U23 League

Stadio Viola Sensi
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Adriano Barone made the kick off which started today's match. Adriano Barone did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Filippo Antenucci 5 minutes into the match. After 8 played minutes Villa Gordiani got a freekick which was hit by Adriano Barone. In the 10th minute Eraldo Iacovacci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciro Del Vecchio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Eraldo Iacovacci's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ciro Del Vecchio was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Ciro Del Vecchio came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by Stintino FC's Eraldo Iacovacci. But to his dismay, Eraldo Iacovacci quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After 23 played minutes Villa Gordiani got a freekick which was hit by Attilio Verdone. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Ruscitti in the 26th minute of play forced Villa Gordiani's goalkeeper Ciro Del Vecchio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st match minute, Stintino FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eraldo Iacovacci to maneuver through the defense. Ciro Del Vecchio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Del Gatto, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Stintino FC's Filippo Antenucci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adriano Barone in the 42nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Villa Gordiani's Alberigo Biscotti got a free kick in the 44th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Villa Gordiani's zone, Enrico Gervasi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ciro Del Vecchio came out of the goal and Enrico Gervasi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 47th minute Attilio Iob shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Filippo Antenucci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eraldo Iacovacci to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the game, Alfredo Del Gatto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Stintino FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Villa Gordiani the free kick. In the 55th match minute, Stintino FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfredo Del Gatto to maneuver through the defense. Attilio Verdone kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Ruscitti in the 65th minute of play forced Villa Gordiani's goalkeeper Ciro Del Vecchio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Villa Gordiani's Ciro Del Vecchio got control of the ball when Alfredo Del Gatto tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ciro Del Vecchio was out of position in the 73 minute of play, and Alfredo Del Gatto capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alfredo Del Gatto really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. Ciro Del Vecchio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Ruscitti in the 78th minute of the match. 85 minutes into the match, Alfredo Del Gatto dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ciro Del Vecchio, 1-3. Eraldo Iacovacci came free with the goalkeeper in the 90th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Ciro Del Vecchio could save by the left post. After a rather tough play, Villa Gordiani's Amedeo Scarpa got a free kick in the 91st minute.