U23 League

Stade des Indignés
Spectators: 178 (Terracing: 134, Seating: 41, VIP seats: 3) Eurospeed Asti's Fausto Pinti 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. Thanks to some nice moves Sam Mistral could shoot a difficult shot in the 6th minute, which Damiano Battisti however easily saved by the left post. 10 minutes into the match, LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO's goal looked a bit too open when Fausto Pinti came free, but Pierre-Louis Casimir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by Jason Burne in the 16th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Eurospeed Asti's Christian Cirelli. Pierre-Louis Casimir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elia Pietrantoni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 26 minutes LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ettore Masciarelli who took care of the corner kick. LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO's Pierre-Louis Casimir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elia Pietrantoni in the 33rd minute of play. Žan Matto kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Damiano Battisti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sam Mistral, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mala La Motte got free with Damiano Battisti in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 41st minute Mala La Motte shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damiano Battisti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Damiano Battisti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sam Mistral in the 42nd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Elia Pietrantoni during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Eurospeed Asti's Elia Pietrantoni got a free kick in the 47th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Damiano Battisti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sam Mistral, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. When LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO's Sam Mistral in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Eurospeed Asti's goalie prevented a goal. After 62 played minutes LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO got a freekick which was hit by Jason Burne. Through an outstanding action, after 63 minutes, Pierre-Louis Casimir successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. LA RABIA DEL PUEBLO's Jason Burne quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Christian Cirelli, made in the 72nd minute of the game. Steve Pierrard's late challenge caught a Eurospeed Asti's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Steve Pierrard helped the player get up and apologised. Pierre-Louis Casimir came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by Eurospeed Asti's Fausto Pinti. But to his dismay, Fausto Pinti quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Elia Pietrantoni got free with Pierre-Louis Casimir in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Eurospeed Asti's zone, Sam Mistral stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Damiano Battisti came out of the goal and Sam Mistral tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Damiano Battisti made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sam Mistral in the 95th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Eurospeed Asti walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.