U18 World League

Stadio Martignano
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Andor Witzig scored 0-2 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dennis Calcio, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When FC Rägi's Andor Witzig in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sorci Viola's goalie prevented a goal. Dennis Calcio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andor Witzig, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Dennis Calcio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andor Witzig, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Andor Witzig in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dennis Calcio saved Sorci Viola from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in Sorci Viola's zone, Salomone Fräfel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dennis Calcio came out of the goal and Salomone Fräfel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. FC Rägi were awarded a corner in the 18th minute after Sorci Viola's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tizian Figini took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Tizian Figini got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Dennis Calcio quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After a rather tough play, Sorci Viola's Fortunato Pizziolo got a free kick in the 19th minute. Andor Witzig's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dennis Calcio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. In the 22nd minute Andor Witzig shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dennis Calcio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, FC Rägi's goal looked a bit too open when Fortunato Pizziolo came free, but Ingvar Bourdette reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ferruccio Cordone fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ingvar Bourdette having to interfere. Andor Witzig scored 0-4 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dennis Calcio, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Sorci Viola's Dennis Calcio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adolfo Buschor in the 41st minute of play. In the 45th minute, Andor Witzig made a precise shot to the right of Dennis Calcio. Sorci Viola's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. Dennis Calcio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andor Witzig, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

FC Rägi made a substitution. Luca Marcolongo replaced Hamilton Herz. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Andor Witzig was the one to do the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Sorci Viola's goal looked a bit too open when Andor Witzig came free, but Dennis Calcio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Salomone Fräfel came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the FC Rägi 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 Salomone Fräfel couldn't finish the play. Adolfo Buschor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dennis Calcio having to interfere. After 63 minutes, Alvaro Gori mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sorci Viola and the FC Rägi players grew even worse after the yellow card. FC Rägi's Tizian Figini got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Sorci Viola's Dennis Calcio got control of the ball when Andor Witzig tried to sneak it across the goal line. Heinrich Schwarz hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Sorci Viola's Cesare Gulli couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 79th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for FC Rägi. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ferruccio Cordone during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 83rd minute, Andor Witzig left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Rägi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. 0-8 became the score in the 92nd minute when Andor Witzig elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Andor Witzig in the 96th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dennis Calcio saved Sorci Viola from getting behind. Dennis Calcio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andor Witzig in the 98th minute of the match. FC Rägi's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.