U18 World League

ASF Megastadium
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) A.S. Ian Fenomeni's Ferruccio Castronovo 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. Opus Dei's Konrad Pisarczyk proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Opus Dei from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Opus Dei's zone, Ferruccio Castronovo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Konrad Pisarczyk came out of the goal and Ferruccio Castronovo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A.S. Ian Fenomeni's Concetto Vasco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Norbert Poremba in the 9th minute of play. Ferruccio Castronovo kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. The supporters of Opus Dei booed when A.S. Ian Fenomeni was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emiliano Delle Donne didn't get a good kick on the ball. Opus Dei's Konrad Pisarczyk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anthony Tonon in the 19th minute of play. Tolek Buczak struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Concetto Vasco didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Opus Dei. Ferdinando Punta charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ferdinando Punta the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 32 played minutes A.S. Ian Fenomeni got a freekick which was hit by Ferdinando Punta. Opus Dei's Konrad Pisarczyk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferruccio Castronovo in the 36th minute of play. Opus Dei's Konrad Pisarczyk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferruccio Castronovo in the 38th minute of play. Tolek Buczak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Concetto Vasco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tolek Buczak in the 42nd minute of the match. Eugenio Conte came free in the 45th minute and tried to tip the ball over Konrad Pisarczyk, but to the joy of Opus Dei's supporters the ball hit the crossbar and out. Dave Galante blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Konrad Pisarczyk having to make a save. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tolek Buczak to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edoardo Pelati in the 52nd minute of play forced Opus Dei's goalkeeper Konrad Pisarczyk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ferruccio Castronovo lost his temper 54 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 55 played minutes A.S. Ian Fenomeni got a freekick which was hit by Ferruccio Castronovo. Lukasz Kaminski kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. After 63 minutes, Anthony Tonon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the A.S. Ian Fenomeni and the Opus Dei players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to A.S. Ian Fenomeni getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Anthony Tonon hit a great ball. A collision led to A.S. Ian Fenomeni getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Emiliano Delle Donne hit a great ball. Boguslaw Dudek made in the 76th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Lukasz Kaminski immediately put the ball in play. Concetto Vasco made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Tolek Buczak sent off a good shot on target. If Eugenio Conte had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Anthony Tonon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 83rd minute, Eugenio Conte got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Eugenio Conte received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Konrad Pisarczyk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eugenio Conte in the 90th minute of play forced Opus Dei's goalkeeper Konrad Pisarczyk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Anfilogino Tenaglia managed to get in a good position for a shot. A.S. Ian Fenomeni's supporters rose to their feet, but Anfilogino Tenaglia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Konrad Pisarczyk breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.