U23 League

Stadio BoreValtesino
Spectators: 158 (Terracing: 119, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ziemowit Wnukowski kicked off to start the match. Alex Pavia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jun Misugi's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. 16 minutes into the match, Sconvols United's goal looked a bit too open when Ziemowit Wnukowski came free, but Damiano Rosato reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Sconvols United getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Ciccio Stella hit a great ball. 18 minutes into the game, one of Sconvols United:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave BRAL VAL a penalty, 20 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Dave Tagliente, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Sconvols United's Damiano Rosato. 1-0. The audience was convinced that Francesco Di Sante's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alex Pavia was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Francesco Di Sante in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alex Pavia saved BRAL VAL from getting behind. When Ciccio Stella came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Sconvols United 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 Ciccio Stella couldn't finish the play. Ziemowit Wnukowski took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Damiano Rosato. Damiano Rosato dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. In the 38th minute Francesco Di Sante shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alex Pavia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ziemowit Wnukowski in the 46th minute of play forced Sconvols United's goalkeeper Damiano Rosato to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Francesco Di Sante to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Francesco Di Sante shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alex Pavia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. BRAL VAL's attentive Carter Panella managed to snatch the ball when Ennio Puce made a throw-in in the 56th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ziemowit Wnukowski in the 60th minute of play forced Sconvols United's goalkeeper Damiano Rosato to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st match minute, Sconvols United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Francesco Di Sante to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amos Cristofari got free with Alex Pavia in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the Sconvols United defense, Ziemowit Wnukowski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Damiano Rosato. The Sconvols United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Damiano Rosato should have stopped the shot. BRAL VAL's Ziemowit Wnukowski got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Damiano Rosato took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ziemowit Wnukowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Damiano Rosato showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomasz Frankowski in the 79th minute of the match. In the 85th minute Francesco Di Sante shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alex Pavia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ennio Puce hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Raimondo Albanese during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card.