U21 League

San Mauro A Mare
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Carter Marsili made the kick off which started today's match. Aurelio Benarrivo hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Sconvols United's Carmine Gagliano couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 7th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for San Mauro A Mare FC. Anselmo Costacurta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carmine Gagliano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by San Mauro A Mare FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Carmine Gagliano was slow to take the kick. During this time Sconvols United's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Biagio Tarantini got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Anselmo Costacurta quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When the match had gone on for 10 minutes, Biagio Tarantini put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Anselmo Costacurta. 13 minutes into the match, San Mauro A Mare FC's goal looked a bit too open when Carmine Gagliano came free, but Anselmo Costacurta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anselmo Costacurta stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carmine Gagliano's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. A collision led to Sconvols United getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Biagio Tarantini hit a great ball. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind San Mauro A Mare FC's goalkeeper Anselmo Costacurta, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 30 minutes into the match, Sconvols United's goalkeeper Angelo Di Salvatore had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristiano Carulli. In the 34th minute Damiano Rosato shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anselmo Costacurta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With 40 minutes on the clock, Jun Misugi commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Jun Misugi hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. In the 43rd match minute, San Mauro A Mare FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aldo Amicone to maneuver through the defense.

The wind increased when Carmine Gagliano made the kick off in the second half. When San Mauro A Mare FC's Carter Marsili in the 51st minute got a chance for a shot 51st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sconvols United's goalie prevented a goal. Angelo Di Salvatore showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristiano Carulli in the 60th minute of the match. Angelo Di Salvatore showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aldo Amicone in the 65th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carmine Gagliano in the 67th minute of play forced San Mauro A Mare FC's goalkeeper Anselmo Costacurta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Angelo Di Salvatore took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carter Marsili, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 70th minute, Carter Marsili left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The San Mauro A Mare FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damiano Rosato in the 74th minute of play forced San Mauro A Mare FC's goalkeeper Anselmo Costacurta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 75 minutes into the game, Carmine Gagliano recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Anselmo Costacurta. Carmine Gagliano showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. After having played for 78 minutes, Carmine Gagliano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sconvols United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Carmine Gagliano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Diego Nanni's late challenge caught a Sconvols United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Diego Nanni helped the player get up and apologised. Diego Nanni hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Cristiano Carulli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Sconvols United getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Ryo Ishizaki hit a great ball. The Sconvols United players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.