U18 League

the temple
Spectators: 176 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Donato Cappucci took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Donato Cappucci in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sofyane Valognes saved Rathmore Lime Tree from getting behind. After some careless play in the Rathmore Lime Tree defense, Donato Cappucci kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sofyane Valognes. The Rathmore Lime Tree fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sofyane Valognes should have stopped the shot. Dino Perna hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 13th minute of the game. One of Atletico Benevento:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Rathmore Lime Tree:s goal. In the 14th minute there was a penalty for Rathmore Lime Tree. Adil Magaud stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Augusto Avesani. 1-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dino Perna got free with Sofyane Valognes in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Augusto Avesani came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by Rathmore Lime Tree's Karim Cosme. But to his dismay, Karim Cosme quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Augusto Avesani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karim Cosme, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Augusto Avesani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karim Cosme, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adil Magaud in the 38th minute of play forced Atletico Benevento's goalkeeper Augusto Avesani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd minute, Adil Magaud left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rathmore Lime Tree fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Augusto Avesani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karim Cosme in the 45th minute of the match. The Atletico Benevento players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Rathmore Lime Tree were winning 1-3.

Rathmore Lime Tree made a substitution. Georges Labarthe replaced Paul-Henri Gayraud. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Karim Cosme to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fausto Iachini in the 54th minute of play forced Rathmore Lime Tree's goalkeeper Sofyane Valognes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 56 minutes, Adil Magaud managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rathmore Lime Tree's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adil Magaud was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rathmore Lime Tree made a substitution. Fernand Rouland replaced Karim Cosme. Sofyane Valognes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fausto Iachini in the 60th minute of play. In the 63rd minute Fausto Iachini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sofyane Valognes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 64th match minute, Rathmore Lime Tree was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernand Rouland to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Atletico Benevento getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Domenico Sisti hit a great ball. Augusto Avesani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernand Rouland in the 69th minute of the match. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Atletico Benevento's goalkeeper Augusto Avesani, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rathmore Lime Tree's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jim Belloir in the 75th minute. Fulvio Caponera tried in the game's 75th match minute to clear up in front of his own goal but it went so bad that he put the ball into the goal to the left of an unhappy Augusto Avesani. An annoying self made goal, 1-4. In the 78th minute, Fernand Rouland reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Augusto Avesani. The goal made the score 1-5. Fernand Rouland blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Augusto Avesani having to make a save. In the 87th minute, Rathmore Lime Tree's Fernand Rouland dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-6. Jim Belloir kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. The Rathmore Lime Tree players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.