U23 League

Gigi Riva
Spectators: 154 (Terracing: 116, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) Enrico Colellas short, quick shot in the 4thth minute got Adil Sartre to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Antonio Iob took the ball and in the 9 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Adil Sartre. Adil Sartre dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. 12 minutes into the game, Enrico Colella cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Adil Sartre was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Fortunato Zara came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Verbano FC 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 Fortunato Zara couldn't finish the play. Antonio Iob received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Adil Sartre tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A hard shot 22 in the game by Enrico Colella from a close distance when the talented Adil Sartre managed to make a qualified save. Triez's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonio Iob in the 23rd minute of play forced Triez's goalkeeper Adil Sartre to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antonio Iob sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Enrico Colellas short, quick shot in the 28thth minute got Adil Sartre to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Adil Sartre stood somewhat misplaced when Antonio Iob came free in front of goal and shot 3-0 to the left of him in the 29 minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Antonio Iob in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Adil Sartre prevented the ball from getting in the gole.

In the 51st minute, Antonio Iob left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Verbano FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. A collision led to Triez getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Erwin Stella hit a great ball. Antonio Iob fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adil Sartre having to interfere. Léo Soler kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. In the 60th minute, Antonio Iob ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Adil Sartre was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. Enrico Colella sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Antonio Iob's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adil Sartre was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Enrico Colella in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Adil Sartre saved Triez from getting behind. In the 70thth minute of the game Antonio Iob who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Triez's Adil Sartre was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 78 minutes into the game, Verbano FC's Enrico Colella nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Adil Sartre made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. Adil Sartre showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enrico Colella in the 82nd minute of the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 83rd minute of the game. One of Triez:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Verbano FC:s goal. If Enrico Colella had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.