U18 World League

Menduni Michelangelo
Spectators: 8442 (Terracing: 6333, Seating: 1941, VIP seats: 168) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jakob Söderman started the match with the kick off. Comunardo Nazzari's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ronald Waterreus firmly grabbed it by the left post. Arthur Numan's late challenge caught a PICCOLE PESTI's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arthur Numan helped the player get up and apologised. Francesco Marchetta struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Ronald Waterreus didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for PICCOLE PESTI. Emanuel Holm hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. 12 minutes into the match, Älta BK's goal looked a bit too open when Vito Malcangio came free, but Ronald Waterreus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to PICCOLE PESTI getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Attilio Valletta hit a great ball. Ciro Vitale showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jakob Söderman, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Alfonso Aureli kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. 26 minutes into the game, Attilio Valletta was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. PICCOLE PESTI's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Älta BK the free kick. After a rather tough play, PICCOLE PESTI's Attilio Valletta got a free kick in the 26th minute. 26 minutes into the game, Älta BK's Mattias Överman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ciro Vitale made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 29 minutes into the game, Walter Holmgren cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Ciro Vitale was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Alfonso Aureli hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. 32 minutes into the match, Älta BK's Mattias Överman broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. With a little luck, Älta BK's Ronald Waterreus got control of the ball when Ferruccio Tammaro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Arthur Numan hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Ronald Waterreus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francesco Marchetta in the 36th minute of the match. 37 minutes into the game, Älta BK's Jakob Söderman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ciro Vitale made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. In the 42nd minute, Attilio Valletta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mattias Överman was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 43rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Francesco Marchetta stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Reine Molin didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 0-4 via right post in the game's 53rd minute. Älta BK's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! The audience thought a goal was coming when Walter Holmgren got free with Ciro Vitale in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to PICCOLE PESTI getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Ferruccio Tammaro hit a great ball. Ciro Vitale made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Walter Holmgren in the 61st minute of play. In the 64th minute Walter Holmgren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciro Vitale saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ciro Vitale showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jakob Söderman in the 67th minute of the match. In the 67th match minute, PICCOLE PESTI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfonso Aureli to maneuver through the defense. Älta BK's Wictor Sander was substituted for Stig Wallin. Älta BK's Edvard Jakobsson was substituted for Nils-Erik Lidström. Älta BK's Per-Erik Bergfeldt was substituted for Reine Molin. Alfonso Aureli hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Emanuel Holm kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. In the 81st minute, PICCOLE PESTI's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Per-Erik Bergfeldt fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 85th minute Francesco Marchetta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronald Waterreus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ronald Waterreus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferruccio Tammaro in the 86th minute of the match. Älta BK's Ronald Waterreus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francesco Marchetta in the 91st minute of play.