U18 World League

Rohozec Stadium
Spectators: 7515 (Terracing: 5637, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Armin Trivelli started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Fabrizio Massa came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Rohozec's Václav Kročil. But to his dismay, Václav Kročil quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. If Carlo Giordano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, PomeziaRamblers's Antonello Melone got a free kick in the 8th minute. After 12 minutes of play, PomeziaRamblers's Antonello Melone made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jaroslav Buršík was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ciro Mastrocola's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jaroslav Buršík read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. Václav Kročil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Fabrizio Massa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 24th minute, Václav Kročil hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When PomeziaRamblers's Armin Trivelli in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rohozec's goalie prevented a goal. Armin Trivelli scored 1-2 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jaroslav Buršík, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jaroslav Buršík didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ciro Mastrocola went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. If Václav Kročil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Václav Hospodka kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. After 39 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 Jaroslav Buršík 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. Armin Trivelli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Jaroslav Buršík tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half PomeziaRamblers were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Václav Kročil stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The Rohozec fans' excitement grew in the 56th match minute when Rohozec's Václav Kročil looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Jaroslav Buršík showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Antonello Melone, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. 67 minutes into the match, Václav Kročil had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fabrizio Massa. PomeziaRamblers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Václav Kročil was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. When Rohozec's Václav Kročil in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye PomeziaRamblers's goalie prevented a goal. Armin Trivelli could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Jaroslav Buršík made a huge save. Rohozec's Václav Kročil got his second yellow card of the match in the 80th minute. The referee ordered Václav Kročil off the ground. In the 81st match minute, Rohozec was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Václav Kročil to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th match minute, PomeziaRamblers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cesare Di Palma to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 88 minutes, Matouš Maček managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rohozec's supporters crossed their fingers, but Matouš Maček 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 91st match minute, Rohozec was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jan Müller to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carlo Giordano got free with Jaroslav Buršík in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Matouš Maček had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.