U23 League

San Giorgio
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alvise Gerola took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alvise Gerola in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Huang Hao Chuan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by forsal FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Angelo Di Livio was slow to take the kick. During this time A.C. Patagonia's players had a chance to rest. 6 minutes into the match, forsal FC's Claudio Mattioli sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Francesco Toldo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Carmine Moretta hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Huang Hao Chuan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabiano Fiorentino in the 8th minute of the match. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by forsal FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Angelo Di Livio was slow to take the kick. During this time A.C. Patagonia's players had a chance to rest. 14 minutes into the match, A.C. Patagonia's Alvise Gerola sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Huang Hao Chuan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 16th minute, Claudio Mattioli left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The forsal FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 20 minutes into the match, A.C. Patagonia's goalkeeper Francesco Toldo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aurelio Piola. In the 22nd minute of the match, Claudio Mattioli got a very nice opportunity to score, but Francesco Toldo was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 24 minutes of play, A.C. Patagonia's Arturo Maldini made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Huang Hao Chuan was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 29 minutes, Fedele Onori mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the forsal FC and the A.C. Patagonia players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of A.C. Patagonia booed when forsal FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fedele Onori didn't get a good kick on the ball. Francesco Toldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfred Szpakowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Sandaili Solbeida kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Francesco Toldo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aurelio Piola in the 35th minute of play. In the 35th minute Aurelio Piola shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francesco Toldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, forsal FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alvise Gerola came free, but Huang Hao Chuan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of A.C. Patagonia booed when forsal FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aurelio Piola didn't get a good kick on the ball. Huang Hao Chuan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvise Gerola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Huang Hao Chuan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arturo Maldini in the 42nd minute of the match. A.C. Patagonia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Angelo Di Livio in the 44th minute. A.C. Patagonia's Angelo Di Livio was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Huang Hao Chuan in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Cristiano Carlini kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. 47 minutes into the game, Concetto Domina was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. A.C. Patagonia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave forsal FC the free kick. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Claudio Mattioli to strike the kick off in the second half. Alvise Gerola's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Huang Hao Chuan firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 56th minute, Angelo Di Livio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alvise Gerolas short, quick shot in the 59thth minute got Huang Hao Chuan to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 60th match minute, A.C. Patagonia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabiano Fiorentino to maneuver through the defense. In the 62nd minute Alvise Gerola 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. With his leg Huang Hao Chuan managed to avoid a goal in the 64thth minute, when A.C. Patagonia's Arturo Maldini fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 64 played minutes A.C. Patagonia got a freekick which was hit by Fabiano Fiorentino. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alvise Gerola in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Huang Hao Chuan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alvise Gerola had several of the forsal FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 71 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 1-2 score and a disappointed Huang Hao Chuan as he didn't even see the shot coming. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alfred Szpakowski in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Francesco Toldo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the forsal FC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.