U18 League

Saliceto Panaro
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Emanuele Casciano got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Armin Taraborrelli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, MoVenTorZ FC's Alfonso Bisegna got a free kick in the 9th minute. Emanuele Casciano charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emanuele Casciano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to MoVenTorZ FC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Emanuele Casciano hit a great ball. MoVenTorZ FC's Donato Fanelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Beppe Alessandro in the 20th minute of play. Donato Fanelli was a little too slow when Beppe Alessandro got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 22nd minute. The score was now 2-0. In the 26th minute Enzo Di Cicco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emiliano Melito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alberto Cavanna might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Donato Fanelli. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alberto Cavanna ran back to his position shaking his head. Donato Fanelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beppe Alessandro, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. 40 minutes into the match, MoVenTorZ FC's goal looked a bit too open when Beppe Alessandro came free, but Donato Fanelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. MoVenTorZ FC's Donato Fanelli proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save MoVenTorZ FC from getting a goal against them.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Beppe Alessandro to make the kick off. The referee felt a red card was in order, 54 minutes into the game, when Amerigo Diana put in a rough tackle. 53 minutes into the game, one of LEBEG Team:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Achille Di Cesare hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. After 62 minutes, Fortunato Molinari mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the LEBEG Team and the MoVenTorZ FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 66th minute, Fausto Lupi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MoVenTorZ FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. 70 minutes into the match, Fausto Lupi notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of LEBEG Team's Emiliano Melito. Emiliano Melito was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpected shot in the 73rd minute by Fausto Lupi got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Beppe Alessandro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 78 minutes into the match, LEBEG Team's goalkeeper Emiliano Melito had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fausto Lupi. With a little luck, LEBEG Team's Emiliano Melito got control of the ball when Fausto Lupi tried to sneak it across the goal line. LEBEG Team's Emiliano Melito proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save LEBEG Team from getting a goal against them. When Beppe Alessandro came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the LEBEG Team 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 Beppe Alessandro couldn't finish the play. If Alberto Cavanna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 99th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chants of MoVenTorZ FC echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as LEBEG Team had held the ball for most of the match.