Amos Galdi 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: 14-0. Dida Silva came out of the goal in the 94th minute to try and stop a shot by A.S. Udinese's Anfilogino Di Crescenzo. But to his dismay, Anfilogino Di Crescenzo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 15-0. When Fausto Vani came up free with the goalie in the 98th minute, the A.S. Udinese 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 Fausto Vani couldn't finish the play. A.S. Udinese walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.