U18 World League

Scevola Ritacco
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Agustín Aguado kicked off to start the match. Armando Bonsignore received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Federico Azofra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Federico Azofra made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eugenio Del Monaco in the 7th minute. In the 10th play minute Armando Bonsignore came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Federico Azofra. 1-0. If Eugenio Del Monaco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 17th match minute, San Felice a Ema U.L. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armin Rondinelli to maneuver through the defense. Vito Aizpurua's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Antonello Mariano read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. After 21 minutes of play, San Felice a Ema U.L.'s Armando Bonsignore made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Federico Azofra was left in no man's land by his defense there! Federico Azofra didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eugenio Del Monaco went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. 28 minutes into the match, Atlético Mancha Real's goal looked a bit too open when Armando Bonsignore came free, but Federico Azofra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 30 minutes into the game, Oihan Romero was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Atlético Mancha Real's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave San Felice a Ema U.L. the free kick. San Felice a Ema U.L.'s Antonello Mariano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agustín Aguado in the 33rd minute of play. In the 38th minute, Santiago Puyol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Armando Bonsignore could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Federico Azofra made a huge save. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Armando Bonsignore was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Atlético Mancha Real's Mariano Escobar got a free kick in the 50th minute. Federico Azofra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eugenio Del Monaco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When San Felice a Ema U.L.'s Armando Bonsignore in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Atlético Mancha Real's goalie prevented a goal. Federico Azofra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eugenio Del Monaco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 63rdth minute of the game Armando Bonsignore who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Atlético Mancha Real's Federico Azofra was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eugenio Del Monaco in the 64th minute of play forced Atlético Mancha Real's goalkeeper Federico Azofra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Armin Rondinelli scored 5-0 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Federico Azofra, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Armin Rondinelli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 70th minute, Edoardo Della Rocca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vito Aizpurua received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Antonello Mariano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Agustín Aguado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Antonello Mariano having to interfere. 89 minutes into the match, Atlético Mancha Real's goal looked a bit too open when Armin Rondinelli came free, but Federico Azofra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 90th minute, Armando Bonsignore made a precise shot to the right of Federico Azofra. Atlético Mancha Real's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. After 94 played minutes San Felice a Ema U.L. got a freekick which was hit by Andrea Pallotta. When Agustín Aguado came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Atlético Mancha Real 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 Agustín Aguado couldn't finish the play. Atlético Mancha Real's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.