U21 League

Cacciola
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Daniele Arioli started the match with the kick off. Mark Evans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniele Arioli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Daniele Arioli kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Mark Evans. That made the score 1-0 in the 6 minute of play. Emiliano Troilo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardo Carbonaro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 12th minute, Carlo Del Giudice reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Mark Evans. The goal made the score 2-0. 15 minutes into the game, Daniele Danza cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Emiliano Troilo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 18 minutes into the match, Cacciola's goal looked a bit too open when Baba Paaby came free, but Emiliano Troilo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 20 minutes of play, AC Civetta Notturna's Bernardo Carbonaro made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emiliano Troilo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Emiliano Troilo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baba Paaby, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th minute Theodór Pérez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emiliano Troilo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emiliano Troilo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardo Carbonaro in the 25th minute of the match. 26 minutes into the match, AC Civetta Notturna's goalkeeper Mark Evans had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carlo Del Giudice. In the 29th minute, Felice Domina left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AC Civetta Notturna fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. The attack was good, but when Daniele Danza in the 32nd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. The supporters of Cacciola booed when AC Civetta Notturna was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baba Paaby didn't get a good kick on the ball. 37 minutes into the game, Daniele Di Nardo threw the ball into play from the sideline. Cacciola's Fortunato Pelliccia quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. A collision led to AC Civetta Notturna getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Daniele Danza hit a great ball. Daniele Arioli struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Mark Evans didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cacciola. Emiliano Troilo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniele Danza in the 42nd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Cacciola defense, Bernardo Carbonaro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emiliano Troilo. The Cacciola fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emiliano Troilo should have stopped the shot. Theodór Pérez hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. AC Civetta Notturna's Aldo Ruscitti was substituted for Felice Domina. After 48 played minutes AC Civetta Notturna got a freekick which was hit by Theodór Pérez. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniele Arioli got free with Mark Evans in the 49th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bernardo Carbonaro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Cacciola's Emiliano Troilo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardo Carbonaro in the 54th minute of play. AC Civetta Notturna made a substitution. Demetrio Colelli replaced Cristiano Baresi. Emiliano Bani took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 71st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mark Evans. AC Civetta Notturna's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Emiliano Troilo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Daniele Danza went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-6 was the resulting score. Emiliano Troilo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Bernardo Carbonaro showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-7 in the 76 minute of play. In the 82ndth minute of the game Bernardo Carbonaro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cacciola's Emiliano Troilo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 83rd minute of the game Daniele Di Nardo made a throw-in which Aldo Ruscitti played forward. Emiliano Troilo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardo Carbonaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Carlo Del Giudice received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Mark Evans tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mark Evans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlo Del Giudice, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 96th minute of the match Cacciola got a corner. AC Civetta Notturna's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Carlo Del Giudice ran over to the corner to take the kick. Ernesto Minicucci made a great header on Cacciola's corner, it was just that AC Civetta Notturna's Mark Evans managed to reach the ball for a save. When the final whistle sounded AC Civetta Notturna left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Cacciola.