U23 League

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Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Eurospeed Asti's Svetlozar Cholakov 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. Attilio Bardella took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 6th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Damiano Battisti. Eurospeed Asti's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The audience was convinced that Svetlozar Cholakov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fortunato Lepori was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 8 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Svetlozar Cholakov sped through Montechiarugolo AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Fortunato Lepori. An unexpectedly hard shot by King Thorin in the 11th minute of play forced Montechiarugolo AFC's goalkeeper Fortunato Lepori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Damiano Battisti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniele Cammarota, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Matias Elazar kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. In the 21st match minute, Montechiarugolo AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Beppe Rosati to maneuver through the defense. Fortunato Lepori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Santo, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Fortunato Lepori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from King Thorin in the 27th minute of the match. King Thorin took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fortunato Lepori. Fortunato Lepori dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Fortunato Lepori came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by Eurospeed Asti's Alberto Santo. But to his dismay, Alberto Santo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. 33 minutes into the match, Eurospeed Asti's goal looked a bit too open when 鲁朋响 came free, but Damiano Battisti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 37 minutes Montechiarugolo AFC'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. An unexpectedly hard shot by King Thorin in the 38th minute of play forced Montechiarugolo AFC's goalkeeper Fortunato Lepori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Eurospeed Asti's zone, Cesare Cesarini stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Damiano Battisti came out of the goal and Cesare Cesarini tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Svetlozar Cholakov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 47 minutes into the match, Eurospeed Asti's King Thorin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fortunato Lepori narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and 鲁朋响 made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Cesare Cesarini got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Fortunato Lepori was a little too slow when Fausto Pinti got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 54th minute. The score was now 0-5. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 鲁朋响 in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Damiano Battisti saved Eurospeed Asti from getting behind. King Thorins short, quick shot in the 61stth minute got Fortunato Lepori to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Fausto Pinti managed to get in a good position for a shot. Eurospeed Asti's supporters rose to their feet, but Fausto Pinti was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fortunato Lepori breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Alberto Santo came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Eurospeed Asti fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alberto Santo couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet as Svetlozar Cholakov kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Fortunato Lepori. That made the score 0-6 in the 67 minute of play. In the 70th minute, Alberto Santo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Montechiarugolo AFC getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. 鲁朋响 hit a great ball. Damiano Battisti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniele Cammarota, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. When Attilio Bardella came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Montechiarugolo AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Attilio Bardella couldn't finish the play. A hard shot 87 in the game by King Thorin from a close distance when the talented Fortunato Lepori managed to make a qualified save. Montechiarugolo AFC's players were relieved. When Eurospeed Asti's Svetlozar Cholakov in 89 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Fortunato Lepori guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Anthony Miccio charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anthony Miccio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play.