U23 League

Polenta Stadium
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) After a rather tough play, Valencia C.F.'s Miguel Ángel Mista got a free kick in the 5th minute. After a rather tough play, AC Collins's Carlo Martano got a free kick in the 8th minute. After some careless play in the AC Collins defense, Florentin Gougeon kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cristoforo Giacomini. The AC Collins fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cristoforo Giacomini should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Jonny Logan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristoforo Giacomini was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. After 13 minutes, Jonny Logan made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. AC Collins's Cristoforo Giacomini tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Cristoforo Giacomini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonny Logan in the 16th minute of play. 19 minutes into the game, Valencia C.F.'s Florentin Gougeon nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cristoforo Giacomini made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. 23 minutes into the game, Valencia C.F.'s Florentin Gougeon nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cristoforo Giacomini made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. Cristoforo Giacomini didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Florentin Gougeon went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. Florentin Gougeon scored 0-7 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cristoforo Giacomini, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Valencia C.F. getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Javi Guerra hit a great ball. If Florentin Gougeon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cristoforo Giacomini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florentin Gougeon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 42 minutes into the match, Valencia C.F.'s Florentin Gougeon sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cristoforo Giacomini narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 44 minutes, Jonny Logan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Valencia C.F. and the AC Collins players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 44 played minutes Valencia C.F. got a freekick which was hit by Jonny Logan. Andoni Zubizarreta made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fabiano Del Papa in the 45th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jonny Logan to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florentin Gougeon in the 52nd minute of play forced AC Collins's goalkeeper Cristoforo Giacomini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 55th minute, Florentin Gougeon reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Cristoforo Giacomini. The goal made the score 0-8. AC Collins's Cristoforo Giacomini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florentin Gougeon in the 60th minute of play. 0-9 became the score in the 62nd minute when Jonny Logan elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. AC Collins's Cesare Trentini was substituted for Carlo Martano. Cristoforo Giacomini didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Florentin Gougeon went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-10 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, AC Collins's Dave Marrone got a free kick in the 72nd minute. 73 minutes into the match, AC Collins's goal looked a bit too open when Florentin Gougeon came free, but Cristoforo Giacomini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, AC Collins's Ennio Catena got a free kick in the 74th minute. Javi Guerra was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 75th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 77th minute Florentin Gougeon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristoforo Giacomini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 78 minutes had been played when some careless play by AC Collins's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Javi Guerra was slow to take the kick. During this time Valencia C.F.'s players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Javi Guerra almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but AC Collins's Cristoforo Giacomini did a great save. After a defensive mix-up in AC Collins's zone, Florentin Gougeon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristoforo Giacomini came out of the goal and Florentin Gougeon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Florentin Gougeon kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Cristoforo Giacomini. That made the score 0-11 in the 85 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Florentin Gougeon got free with Cristoforo Giacomini in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 94 minutes, Florentin Gougeon made it 0-13 with a short kick to the right side. AC Collins's Cristoforo Giacomini tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Valencia C.F. played a much better game than AC Collins and deserved their victory. The AC Collins players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.