U18 World League

Scevola Ritacco
Spectators: 7587 (Terracing: 5691, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Donato Gorbea took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of ★Independiente Ψ★ booed when San Felice a Ema U.L. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonello Sisti didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, ★Independiente Ψ★'s Armando Tello got a free kick in the 7th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antonello Sisti got free with Lorenzo Gentza in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnoldo Frascuelo in the 13th minute of play forced San Felice a Ema U.L.'s goalkeeper Antonello Mariano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute Alfonso Bernabel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonello Mariano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 19 minutes into the game, Armando Bonsignore was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. San Felice a Ema U.L.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ★Independiente Ψ★ the free kick. A collision led to San Felice a Ema U.L. getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Armando Bonsignore hit a great ball. Armando Tello took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 20th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Antonello Mariano. San Felice a Ema U.L.'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Conrado Eliazar during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 21st match minute, ★Independiente Ψ★ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Conrado Eliazar to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donato Gorbea in the 26th minute of play forced San Felice a Ema U.L.'s goalkeeper Antonello Mariano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donato Gorbea in the 28th minute of play forced San Felice a Ema U.L.'s goalkeeper Antonello Mariano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute Armando Tello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonello Mariano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Donato Gorbea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Antonello Mariano was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donato Gorbea in the 40th minute of play forced San Felice a Ema U.L.'s goalkeeper Antonello Mariano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andrea Pallotta hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Jonatan Gregory sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lorenzo Gentza didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Antonello Sisti went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Armando Bonsignore to make the kick off. Antonello Mariano was a little too slow when Honorato Taurino got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 55th minute. The score was now 1-1. 62 minutes into the game, Donato Gorbea cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Antonello Mariano was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Through an outstanding action, after 75 minutes, Antonello Mariano successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 77 minutes into the match, San Felice a Ema U.L.'s goal looked a bit too open when Donato Gorbea came free, but Antonello Mariano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, San Felice a Ema U.L.'s Eugenio Del Monaco got a free kick in the 78th minute. 82 minutes into the game, Alfonso Bernabel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ★Independiente Ψ★'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave San Felice a Ema U.L. the free kick. In the 82nd match minute, ★Independiente Ψ★ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfonso Bernabel to maneuver through the defense. Antonello Mariano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Donato Gorbea in the 85th minute.