U18 League

White Hart Lane
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Carlo Pasquale took the kick off in the first half of the match. Fulvio Nola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armando Gargano in the 4th minute of play. Armando Gargano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. GiaSiRo 08's Fabiano Ciraci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonello Di Muzio in the 8th minute of play. In the 9th minute, Emiliano Palombi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonello Di Muzio in the 10th minute of play forced GiaSiRo 08's goalkeeper Fabiano Ciraci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fulvio Nola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francesco Cabrini in the 12th minute of play. Francesco Cabrini struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Fulvio Nola didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for GiaSiRo 08. When the match had gone on for 17 minutes, Antonello Di Muzio took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Fabiano Ciraci to make any attempt to save it. GiaSiRo 08's Federico Pietrini got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 21 minutes into the game, Edmondo Carciofo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lilywhites's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave GiaSiRo 08 the free kick. The supporters of GiaSiRo 08 booed when Lilywhites was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edmondo Carciofo didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match clock showed 22 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Francesco Cabrini sped through Lilywhites's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Fulvio Nola. Armando Gargano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 27 minutes of play, GiaSiRo 08's Francesco Cabrini made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fulvio Nola was left in no man's land by his defense there! Lilywhites's Fulvio Nola played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armando Gargano in the 30th minute of play. Francesco Cabrini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fulvio Nola having to interfere. Francesco Cabrini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 38th match minute, Lilywhites was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlo Pasquale to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Lilywhites's zone, Armando Gargano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fulvio Nola came out of the goal and Armando Gargano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 41st minute of the match Frank Musacchio shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fulvio Nola showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Francesco Cabrini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fulvio Nola having to interfere. If Francesco Cabrini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to Lilywhites getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Edmondo Piattelli hit a great ball. After the first half GiaSiRo 08 were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Francesco Cabrini made a kick off. Frank Musacchio charged in rather forcefully in the 50th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Frank Musacchio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 50 played minutes GiaSiRo 08 got a freekick which was hit by Frank Musacchio. Lilywhites's Fulvio Nola proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Lilywhites from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Armando Gargano kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Fulvio Nola. That made the score 1-3 in the 56 minute of play. In the 60th play minute Francesco Cabrini came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Fulvio Nola. 1-4. With a little luck, Lilywhites's Fulvio Nola got control of the ball when Francesco Cabrini tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 65th minute by Armando Gargano got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. When Francesco Cabrini came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the GiaSiRo 08 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Francesco Cabrini couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Lilywhites getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Edmondo Piattelli hit a great ball. Fulvio Nola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armando Gargano in the 76th minute of the match. Lilywhites's Fulvio Nola proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Lilywhites from getting a goal against them. Fulvio Nola took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armando Gargano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Lilywhites's zone, Armando Gargano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fulvio Nola came out of the goal and Armando Gargano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Lilywhites's Camillo Pelliccia got a free kick in the 87th minute. Francesco Cabrini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fulvio Nola having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as GiaSiRo 08's Armando Gargano slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Fulvio Nola. That made the score 1-5 after 93 minutes of play. When the final whistle sounded GiaSiRo 08 left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Lilywhites.