U23 League

Aedem Gloriae
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) AFC Viola Gigliati's Mario Balotelli 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Samuel Laurentzi got free with Ralondo Barboa in the 2nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 7th match minute, Hermosillo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marciano Frasco to maneuver through the defense. Silverio Bieito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Balotelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 10th minute, Mario Balotelli ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Silverio Bieito was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, Samuel Laurentzi put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Ralondo Barboa. Silverio Bieito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mario Balotelli in the 22nd minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Hermosillo FC's Ralondo Barboa threw himself towards the right post 24 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Samuel Laurentzi, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. When the match had gone on for 32 minutes, Mario Balotelli put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Silverio Bieito. Silverio Bieito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ilazki Esquivel, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Balotelli in the 38th minute of play forced Hermosillo FC's goalkeeper Silverio Bieito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marciano Frasco hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. After 40 minutes, Emiliano Victoro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hermosillo FC and the AFC Viola Gigliati players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 40th minute, Emiliano Victoro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Enrico Cicero took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 41st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Silverio Bieito. Hermosillo FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After having played for 45 minutes, Marciano Frasco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hermosillo FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marciano Frasco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Samuel Laurentzi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 64th minute, Samuel Laurentzi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Samuel Laurentzi in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ralondo Barboa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Donato Adrio hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. AFC Viola Gigliati's Dunixi Bueno was substituted for Frutos Sator. In the 77th match minute, Hermosillo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Donato Adrio to maneuver through the defense. In the 86th minute Marciano Frasco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ralondo Barboa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Conrado Mirande fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ralondo Barboa having to interfere. Marciano Frasco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ralondo Barboa having to interfere. The AFC Viola Gigliati 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.