U21 League

Eugenio Carlucci
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's Alfredo Campo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Sofiane Donnat hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Davide Cardano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 8th minute, Sofiane Donnat hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ground Control's Thierry Fouet got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 13th minute, Alfredo Campo made a precise shot to the right of Josselin Portet. Ground Control's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. If Alfredo Campo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Dennis Lucentini got a throw-in 26 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Ercole Rainaldi. 27 minutes into the match, Ground Control's goalkeeper Josselin Portet had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Davide Cardano. Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's Claudio Allegretti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thierry Fouet in the 29th minute of play. Josselin Portet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Campo in the 31st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfredo Campo in the 31st minute of play forced Ground Control's goalkeeper Josselin Portet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alphonse Mathevet's late challenge caught a Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alphonse Mathevet helped the player get up and apologised. Alfredo Campo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Josselin Portet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Just Bazoge hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. 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 home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Thierry Fouet was the one to do the kick off. After 55 played minutes Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC got a freekick which was hit by Arrigo Tarquini. Ewan Cuvier kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. If Sacha Amara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Thierry Fouet blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Claudio Allegretti having to make a save. Claudio Allegretti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thierry Fouet in the 75th minute of play. If Sacha Amara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 79 minutes into the match, Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's goalkeeper Claudio Allegretti had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Thierry Fouet. After having played for 82 minutes, Thierry Fouet managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ground Control's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thierry Fouet was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 89th match minute, Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arrigo Tarquini to maneuver through the defense. Thierry Fouet 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. Josselin Portet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Davide Cardano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC had played much better football throughout.