U18 World League

Aedem Gloriae
Spectators: 7755 (Terracing: 5818, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) Honorio Tabor made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 16th minute, Emiliano Malandra left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Alba FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 21st match minute, Hermosillo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ruben Gaitan to maneuver through the defense. In the 23rdth minute of the game Honorio Tabor who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Alba FC's Antonio Di Donato was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 24 minutes into the game, Honorio Tabor cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Antonio Di Donato was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Silvano Benat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emiliano Malandra in the 27th minute of the match. In the 29th minute, Emiliano Malandra left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Alba FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Emiliano Malandra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Carlos Orlandus hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. After 47 played minutes, Alba FC's Comunardo Vasco shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Silvano Benat came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Alba FC reached it. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Emiliano Malandra to make the kick off. With a little luck, Hermosillo FC's Silvano Benat got control of the ball when Carlo Sisti tried to sneak it across the goal line. Silvano Benat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Comunardo Vasco, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Antonio Di Donato took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonides Eyague, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edoardo Rubini blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Silvano Benat having to make a save. In the 68th match minute, Alba FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexander Quadrini to maneuver through the defense. In the 69th minute of the match Ruben Gaitan shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Antonio Di Donato showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Silvano Benat was out of position in the 74 minute of play, and Carlo Sisti capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Carlo Sisti really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. The supporters of Alba FC booed when Hermosillo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Orlandus didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 77th minute, Alba FC's Comunardo Vasco dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-4. In the 82nd minute, Ruben Gaitan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Alba FC getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Ettore Primavera hit a great ball. Honorio Tabor received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Antonio Di Donato tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emiliano Malandra in the 88th minute of play forced Hermosillo FC's goalkeeper Silvano Benat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Hermosillo FC booed when Alba FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edoardo Rubini didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 93 minutes, Emiliano Malandra mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alba FC and the Hermosillo FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ruben Gaitan hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Comunardo Vasco from long distance, 96 minutes into the match, got Silvano Benat's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The Alba FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.