U18 World League

Camp Fun
Spectators: 7460 (Terracing: 5596, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) CLC Winter's Franco Croce 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. After 7 played minutes CLC Winter got a freekick which was hit by Fedele Marzo. In the 8th minute of the match Ola Wallman shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fausto Africano showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 11th minute of the match, Marc Hökqvist tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Fausto Africano saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After some careless play in the CLC Winter defense, Marc Hökqvist kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fausto Africano. The CLC Winter fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fausto Africano should have stopped the shot. In the 14th minute, Georg Lindman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fausto Africano was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Armin Mazza struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Alf Gadd didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CLC Winter. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dario Ceccarelli during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Marc Hökqvist sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marc Hökqvist in the 29th minute of play forced CLC Winter's goalkeeper Fausto Africano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute Franco Croce shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alf Gadd saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kenny Vallgren's late challenge caught a CLC Winter's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kenny Vallgren helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of CLC Winter booed when Blåvitt was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kenny Vallgren didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 43rd minute, one of Blåvitt:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Blåvitt. Blåvitt:s Alf Gadd showed great skill when he stopped Concetto Ferraris:s penalty.

The wind increased when Georg Lindman made the kick off in the second half. Fausto Africano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marc Hökqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Marc Hökqvist succeeded in the game's 53rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-1. Fausto Africano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Georg Lindman in the 57th minute of the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 58th minute of the game. One of CLC Winter:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Blåvitt:s goal. The referee gave Blåvitt a penalty, 60 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Ola Wallman, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of CLC Winter's Fausto Africano. 4-1. Dave Tarantini got his second yellow card in the match during the 64th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 64th minute of the game. One of CLC Winter:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Blåvitt:s goal. Ola Wallman placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! After having played for 69 minutes, Marc Hökqvist managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Blåvitt's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marc Hökqvist was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 73rd minute, Georg Lindman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fausto Africano was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Concetto Ferraris during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 79th minute, Ola Wallman 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. If Marc Hökqvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Blåvitt booed when CLC Winter was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Franco Croce didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Blåvitt's Alf Gadd got control of the ball when Franco Croce tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 94th minute, Marc Hökqvist ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fausto Africano was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-1. Damiano Pili's late challenge caught a Blåvitt's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Damiano Pili helped the player get up and apologised. Marc Hökqvist took the ball and in the 99 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fausto Africano. Fausto Africano dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-1. Blåvitt were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of CLC Winter for a fine match.