U21 League

Stadio BoreValtesino
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. Grégoire Coulomb started the match with the kick off. Grégoire Coulomb sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 6 minutes into the match, BRAL VAL's goal looked a bit too open when Grégoire Coulomb came free, but Ferruccio Alfani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Green Madness's attentive Michel Laforet managed to snatch the ball when Augusto Di Iorio made a throw-in in the 10th minute of the game. Ferruccio Alfani stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Grégoire Coulomb's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. 15 minutes in the game Corrado Fontana did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Dave Di Giulio. Green Madness's Michel Laforet managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Augusto Di Iorio in the 17 minute of the game. 21 minutes into the match, Grégoire Coulomb notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of BRAL VAL's Ferruccio Alfani. Ferruccio Alfani was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Grégoire Coulomb in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ferruccio Alfani saved BRAL VAL from getting behind. Anthony Filippini's late challenge caught a Green Madness's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anthony Filippini helped the player get up and apologised. In the 25th minute, Anthony Filippini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 25th minute of the match Luisito Astigar sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ferruccio Alfani skillfully saved the ball. Grégoire Coulomb fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ferruccio Alfani having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Grégoire Coulomb in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ferruccio Alfani saved BRAL VAL from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Grégoire Coulomb in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ferruccio Alfani prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grégoire Coulomb in the 40th minute of play forced BRAL VAL's goalkeeper Ferruccio Alfani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grégoire Coulomb sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Green Madness getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Quentin Charuel hit a great ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Quentin Charuel kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. Grégoire Coulomb received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Ferruccio Alfani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Green Madness made a substitution. Alain Terim replaced Fola Maître. Grégoire Coulomb might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ferruccio Alfani. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Grégoire Coulomb ran back to his position shaking his head. Ferruccio Alfani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grégoire Coulomb, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Grégoire Coulomb's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ferruccio Alfani read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. Green Madness's Kevan Machu quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Dave Di Giulio, made in the 64th minute of the game. In the 65th minute, Vincent Delarue ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ferruccio Alfani was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Augusto Di Iorio made in the 68th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Dave Di Giulio however managed to control. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vincent Delarue in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ferruccio Alfani prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Vincent Delarue's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ferruccio Alfani was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Vincent Delarue fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ferruccio Alfani having to interfere. 77 minutes into the match, Green Madness's Vincent Delarue sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ferruccio Alfani narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Corrado Fontana charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Corrado Fontana the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, BRAL VAL's Corrado Fontana got a free kick in the 80th minute. Ferruccio Alfani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vincent Delarue in the 83rd minute of play. If Vincent Delarue had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match clock showed 88 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Vincent Delarue sped through BRAL VAL's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ferruccio Alfani. A hard shot 94 in the game by Vincent Delarue from a close distance when the talented Ferruccio Alfani managed to make a qualified save. BRAL VAL's players were relieved.