U23 League

Friuli
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) A.S. Udinese's Emilio Dossena 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. Léon Cailleaux might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gigi Donnarumma. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Léon Cailleaux ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aziz Jimenez in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gigi Donnarumma prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The corner went over the outstretched arms of A.S. Udinese's goalie and right to Léon Cailleaux. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. A.S. Udinese's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 11th minute of the match, Filippo Di Cesare got a very nice opportunity to score, but Mounir Perry was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 13th match minute, A.S. Udinese was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filippo Di Leonardo to maneuver through the defense. 15 minutes into the game, Aziz Jimenez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Gigi Donnarumma was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Gigi Donnarumma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aziz Jimenez in the 20th minute of play. Gigi Donnarumma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Léon Cailleaux in the 22nd minute of play. A.S. Udinese's Gigi Donnarumma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Léon Cailleaux in the 28th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in A.S. Udinese's zone, Thibault Fuentes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gigi Donnarumma came out of the goal and Thibault Fuentes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emilio Dossena in the 37th minute of play forced Roncourt's goalkeeper Mounir Perry to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute Thierry Lhermite shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gigi Donnarumma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 41st minute Léon Cailleaux shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gigi Donnarumma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Horácio Larreta during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Aziz Jimenez to strike the kick off in the second half. A.S. Udinese's Ernesto Delle Donne was substituted for Emilio Dossena. Gigi Donnarumma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Léon Cailleaux in the 64th minute of the match. A.S. Udinese's Gigi Donnarumma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Léon Cailleaux in the 65th minute of play. Roncourt's Jean-Marc Kazmierczak was substituted for Léon Cailleaux. In the 68th match minute, A.S. Udinese was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filippo Di Leonardo to maneuver through the defense. Aziz Jimenez had several of the A.S. Udinese's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 72 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-2 score and a disappointed Gigi Donnarumma as he didn't even see the shot coming. Gigi Donnarumma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jean-Marc Kazmierczak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 94 minutes, Michael-Peter Koenig mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the A.S. Udinese and the Roncourt players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, A.S. Udinese's Michael-Peter Koenig got a free kick in the 94th minute. In the 96th match minute, A.S. Udinese was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michael-Peter Koenig to maneuver through the defense.