U18 World League

CLC Winter
Spectators: 7451 (Terracing: 5590, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) Prospero Henry made an important save on a dangerous shot by Franco Croce in the 8th minute. Anselmo Beltxe charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anselmo Beltxe the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 9th minute, Anselmo Beltxe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Prospero Henry made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Armin Mazza sent off a good shot on target. In the 15th minute Damiano Pili shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Prospero Henry saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Segundo Frutos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fausto Africano was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. A hard shot 24 in the game by Franco Croce from a close distance when the talented Prospero Henry managed to make a qualified save. Umbekannt87's players were relieved. After a rather tough play, Umbekannt87's Eleuterio Isaio got a free kick in the 25th minute. 26 minutes into the match, Damiano Pili notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Umbekannt87's Prospero Henry. Prospero Henry was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Franco Croce might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Prospero Henry. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Franco Croce ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franco Croce in the 30th minute of play forced Umbekannt87's goalkeeper Prospero Henry to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 31st minute of the game. One of Umbekannt87:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of CLC Winter:s goal. After 37 minutes, Anselmo Beltxe made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. CLC Winter's Fausto Africano tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, Umbekannt87's Prospero Henry got control of the ball when Armin Mazza tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 45th minute, one of Umbekannt87: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 Umbekannt87. When the match had been going on for 46 minutes, CLC Winter's Concetto Ferraris got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Prospero Henry. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

In the 58th match minute, Umbekannt87 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Inocencio Erroman to maneuver through the defense. 59 minutes into the game, CLC Winter's Concetto Ferraris nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Prospero Henry made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. In the 62nd minute, Segundo Frutos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fausto Africano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anselmo Beltxe in the 65th minute. After 66 minutes, Honorio Jesco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Umbekannt87 and the CLC Winter players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Umbekannt87 getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Honorio Jesco hit a great ball. Anselmo Beltxe was shown his second yellow card after 74 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Umbekannt87's Anselmo Beltxe got a free kick in the 75th minute. Prospero Henry came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by CLC Winter's Franco Croce. But to his dismay, Franco Croce quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-1. 90 minutes into the match, Umbekannt87's goal looked a bit too open when Damiano Pili came free, but Prospero Henry reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Leandro Acuña had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Umbekannt87's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.