U18 League

Del Piero Alessandro
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bernardo Garofoli got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, Talenti Roma Calcio's Emilio Raiola got a free kick in the 7th minute. Bernardo Moretta hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Medoacus Maior's Flavio Corrente played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlo Musso in the 10th minute of play. If Bernardo Garofoli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 15 minutes into the match, Talenti Roma Calcio's goal looked a bit too open when Franco Nicolai came free, but Adriano Causio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adriano Causio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Franco Nicolai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardo Garofoli in the 21st minute of play forced Medoacus Maior's goalkeeper Flavio Corrente to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adriano Causio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Franco Nicolai in the 23rd minute. Flavio Corrente came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by Talenti Roma Calcio's Bernardo Garofoli. But to his dismay, Bernardo Garofoli quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. It was a well-played corner which Ettore Pietrini managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 32nd minute, Bernardo Garofoli left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Talenti Roma Calcio fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Flavio Corrente showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francesco Giorgi in the 42nd minute of the match. Cesare Vanni's late challenge caught a Medoacus Maior's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cesare Vanni helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Talenti Roma Calcio getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Cesare Vanni hit a great ball. Ettore Pietrini kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. Talenti Roma Calcio's Dario Orioli was substituted for Amedeo Epifani. Ettore Pietrini hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. After 51 played minutes, Medoacus Maior's Fabrizio Piccirilli shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Adriano Causio 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 Medoacus Maior reached it. After the first half Talenti Roma Calcio were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Bernardo Moretta kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Flavio Corrente showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlo Musso in the 68th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Camillo Colecchia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Medoacus Maior's supporters rose to their feet, but Camillo Colecchia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adriano Causio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Franco Nicolai received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Adriano Causio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Talenti Roma Calcio getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Emilio Raiola hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Medoacus Maior's Fabrizio Piccirilli tried to score from far away in the 91st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The supporters of Talenti Roma Calcio booed when Medoacus Maior was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Augusto Carafa didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 97th minute, Talenti Roma Calcio's Bernardo Garofoli dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Talenti Roma Calcio eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.