U18 League

Turf Moor
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Anthony Pietrantoni started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Anthony Pietrantoni's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adil Sartre was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Anthony Pietrantoni's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 8thth minute, Adil Sartre skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Anthony Pietrantoni had several of the Triez's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 8 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Adil Sartre as he didn't even see the shot coming. Antonello Pocobello might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Adil Sartre. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Antonello Pocobello ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 18th minute, Aldo Catini reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Adil Sartre. The goal made the score 2-0. After some careless play in the Triez defense, Anthony Pietrantoni kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adil Sartre. The Triez fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adil Sartre should have stopped the shot. After having played for 25 minutes, Antonello Pocobello managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Burnley FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Antonello Pocobello was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Triez defense, Anthony Pietrantoni kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adil Sartre. The Triez fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adil Sartre should have stopped the shot. In the 29th match minute, Burnley FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aurelio Belardi to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Triez defense, Anthony Pietrantoni kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adil Sartre. The Triez fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adil Sartre should have stopped the shot. After 37 minutes of play, Triez's Sidney Marc made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dave Falcioni was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Jean-Charles Jaegle in the 43rd minute of play forced Burnley FC's goalkeeper Dave Falcioni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Anthony Pietrantoni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jean-Charles Jaegle stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Anthony Pietrantoni struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Adil Sartre didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Burnley FC. With an all-out effort, Triez's Dave Falcioni threw himself towards the right post 54 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jean-Charles Jaegle, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After some careless play in the Burnley FC defense, Yvan Baud kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dave Falcioni. The Burnley FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dave Falcioni should have stopped the shot. Dave Falcioni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Freddy Houllier in the 61st minute of the match. Anthony Pietrantoni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Anthony Pietrantoni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ercole Limitone struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Adil Sartre didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Burnley FC. In the 78th minute, Antonello Pocobello got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Burnley FC's Dave Falcioni proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Burnley FC from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Burnley FC's Alfredo Felice got a free kick in the 83rd minute. After 85 minutes, Carlo Loreto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Burnley FC and the Triez players grew even worse after the yellow card. Dave Falcioni was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Junior Duthil. If Anthony Pietrantoni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Triez booed when Burnley FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfredo Felice didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dave Falcioni acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 92nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Léo Soler. Ercole Limitone charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ercole Limitone the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Burnley FC's Ercole Limitone got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Burnley FC's Dave Falcioni proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save Burnley FC from getting a goal against them. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Burnley FC fully deserved thier win.