U18 World League

Anfield Road
Spectators: 7967 (Terracing: 5977, Seating: 1832, VIP seats: 158) Pihl United's Billy Göransson started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Anselmo Gabriele's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Adrian Dusett read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. In the 8th minute of the match, Zebastian Wenerdahl tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Camillo Marcantonio saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After some careless play in the Pihl United defense, Anselmo Gabriele kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adrian Dusett. The Pihl United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adrian Dusett should have stopped the shot. In the 18th minute Torsten Carlberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Camillo Marcantonio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25th minute, Torsten Carlberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bianco Silvagni kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Dario Giorgio kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Alexander Grieco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 34th match minute, Santoryu FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dario Giorgio to maneuver through the defense. In the 37th minute, Eugenio Bozzo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Adrian Dusett was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Adrian Dusett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Achille De Vecchis, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Hubert Johansson hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. After the first half Santoryu FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Adrian Dusett was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Anselmo Gabriele showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 52 minute of play. Bianco Silvagni hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. In the 60th minute, Gunnar Hansson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pihl United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Eugenio Bozzo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Santoryu FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Eugenio Bozzo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adrian Dusett breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 66 minutes into the match, Santoryu FC's goal looked a bit too open when Zebastian Wenerdahl came free, but Camillo Marcantonio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Pihl United's Rolf Harlén got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Adrian Dusett made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Anselmo Gabriele sent off a good shot on target. Adrian Dusett was out of position in the 76 minute of play, and Eugenio Bozzo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Eugenio Bozzo really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eugenio Bozzo got free with Adrian Dusett in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Adrian Dusett was a little too slow when Eugenio Bozzo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 84th minute. The score was now 1-5. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bianco Silvagni during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Santoryu FC's Bianco Silvagni got a free kick in the 89th minute. In the 90th minute of the match Torsten Carlberg shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Camillo Marcantonio showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Emiliano Baldassarre hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. The Pihl United fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Santoryu FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.