U21 League

Penguins Arena
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Torre Dei Pinguini FC's Alex Ciscato played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexander Ottavi in the 2nd minute of play. In the 2nd minute, Alexander Ottavi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alex Ciscato was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Diego Petrini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudio Bucciarelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alexander Ottavi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alex Ciscato having to interfere. Koko Mero kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Alexander Ottavi managed to get in a good position for a shot. AC Collins's supporters rose to their feet, but Alexander Ottavi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alex Ciscato breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 20th minute Alexander Ottavi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alex Ciscato saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Torre Dei Pinguini FC's Dino Vespa got a free kick in the 24th minute. Alex Ciscato stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stelian Albeanu's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. If Stelian Albeanu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudio Bucciarelli in the 37th minute of play forced AC Collins's goalkeeper Diego Petrini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 39 minutes into the match, Torre Dei Pinguini FC's goal looked a bit too open when Stelian Albeanu came free, but Alex Ciscato reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Torre Dei Pinguini FC's Amerigo Andreassi got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Didi Valletta fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored AC Collins's protests and gave Didi Valletta a yellow card for diving instead. Torre Dei Pinguini FC's Enzo Iannone was substituted for Emiliano Tarulli. A collision led to AC Collins getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Didi Valletta hit a great ball. After the first half AC Collins were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Alexander Ottavi made the kick off in the second half. Amerigo Andreassi's late challenge caught a AC Collins's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Amerigo Andreassi helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Torre Dei Pinguini FC's Amerigo Andreassi got a free kick in the 56th minute. The supporters of Torre Dei Pinguini FC booed when AC Collins was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Slawomir Soszka didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Torre Dei Pinguini FC's zone, Mel Önen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alex Ciscato came out of the goal and Mel Önen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 64th minute Ciro Fiore shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diego Petrini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mel Önen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Alex Ciscato made a huge save. After having played for 68 minutes, Koko Mero managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AC Collins's supporters crossed their fingers, but Koko Mero was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. AC Collins made a substitution. Diego Granati replaced Alexander Ottavi. Alex Ciscato made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diego Granati in the 72nd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Enzo Iannone during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Diego Petrini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudio Bucciarelli in the 75th minute of the match. Didi Valletta tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Diego Petrini. An unnecessary self made goal, 1-1 in the 77th minute. Diego Petrini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enzo Iannone in the 82nd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Diego Granati got free with Alex Ciscato in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Torre Dei Pinguini FC's Alex Ciscato got control of the ball when Mel Önen tried to sneak it across the goal line. The AC Collins players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Torre Dei Pinguini FC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.