U18 League

Asti Stadium
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Léonard Beuve made the kick off which started today's match. Federico Gatti hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Alex Ucci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Simon Collinet in the 8th minute of play. In the 10th minute Léonard Beuve shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alex Ucci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alex Ucci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Simon Collinet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alex Ucci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Simon Collinet, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. After some careless play in the Eurospeed Asti defense, Simon Collinet kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alex Ucci. The Eurospeed Asti fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alex Ucci should have stopped the shot. 19 minutes into the match, Simon Collinet had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alex Ucci. Eurospeed Asti's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Simon Collinet was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Alex Ucci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Simon Collinet, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 26 minutes into the game, Simon Collinet cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Alex Ucci was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of Eurospeed Asti booed when Avel Vat was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Salim Pariset didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match clock showed 33 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Simon Collinet sped through Eurospeed Asti's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Alex Ucci. Eurospeed Asti's Alex Ucci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Léonard Beuve in the 37th minute of play. In the 44th minute, Alberto Luciano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aymerick Thellier's late challenge caught a Eurospeed Asti's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aymerick Thellier helped the player get up and apologised. In the 48th minute, Aymerick Thellier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

In the 57th minute, Léonard Beuve hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Léonard Beuve hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. In the 66th minute, Avel Vat's Léonard Beuve dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-5. 71 minutes into the game, Avel Vat's Simon Collinet nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alex Ucci made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. Léonard Beuve blasted a shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alex Ucci having to make a save. In the 76th match minute, Avel Vat was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bakary Soula to maneuver through the defense. Alex Ucci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Simon Collinet in the 80th minute of the match. After 81 minutes, Fedele Menichini mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Eurospeed Asti and the Avel Vat players grew even worse after the yellow card. Marco Nugues's late challenge caught a Eurospeed Asti's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marco Nugues helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Avel Vat getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Marco Nugues hit a great ball. Alex Ucci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Simon Collinet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 88 minutes into the game, Fabio Anzolin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Eurospeed Asti's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Avel Vat the free kick. Fabio Anzolin hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Simon Collinet during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Simon Collinet hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. With 96 minutes on the clock, Geoffrey Estienne commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 96th match minute, Avel Vat was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Geoffrey Estienne to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudio Pollastrini in the 98th minute of play forced Avel Vat's goalkeeper Yves Amet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Avel Vat's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.