U23 League

Baobab Stadium
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Claudio Lenci made the kick off which started today's match. Man Dober showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xu Zhen Ping in the 3rd minute of the match. Claudio Lenci kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudio Lenci in the 7th minute of play forced ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's goalkeeper Angelo Bertoni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Man Dober made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xu Zhen Ping in the 10th minute of play. Man Dober showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bruno Lenzi, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Richard Laws got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 25th match minute, Old BaoBaB Accademy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alvaro Vittorio to maneuver through the defense. Man Dober showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xu Zhen Ping, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. In the 29th minute Richard Laws shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Man Dober saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Claudio Lencis short, quick shot in the 30thth minute got Angelo Bertoni to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After having played for 34 minutes, Clarence Makélélé managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Clarence Makélélé was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The throw-in from Dario Cerri in the 35th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Old BaoBaB Accademy's Camillo Petrocchi. After 37 played minutes ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ got a freekick which was hit by Clarence Makélélé. In the 39th match minute, Old BaoBaB Accademy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniele Rugani to maneuver through the defense. Kenji Takahara recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Man Dober made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dario Cerri in the 46th minute of play. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's Richard Laws got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Xu Zhen Ping was the one to do the kick off. Man Dober made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xu Zhen Ping in the 51st minute of play. With a little luck, Old BaoBaB Accademy's Man Dober got control of the ball when Xu Zhen Ping tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudio Lenci in the 57th minute of play forced ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ's goalkeeper Angelo Bertoni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Man Dober showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Clarence Makélélé, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. The corner ended in Kenji Takahara almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Old BaoBaB Accademy's Man Dober did a great save. 68 minutes into the match, Old BaoBaB Accademy's goal looked a bit too open when Xu Zhen Ping came free, but Man Dober reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ booed when Old BaoBaB Accademy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Camillo Petrocchi didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Old BaoBaB Accademy's zone, Richard Laws stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Man Dober came out of the goal and Richard Laws tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Old BaoBaB Accademy getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Alvaro Vittorio hit a great ball. Man Dober was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Xu Zhen Ping showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 81 minute of play. Angelo Bertoni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudio Lenci, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. After 87 played minutes Xu Zhen Ping rounded Old BaoBaB Accademy's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-3. The supporters of ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ booed when Old BaoBaB Accademy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Camillo Petrocchi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Xu Zhen Ping received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Man Dober tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. ꉓꍏꋪꉣꂦꀸꋪꂦꂵꂦ played a much better game than Old BaoBaB Accademy and deserved their victory. The Old BaoBaB Accademy players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.