U18 World League

Romeo Anconetani
Spectators: 7706 (Terracing: 5781, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Emiliyan Nochev started the match with the kick off. A.c Tre dei Frati's Federico Falcioni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mavrudi Tunev in the 4th minute of play. Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fabio Vierchowod in the 6th minute. Frank Vinciguerras short, quick shot in the 7thth minute got Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 11th match minute, A.c Tre dei Frati was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anselmo Nobile to maneuver through the defense. Bruno Cabrini kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Anselmo Nobile sent off a good shot on target. In the 19th minute Emil Karolev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Federico Falcioni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Frank Vinciguerra could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emiliyan Nochev in the 27th minute of play forced A.c Tre dei Frati's goalkeeper Federico Falcioni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciro Di Felice, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fabio Vierchowod got free with Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 31 played minutes Бенковски Тетевен got a freekick which was hit by Simeon Chichev. Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ciro Di Felice went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Milyo Glushkov kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Anselmo Nobile received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Anatoli Kodzhabashiyski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Frank Vinciguerra stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes A.c Tre dei Frati got a freekick which was hit by Bernardo Iacovacci. A.c Tre dei Frati's Federico Falcioni proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save A.c Tre dei Frati from getting a goal against them. A.c Tre dei Frati's Federico Falcioni proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save A.c Tre dei Frati from getting a goal against them. A collision led to A.c Tre dei Frati getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Fabio Marzo hit a great ball. Emiliyan Nochev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Federico Falcioni made a huge save. A collision led to Бенковски Тетевен getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Simeon Chichev hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, A.c Tre dei Frati's Fabio Marzo got a free kick in the 84th minute. With a little luck, A.c Tre dei Frati's Federico Falcioni got control of the ball when Emiliyan Nochev tried to sneak it across the goal line. Emil Karolev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Federico Falcioni made a huge save. With 91 minutes on the clock, Ettore Miccoli commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Бенковски Тетевен were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.