U23 League

Stadium BOMBONERA
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Anselmo Olmi made the kick off which started today's match. Domenico Marinetti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlo Casciano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Angelo Di Falco was out of position in the 14 minute of play, and Carlo Borgatello capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Carlo Borgatello really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Angelo Di Falco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aldo Bordon in the 17th minute of play. In the 18th match minute, Gotham City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Achille Cavallo to maneuver through the defense. 21 minutes into the match, Ferdinando Iacomini had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Angelo Di Falco. Gotham City's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ferdinando Iacomini was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Angelo Di Falco was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ferdinando Iacomini showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-0 in the 24 minute of play. Angelo Di Falco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aldo Bordon, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. In the 28th minute, Carter Ciaccia made a precise shot to the right of Angelo Di Falco. Gotham City's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. In the 31st minute Carlo Borgatello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angelo Di Falco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Angelo Di Falco made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Ferdinando Iacomini sent off a good shot on target. In the 36th minute, Carter Ciaccia 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. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 6-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Carlo Borgatello to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Carlo Borgatello made a precise shot to the right of Angelo Di Falco. Gotham City's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. Gotham City's Angelo Di Falco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carter Ciaccia in the 55th minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, Carlo Borgatello notched a goal, 8-0, to the right of Gotham City's Angelo Di Falco. Angelo Di Falco was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 68th minute, Carlo Borgatello made a precise shot to the right of Angelo Di Falco. Gotham City's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 9-0. Carter Ciaccia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Angelo Di Falco having to interfere. Anselmo Olmi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Domenico Marinetti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eraldo Marcolongo hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. When Juvenilia's Carlo Borgatello in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gotham City's goalie prevented a goal. After 76 minutes, Achille Cavallo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gotham City and the Juvenilia players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 76th match minute, Gotham City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Achille Cavallo to maneuver through the defense. Angelo Di Falco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlo Borgatello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anselmo Olmi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Domenico Marinetti having to interfere. Angelo Di Falco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferdinando Iacomini in the 86th minute of the match. 87 minutes into the match, Gotham City's goal looked a bit too open when Carter Ciaccia came free, but Angelo Di Falco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 89th minute Carter Ciaccia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angelo Di Falco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ferdinando Iacomini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Angelo Di Falco having to interfere. Gotham City's Anselmo Olmi got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Anselmo Olmi might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Domenico Marinetti. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Anselmo Olmi ran back to his position shaking his head. Juvenilia's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.