U18 World League

Stowe IP
Spectators: 7695 (Terracing: 5772, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) Stowe City's DeAngelo Guevara 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. In the 3rd minute, Diego Barbato hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ermanno Lemme hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. 12 minutes into the match, Stowe City's Leon Hadley sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Antonio Di Gennaro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Diego Barbato during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Seggiano getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Diego Barbato hit a great ball. 16 minutes into the match, Seggiano's goal looked a bit too open when Leon Hadley came free, but Antonio Di Gennaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, DeAngelo Guevara took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Antonio Di Gennaro to make any attempt to save it. Dillon Yoder showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dave Berardini, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Antonio Di Gennaro made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when DeAngelo Guevara sent off a good shot on target. Dillon Yoder showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dave Berardini in the 30th minute of the match. Dillon Yoder took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ermanno Lemme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 39 minutes into the match, Ermanno Lemme had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dillon Yoder. Stowe City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ermanno Lemme was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After 45 minutes of play, Stowe City's Lyle Dill made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Antonio Di Gennaro was left in no man's land by his defense there! Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Eraldo Giammaria made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Seggiano's goalkeeper Antonio Di Gennaro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Eraldo Giammaria scored 2-2 in the 56th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dillon Yoder, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ermanno Lemme fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dillon Yoder having to interfere. Antonio Di Gennaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from DeAngelo Guevara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Stowe City getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Lyle Dill hit a great ball. 66 minutes into the match, Eraldo Giammaria had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dillon Yoder. Stowe City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eraldo Giammaria was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. In the 70th minute, Ermanno Lemme left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Seggiano fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. Eraldo Giammaria received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Dillon Yoder tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 75 minutes, Lyle Dill managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Stowe City's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lyle Dill was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Antonio Di Gennaro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from DeAngelo Guevara in the 78th minute of the match. Antonio Di Gennaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leon Hadley, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. After a rather tough play, Stowe City's Leon Hadley got a free kick in the 84th minute. The supporters of Stowe City booed when Seggiano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aldo Diana didn't get a good kick on the ball. Antonio Di Gennaro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Billy Hardy went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 3-4 was the resulting score. After 94 played minutes Seggiano got a freekick which was hit by Aldo Diana. The Stowe City supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Seggiano's performance. The match ended with a win for Seggiano.