U18 World League

JUAN DOMINGO PERON
Spectators: 7652 (Terracing: 5741, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) Pancha Futbol Club's Santiago Frans 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. 2 minutes into the game, Santiago Frans was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pancha Futbol Club's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sconvols United the free kick. After a rather tough play, Pancha Futbol Club's Santiago Frans got a free kick in the 2nd minute. In the 4th minute, Damiano Rosato hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 7 played minutes Sconvols United got a freekick which was hit by Biagio Tarantini. In the 10th minute, Edmondo Gervasi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Honorio Romildo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After having played for 20 minutes, Ferruccio Mazzocchetti managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sconvols United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ferruccio Mazzocchetti was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Anthony Ciaccia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 23 minutes into the match, Edmondo Gervasi notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Pancha Futbol Club's Honorio Romildo. Honorio Romildo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 26th minute Carmine Gagliano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Honorio Romildo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th minute Edmondo Gervasi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Honorio Romildo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, Santiago Frans dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ettore Franco, 1-3. Anthony Ciaccia charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anthony Ciaccia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Pancha Futbol Club booed when Sconvols United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anthony Ciaccia didn't get a good kick on the ball. Honorio Romildo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carmine Gagliano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edmondo Gervasi to make the kick off. Honorio Romildo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carmine Gagliano in the 54th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carmine Gagliano in the 57th minute of play forced Pancha Futbol Club's goalkeeper Honorio Romildo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sconvols United's Ettore Franco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santiago Frans in the 61st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Pancha Futbol Club's zone, Ferruccio Mazzocchetti stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Honorio Romildo came out of the goal and Ferruccio Mazzocchetti tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 69 minutes, Edmondo Gervasi made it 1-4 with a short kick to the right side. Pancha Futbol Club's Honorio Romildo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Dave Antonioni sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 74 minutes, Ferruccio Mazzocchetti took a quick shot and it went in 1-5 without a chance for Honorio Romildo to make any attempt to save it. After a rather tough play, Pancha Futbol Club's Clodoveo Otsando got a free kick in the 78th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aristides Sugoi in the 84th minute of play forced Sconvols United's goalkeeper Ettore Franco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience held their breath when Clodoveo Otsando in the 91st minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Ettore Franco's left hand side. Ettore Franco came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by Pancha Futbol Club's Clodoveo Otsando. But to his dismay, Clodoveo Otsando quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-5. The Sconvols United players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.