U18 World League

BENAVALLEN
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Östen Bennet started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, BENA FK's Östen Bennet got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Antonello Melone didn't quite understand what happened when in the 9 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. In the 11th minute, Ciro Mastrocola 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. With a little luck, PomeziaRamblers's Fabrizio Massa got control of the ball when Östen Bennet tried to sneak it across the goal line. Johannes Kristiansson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciro Mastrocola, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. With 19 minutes on the clock, Leonard Wahlström commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 26th match minute, BENA FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wictor Holmstedt to maneuver through the defense. Pål Klintæus kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. After having played for 34 minutes, Ciro Mastrocola managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PomeziaRamblers's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ciro Mastrocola was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice moves Östen Bennet could shoot a difficult shot in the 36th minute, which Fabrizio Massa however easily saved by the left post. With a little luck, PomeziaRamblers's Fabrizio Massa got control of the ball when Östen Bennet tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to PomeziaRamblers getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Carlo Giordano hit a great ball. In the 42nd minute, Armin Trivelli made a precise shot to the right of Johannes Kristiansson. BENA FK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Armin Trivelli was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th match minute, BENA FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arvin Hellström to maneuver through the defense. After 56 played minutes, PomeziaRamblers's Antonello Melone shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Johannes Kristiansson came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in PomeziaRamblers reached it. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Erling Sundström managed to get in a good position for a shot. BENA FK's supporters rose to their feet, but Erling Sundström was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fabrizio Massa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Östen Bennet came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the BENA FK 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 Östen Bennet couldn't finish the play. In the 62nd minute Östen Bennet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabrizio Massa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Armin Trivelli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Johannes Kristiansson having to interfere. Armin Trivelli scored 0-3 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Johannes Kristiansson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Fabrizio Massa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Östen Bennet, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. If Armin Trivelli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fabrizio Massa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Östen Bennet in the 81st minute of play. Armin Trivelli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 86 minutes of play, PomeziaRamblers's Carlo Giordano made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Johannes Kristiansson was left in no man's land by his defense there! BENA FK's Johannes Kristiansson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciro Mastrocola in the 96th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched PomeziaRamblers eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.