U18 League

Sconvols Arena
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Davide Flammini made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of Lunatics of Arianrhod booed when Sconvols United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Biagio Massaro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ettore Franco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Davide Flammini in the 3rd minute of the match. In the game's 6th minute Lunatics of Arianrhod's Bernardo De Rubeis took a hard shot from long distance, a kick which went into the net just to the right of Ettore Franco and thus the score was 0-1. Antonio Pizziolo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Damiano Rosato in the 12th minute. Sconvols United's Ettore Franco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Davide Flammini in the 13th minute of play. In the 17th minute Damiano Rosato shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonio Pizziolo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Damiano Rosato got free with Antonio Pizziolo in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damiano Rosato in the 21st minute of play forced Lunatics of Arianrhod's goalkeeper Antonio Pizziolo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Sconvols United's Carmine Gagliano in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lunatics of Arianrhod's goalie prevented a goal. 27 minutes into the match, Lunatics of Arianrhod's goal looked a bit too open when Alfredo Scafati came free, but Antonio Pizziolo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th minute Damiano Rosato shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonio Pizziolo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adriano Giampieri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Damiano Rosato got free with Antonio Pizziolo in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lunatics of Arianrhod's Antonio Pizziolo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Lunatics of Arianrhod from getting a goal against them. In the 35th minute Fabrizio Vida shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ettore Franco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th minute Alfredo Scafati shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonio Pizziolo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lunatics of Arianrhod's Antonio Pizziolo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredo Scafati in the 44th minute of play. Amos Cristofari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antonio Pizziolo having to interfere. The Sconvols United players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Lunatics of Arianrhod were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Damiano Rosato made the kick off in the second half. Antonio Pizziolo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Scafati, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. 55 minutes into the game, Biagio Massaro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sconvols United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lunatics of Arianrhod the free kick. Biagio Massaro hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Alfredo Scafati received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Antonio Pizziolo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 61 minutes into the match, Alfredo Scafati had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Antonio Pizziolo. Lunatics of Arianrhod's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alfredo Scafati was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Antonio Pizziolo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carmine Gagliano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Antonio Pizziolo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Scafati, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Lunatics of Arianrhod's Antonio Pizziolo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carmine Gagliano in the 69th minute of play. Lunatics of Arianrhod's Antonio Pizziolo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredo Scafati in the 70th minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, Lunatics of Arianrhod's goal looked a bit too open when Damiano Rosato came free, but Antonio Pizziolo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Damiano Rosato had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 78 minutes into the match, Lunatics of Arianrhod's goal looked a bit too open when Alfredo Scafati came free, but Antonio Pizziolo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st minute, Bernardo Tacco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 84 minutes of play, Sconvols United's Alfredo Scafati made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Antonio Pizziolo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dave Antonioni kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Biagio Massaro lost his temper 89 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 89 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Sconvols United! In the 92nd minute there was a penalty for Lunatics of Arianrhod. Bernardo De Rubeis stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ettore Franco. 2-2. When the match had gone on for 97 minutes, Damiano Rosato put it in 3-2 from a short distance just to the right of Antonio Pizziolo. Sconvols United were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Lunatics of Arianrhod for a fine match.