U18 League

Stadio Teodorano
Spectators: 151 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) UNLIMITED's Fausto Perazzolo 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. In the 4th minute Dave Paoletti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Maccioni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 4 minutes into the game, Antonio Teodori cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Franco Maccioni was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in UNLIMITED's zone, Aurelio Terrasi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Franco Maccioni came out of the goal and Aurelio Terrasi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Arturo Pittelli made a great header on UNLIMITED's corner, it was just that Talenti Roma Calcio's Achille Fiordelisi managed to reach the ball for a save. Franco Maccioni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Teodori in the 13th minute of the match. In the 13th minute Dave Paoletti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Maccioni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, UNLIMITED's goal looked a bit too open when Antonio Teodori came free, but Franco Maccioni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Franco Maccioni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aurelio Terrasi, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. 17 minutes into the match, UNLIMITED's goal looked a bit too open when Antonio Teodori came free, but Franco Maccioni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dave Paoletti scored 0-2 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Franco Maccioni, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 22nd match minute, UNLIMITED was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fausto Perazzolo to maneuver through the defense. After 24 played minutes Talenti Roma Calcio got a freekick which was hit by Francesco Giorgi. After 26 played minutes UNLIMITED got a freekick which was hit by Alex Trinca. Franco Maccioni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aurelio Terrasi in the 30th minute of the match. If Aurelio Terrasi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arturo Pittelli kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. 40 minutes into the game, Antonio Teodori cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Franco Maccioni was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 45th minute Aurelio Terrasi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Maccioni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The UNLIMITED players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Talenti Roma Calcio were winning 0-4.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Antonio Teodori made a kick off. UNLIMITED's Franco Maccioni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aurelio Terrasi in the 53rd minute of play. UNLIMITED's Franco Maccioni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonio Teodori in the 54th minute of play. Ferruccio Scotti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Achille Fiordelisi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 59th minute, Antonio Teodori left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Talenti Roma Calcio fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. With a little luck, UNLIMITED's Franco Maccioni got control of the ball when Cristiano Passalacqua tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 66th minute, Aurelio Terrasi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Franco Maccioni was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. Franco Maccioni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aurelio Terrasi, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enzo Pallotta in the 71st minute of play forced Talenti Roma Calcio's goalkeeper Achille Fiordelisi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francesco Giorgi in the 72nd minute of play forced UNLIMITED's goalkeeper Franco Maccioni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emilio Raiola scored 0-7 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Franco Maccioni, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Franco Maccioni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Antonio Teodori, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Franco Maccioni was out of position in the 78 minute of play, and Antonio Teodori capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Antonio Teodori really showed his touch with that goal: 0-8. A collision led to Talenti Roma Calcio getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Concetto Lauri hit a great ball. Aurelio Terrasi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Franco Maccioni made a huge save. 90 minutes into the match, Antonio Teodori had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Franco Maccioni. UNLIMITED's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Antonio Teodori was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-9. In the 93rd minute, Talenti Roma Calcio's Antonio Teodori dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-10. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antonio Teodori got free with Franco Maccioni in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Talenti Roma Calcio played a much better game than UNLIMITED and deserved their victory. The UNLIMITED players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.