U23 League

San Giorgio
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fulvio Vida got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexander Violento in the 5th minute of play forced forsal FC's goalkeeper Huang Hao Chuan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Romeo Benetti took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Huang Hao Chuan. Huang Hao Chuan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Huang Hao Chuan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ferruccio Riccardi, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Huang Hao Chuan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucio Mujesan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. forsal FC were furious when Alfredo Ubriaco was red carded, 20 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. 20 minutes into the game, one of forsal FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. forsal FC:s Huang Hao Chuan showed great skill when he stopped Alexander Violento:s penalty. 23 minutes had been played when some careless play by forsal FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Damiano Cardella was slow to take the kick. During this time Urbs LC's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Urbs LC's corner Damiano Cardella fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Huang Hao Chuan quite easily take care of the ball. In the 27th minute Lucio Mujesan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Huang Hao Chuan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, forsal FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fulvio Vida came free, but Huang Hao Chuan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romeo Benetti in the 32nd minute of play forced forsal FC's goalkeeper Huang Hao Chuan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute, Damiano Taraborrelli left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Urbs LC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 42nd minute, Fulvio Vida hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romeo Benetti in the 44th minute of play forced forsal FC's goalkeeper Huang Hao Chuan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of forsal FC booed when Urbs LC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucio Mujesan didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alfred Szpakowski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Fulvio Vida hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Alexander Violento kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. In the 62nd minute, Romeo Benetti made a precise shot to the right of Huang Hao Chuan. forsal FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Urbs LC made a substitution. Marcial Elazar replaced Alexander Violento. With his leg Huang Hao Chuan managed to avoid a goal in the 66thth minute, when Urbs LC's Lucio Mujesan fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Aurelio Piola sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Urbs LC made a substitution. Cristoforo Tondi replaced Emilio Pallotta. Biagio Mascia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aurelio Piola in the 74th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Urbs LC's Damiano Taraborrelli got a free kick in the 78th minute. forsal FC made a substitution. Carmine Moretta replaced Cristiano Carlini. Damiano Taraborrelli kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Claudio Mattioli's late challenge caught a Urbs LC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Claudio Mattioli helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to forsal FC getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Claudio Mattioli hit a great ball. Huang Hao Chuan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Augusto Scutti, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Marcial Elazar scored 0-4 in the 90th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Huang Hao Chuan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Urbs LC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.