U18 World League

Catino Pometino
Spectators: 7651 (Terracing: 5740, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Armin Trivelli started the match with the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Panas Rurych in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fabrizio Massa saved PomeziaRamblers from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Panas Rurych's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fabrizio Massa was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Panas Rurych's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fabrizio Massa was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. 11 minutes into the game, PomeziaRamblers's Armin Trivelli nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stepan Dordytsya made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. 13 minutes into the match, Carlo Giordano notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Philadelphia Union FC's Stepan Dordytsya. Stepan Dordytsya was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panas Rurych in the 17th minute of play forced PomeziaRamblers's goalkeeper Fabrizio Massa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd match minute, Philadelphia Union FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vitaliy Nedilko to maneuver through the defense. Philadelphia Union FC's Stepan Dordytsya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonello Melone in the 22nd minute of play. 24 minutes into the game, Armin Trivelli cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Stepan Dordytsya was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Stepan Dordytsya showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlo Giordano in the 29th minute of the match. Ettore Andreoli hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Carlo Giordano charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carlo Giordano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, PomeziaRamblers's Carlo Giordano got a free kick in the 40th minute. Ciro Mastrocola charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ciro Mastrocola the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 46 played minutes PomeziaRamblers got a freekick which was hit by Ettore Andreoli. In the 48th minute of the match Vitaliy Nedilko shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fabrizio Massa showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

After 53 minutes, Panas Rurych mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Philadelphia Union FC and the PomeziaRamblers players grew even worse after the yellow card. With his leg Fabrizio Massa managed to avoid a goal in the 61stth minute, when Philadelphia Union FC's Panas Rurych fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Vyacheslav Stezhkovyi hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. In the 71st minute, Antonello Melone sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Philadelphia Union FC's Stepan Dordytsya didn't even have to move. Daniele Bencivenni hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. The supporters of PomeziaRamblers booed when Philadelphia Union FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Artem Litun didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 91st minute, Philadelphia Union FC's Gavrylo Dotsenko dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-1. Nazar Gryshanovych sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 97 minutes into the match, Philadelphia Union FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ciro Mastrocola came free, but Stepan Dordytsya reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. PomeziaRamblers had won after a very even match.