U18 World League

Mandarinero
Spectators: 7518 (Terracing: 5639, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) With an all-out effort, La Mandarina Mecánica's Felice Bobbio threw himself towards the right post 11 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Tibalt Abellaneda, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 21 minutes of play, Old BaoBaB Accademy's Dennis Di Clemente made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fulgencio Abajas was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Edoardo Schirone in the 24th minute of play forced La Mandarina Mecánica's goalkeeper Fulgencio Abajas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Old BaoBaB Accademy getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Carter Mammarella hit a great ball. Tibalt Abellaneda took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Felice Bobbio. Felice Bobbio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Edoardo Schirone kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Nicodemo Abancens made in the 34th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Old BaoBaB Accademy's Carter Mammarella. The supporters of Old BaoBaB Accademy booed when La Mandarina Mecánica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tibalt Abellaneda didn't get a good kick on the ball. Felice Bobbio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tibalt Abellaneda, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. After a rather tough play, Old BaoBaB Accademy's Arturo Travaglini got a free kick in the 45th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tibalt Abellaneda to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jusepe Abancens during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 62 played minutes La Mandarina Mecánica got a freekick which was hit by Jusepe Abancens. 63 minutes into the match, La Mandarina Mecánica's goalkeeper Fulgencio Abajas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ciccio Prato. Arturo Travaglini's late challenge caught a La Mandarina Mecánica's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arturo Travaglini helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Old BaoBaB Accademy getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Arturo Travaglini hit a great ball. Tibalt Abellaneda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Ernesto Speranza fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Old BaoBaB Accademy's protests and gave Ernesto Speranza a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Old BaoBaB Accademy's Ernesto Speranza got a free kick in the 75th minute. After 86 minutes, Quirze Abadia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Mandarina Mecánica and the Old BaoBaB Accademy players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to La Mandarina Mecánica getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Quirze Abadia hit a great ball. Fulgencio Abajas didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ernesto Speranza went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. When the final whistle sounded Old BaoBaB Accademy left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than La Mandarina Mecánica.