U21 League

Artemio Franchi
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) In the 3rd minute, Luciano Apukas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The TiGrEs Fx fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 7 minutes of play, TiGrEs Fx's Oliver Sonne made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ralondo Barboa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Serafo Casuso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mario Balotelli in the 10th minute. Ralondo Barboa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luciano Apukas in the 13th minute of the match. In the 15th match minute, TiGrEs Fx was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hernan Hondona to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the AFC Viola Gigliati defense, Luciano Apukas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ralondo Barboa. The AFC Viola Gigliati fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ralondo Barboa should have stopped the shot. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind AFC Viola Gigliati's goalkeeper Ralondo Barboa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luciano Apukas in the 35th minute of play forced AFC Viola Gigliati's goalkeeper Ralondo Barboa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ralondo Barboa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luciano Apukas, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. After 43 played minutes TiGrEs Fx got a freekick which was hit by Berdoi Surga. In the 44th minute Mario Balotelli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Serafo Casuso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 45th minute, Luciano Apukas made a precise shot to the right of Ralondo Barboa. AFC Viola Gigliati's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. The AFC Viola Gigliati players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. TiGrEs Fx were winning 0-4.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mario Balotelli stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mario Balotelli took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Serafo Casuso. Serafo Casuso dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santio Marco in the 60th minute of play forced TiGrEs Fx's goalkeeper Serafo Casuso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd minute, Luciano Apukas 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. Mario Balotelli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Elorri Palmer hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Ralondo Barboa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luciano Apukas in the 81st minute of the match. In the 84th minute, Hernan Hondona hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Oliver Sonne managed to get in a good position for a shot. TiGrEs Fx's supporters rose to their feet, but Oliver Sonne was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ralondo Barboa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Santio Marco recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 95th minute, Jaunzuria Irisarri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Chants of TiGrEs Fx echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as AFC Viola Gigliati had held the ball for most of the match.