U18 League

Stadio BoreValtesino
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Riccardo Polack made the kick off and thus started the match. 2 minutes into the match, BRAL VAL's goal looked a bit too open when Achille Caccia came free, but Carlo Di Leonardo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 5th minute Achille Caccia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlo Di Leonardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carlo Di Leonardo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Claudio Manzoni's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. Augusto Carafa charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Augusto Carafa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 13 minutes into the game, BRAL VAL's Riccardo Polack nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Beppe Quercia made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 17th minute Achille Caccia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlo Di Leonardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 19 minutes into the game, Claudio Manzoni was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cesate's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave BRAL VAL the free kick. Claudio Manzoni hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Cesate's Beppe Quercia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Cesate from getting a goal against them. The supporters of BRAL VAL booed when Cesate was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Achille Caccia didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Riccardo Polack in the 24th minute of play forced Cesate's goalkeeper Beppe Quercia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ernesto De Lucia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristoforo Cinque during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, BRAL VAL's Cristoforo Cinque got a free kick in the 30th minute. Raimondo Albanese's late challenge caught a Cesate's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Raimondo Albanese helped the player get up and apologised. In the 32nd minute, Raimondo Albanese hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 38th minute, BRAL VAL's Cristoforo Cinque dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. 43 minutes into the match, Ernesto De Lucia had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carlo Di Leonardo. BRAL VAL's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ernesto De Lucia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ernesto De Lucia in the 48th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Carlo Di Leonardo saved BRAL VAL from getting behind. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Achille Caccia to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Riccardo Polack hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carlo Di Leonardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernesto De Lucia in the 53rd minute of play. In the 58th minute, Augusto Carafa got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Cristoforo Cinque kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute, Riccardo Polack left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The BRAL VAL fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Cristoforo Cinque blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Beppe Quercia having to make a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Donato Santoro during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Cesate getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Donato Santoro hit a great ball. Beppe Quercia came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by BRAL VAL's Cristoforo Cinque. But to his dismay, Cristoforo Cinque quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. In the 84th minute, Augusto Carafa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The BRAL VAL fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. 89 minutes into the game, Ernesto De Lucia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cesate's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave BRAL VAL the free kick. Ernesto De Lucia kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. BRAL VAL's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.