U18 League

Acilia Arena
Spectators: 153 (Terracing: 115, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Armando Villa started the match with the kick off. Anthony Di Sipio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aurelio Mameli, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. If Biagio Di Matteo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aurelio Pari charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aurelio Pari the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Aurelio Pari kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. In the 10th match minute, Acilia Town was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alvaro Trevisani to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Acilia Town's zone, Diego Arioli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Damiano Castagna came out of the goal and Diego Arioli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Carter Giordano hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. In the 13thth minute of the game Felice Lancia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Acilia Town's Damiano Castagna was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Damiano Castagna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felice Lancia in the 19th minute of play. Daniele De Meis charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Daniele De Meis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Acilia Town's Daniele De Meis got a free kick in the 20th minute. In the 23rd minute, Aldo Paganelli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 24 played minutes Armando Villa rounded Supremacy Catania FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-0. After having played for 31 minutes, Ettore Graziani managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Supremacy Catania FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ettore Graziani was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Felice Lancia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Acilia Town's Damiano Castagna played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felice Lancia in the 36th minute of play. Diego Rava received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Anthony Di Sipio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Acilia Town's Daniele De Meis got a free kick in the 43rd minute. 44 minutes into the match, Supremacy Catania FC's Diego Arioli broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Damiano Castagna came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by Supremacy Catania FC's Felice Lancia. But to his dismay, Felice Lancia quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1.

Acilia Town made a substitution. Arrigo Cirelli replaced Aurelio Mameli. 54 minutes into the match, Acilia Town's goal looked a bit too open when Felice Lancia came free, but Damiano Castagna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 56th match minute, Acilia Town was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cesare Pietrangelo to maneuver through the defense. Damiano Castagna took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felice Lancia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Damiano Castagna showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ettore Graziani, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. A collision led to Acilia Town getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Arrigo Cirelli hit a great ball. With his leg Damiano Castagna managed to avoid a goal in the 65thth minute, when Supremacy Catania FC's Felice Lancia fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 67 played minutes Supremacy Catania FC got a freekick which was hit by Ettore Vulcano. In the 84th match minute, Supremacy Catania FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Biagio Di Matteo to maneuver through the defense. Damiano Castagna came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by Supremacy Catania FC's Felice Lancia. But to his dismay, Felice Lancia quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. 91 minutes into the match, Acilia Town's goalkeeper Damiano Castagna had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ettore Graziani. Damiano Castagna showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felice Lancia in the 92nd minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 97 minutes, Damiano Castagna successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. For all the effort they put into the match, the Supremacy Catania FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Acilia Town.