U21 League

Le volcan silmontois
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) SILMONT's Dan Descombes 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. Gilles Patron could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Ciro Di Nucci made a huge save. Ciro Di Nucci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilles Patron in the 3rd minute of the match. After 4 minutes, Davide De Lucia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Aleschi FC and the SILMONT players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilles Patron in the 7th minute of play forced Aleschi FC's goalkeeper Ciro Di Nucci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th match minute, Aleschi FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ferruccio Gelsomini to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Aleschi FC's Ciro Di Nucci got control of the ball when Omer Demeyer tried to sneak it across the goal line. François-Xavier Gourves kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Yves Michalon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franco Laurenti in the 15th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gilles Patron in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ciro Di Nucci saved Aleschi FC from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Aleschi FC's Franco Laurenti got a free kick in the 22nd minute. In the 24th minute, Andrea Ricci ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Yves Michalon was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. When Ferruccio Gelsomini fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Aleschi FC's protests and gave Ferruccio Gelsomini a yellow card for diving instead. After 30 played minutes Aleschi FC got a freekick which was hit by Ferruccio Gelsomini. A collision led to Aleschi FC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Edmondo Gentile hit a great ball. Dan Descombes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Daniele Moreschi charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Daniele Moreschi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 41st minute, Daniele Moreschi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Aleschi FC's Ciro Di Nucci got control of the ball when Dan Descombes tried to sneak it across the goal line. After having played for 45 minutes, Gilles Patron managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SILMONT's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gilles Patron was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Andrea Ricci to make the kick off. The throw-in from Daniele Moreschi in the 53rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by SILMONT's Jim Hautecœur. After a rather tough play, Aleschi FC's Andrea Ricci got a free kick in the 58th minute. Ciro Di Nucci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dan Descombes, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by François-Xavier Gourves during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Aleschi FC booed when SILMONT was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. François-Xavier Gourves didn't get a good kick on the ball. Yves Michalon made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Andrea Ricci sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dan Descombes in the 67th minute of play forced Aleschi FC's goalkeeper Ciro Di Nucci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ciro Di Nucci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilles Patron, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Adriano Giardini's late challenge caught a SILMONT's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adriano Giardini helped the player get up and apologised. SILMONT's Raphaël Obert was substituted for Gilles Patron. In the 75th match minute, Aleschi FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adriano Giardini to maneuver through the defense. In the 76th minute Raphaël Obert shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciro Di Nucci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alvaro Barducci's late challenge caught a SILMONT's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alvaro Barducci helped the player get up and apologised. After 81 played minutes Aleschi FC got a freekick which was hit by Alvaro Barducci. Ciro Di Nucci didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Raphaël Obert went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Ciro Di Nucci stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Raphaël Obert's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. Aleschi FC's Ciro Di Nucci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raphaël Obert in the 88th minute of play. Ciro Di Nucci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raphaël Obert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of SILMONT booed when Aleschi FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anselmo Rucci didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aleschi FC were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.