U21 League

Santoryu Stadium
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Fedele Di Tommaso made the kick off which started today's match. Francesco Forlano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Irinel Borăscu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Eurospeed Asti's supporters rose to their feet, but Irinel Borăscu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Armin Giolo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Armin Giolo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emiliano Firmani in the 13th minute of play. After 15 played minutes Santoryu FC got a freekick which was hit by Francesco Forlano. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Amlawdd Clifford managed to get in a good position for a shot. Eurospeed Asti's supporters rose to their feet, but Amlawdd Clifford was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Armin Giolo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eurospeed Asti's Mattia Perin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Eurospeed Asti from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Irinel Borăscu in the 23rd minute of play forced Santoryu FC's goalkeeper Armin Giolo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eurospeed Asti were awarded a corner in the 25th minute after Santoryu FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Amlawdd Clifford took the corner. Armin Giolo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emiliano Firmani, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Ercole Battisti charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ercole Battisti the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Amlawdd Clifford struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Armin Giolo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Eurospeed Asti. Mattia Perin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fedele Di Tommaso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute, Fedele Di Tommaso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Santoryu FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 48th minute, Andrea Alessandrini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Emiliano Firmani was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Santoryu FC's goalkeeper Armin Giolo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Svetlozar Cholakov. In the 56th minute Damiano Sisti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mattia Perin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fabiano Foni's late challenge caught a Santoryu FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fabiano Foni helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Eurospeed Asti's Fabiano Foni got a free kick in the 57th minute. 59 minutes into the match, Santoryu FC's goalkeeper Armin Giolo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Svetlozar Cholakov. Camillo De Lucia hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Armin Giolo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emiliano Firmani in the 78th minute of the match. Irinel Borăscu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armin Giolo having to interfere. In the 81st match minute, Eurospeed Asti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christian Cirelli to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Santoryu FC's Armin Giolo got control of the ball when Irinel Borăscu tried to sneak it across the goal line. 89 minutes into the match, Eurospeed Asti's goal looked a bit too open when Fedele Di Tommaso came free, but Mattia Perin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 91 minutes of play, Santoryu FC's Fedele Di Tommaso made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mattia Perin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Armin Giolo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Svetlozar Cholakov showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 97 minute of play. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.