U23 League

Asti Stadium
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Elia Pietrantoni made the kick off which started today's match. Elia Pietrantoni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Ahmid Lamouroux tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Cosa nostra Lyon fans' excitement grew in the 6th match minute when Cosa nostra Lyon's Bogdan Bambas looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 9thth minute of the game Fausto Pinti who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cosa nostra Lyon's Ahmid Lamouroux was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bogdan Bambas in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Damiano Battisti prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Cosa nostra Lyon's Erwann Patrice in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Eurospeed Asti's goalie prevented a goal. In the 21st minute, Erwann Patrice ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Damiano Battisti was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. With a little luck, Cosa nostra Lyon's Ahmid Lamouroux got control of the ball when Elia Pietrantoni tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Bogdan Bambas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Damiano Battisti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bogdan Bambas in the 28th minute of play. Bogdan Bambas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bogdan Bambas in the 32nd minute of play forced Eurospeed Asti's goalkeeper Damiano Battisti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Bogdan Bambas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Damiano Battisti was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. After 35 minutes, Erwann Patrice mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cosa nostra Lyon and the Eurospeed Asti players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Cosa nostra Lyon's Erwann Patrice got a free kick in the 36th minute. With a little luck, Cosa nostra Lyon's Ahmid Lamouroux got control of the ball when Irinel Borăscu tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Cosa nostra Lyon's Bogdan Bambas in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Eurospeed Asti's goalie prevented a goal. Damiano Battisti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erwann Patrice in the 43rd minute of play. Erwann Patrice made a great header on Cosa nostra Lyon's corner, it was just that Eurospeed Asti's Damiano Battisti managed to reach the ball for a save. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Damiano Battisti was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Bogdan Bambas showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 51 minute of play. Ahmid Lamouroux came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Eurospeed Asti's Elia Pietrantoni. But to his dismay, Elia Pietrantoni quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. When the match had gone on for 58 minutes, Elia Pietrantoni put it in 2-4 from a short distance just to the right of Ahmid Lamouroux. If Bogdan Bambas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ahmid Lamouroux stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elia Pietrantoni's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. In the 67th match minute, Eurospeed Asti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christian Cirelli to maneuver through the defense. 75 minutes into the match, Alberto Santo notched a goal, 3-4, to the right of Cosa nostra Lyon's Ahmid Lamouroux. Ahmid Lamouroux was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. José Rivera might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Damiano Battisti. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. José Rivera ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 81st minute, Cosa nostra Lyon's José Rivera ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Damiano Battisti. Damiano Battisti yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-5. 87 minutes into the match, Eurospeed Asti's goal looked a bit too open when José Rivera came free, but Damiano Battisti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. José Rivera might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Damiano Battisti. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. José Rivera ran back to his position shaking his head. If Irinel Borăscu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 90th minute, Alberto Santo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Eurospeed Asti's Biagio Mazzone got a free kick in the 95th minute. Damiano Battisti made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when José Rivera sent off a good shot on target. In the 97th minute Cosa nostra Lyon were awarded a corner. Erwann Patrice went to the cornerflag to take it. A well-hit corner resulted in Davy Patron heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Cosa nostra Lyon's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.