U18 World League

io.dasola stadium
Spectators: 7669 (Terracing: 5752, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Placido Abaunza kicked off to start the match. Bruno Ursini kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by io.dasola's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dario Hartz was slow to take the kick. During this time Utopía Muerta FC's players had a chance to rest. After a defensive mix-up in Utopía Muerta FC's zone, Beppe Rinaldi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Teo Librado came out of the goal and Beppe Rinaldi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 13 minutes into the game, Utopía Muerta FC's Fidel Valente nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Felice Di Persio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. With 20 minutes on the clock, Ernest Castagna commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 19th minute of the game. One of io.dasola:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Utopía Muerta FC:s goal. Fidel Valente's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Felice Di Persio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Fidel Valente notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of io.dasola's Felice Di Persio. Felice Di Persio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Aurelio Chico received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Felice Di Persio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Adriaan Say fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored io.dasola's protests and gave Adriaan Say a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, io.dasola's Adriaan Say got a free kick in the 31st minute. In the 34th minute Fidel Valente shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felice Di Persio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th minute, Fidel Valente 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. In the 43rd minute, Placido Abaunza ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Felice Di Persio was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. With an all-out effort, io.dasola's Teo Librado threw himself towards the right post 48 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Beppe Rinaldi, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Corrado Catena made the kick off in the second half. When Bruno Ursini fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored io.dasola's protests and gave Bruno Ursini a yellow card for diving instead. In the 52nd minute, Bruno Ursini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Utopía Muerta FC's Fidel Valente got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Dario Hartz fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Utopía Muerta FC's protests and gave Dario Hartz a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Utopía Muerta FC's Dario Hartz got a free kick in the 54th minute. Felice Di Persio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fidel Valente, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. After 62 minutes, Damiano Colantonio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the io.dasola and the Utopía Muerta FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Damiano Colantonio hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. In the 64th match minute, io.dasola was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damiano Colantonio to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 66 minutes, Fidel Valente put it in 0-5 from a short distance just to the right of Felice Di Persio. The supporters of Utopía Muerta FC booed when io.dasola was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Beppe Rinaldi didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpected shot in the 71st minute by Uriel Beat got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. With his leg Felice Di Persio managed to avoid a goal in the 72ndth minute, when Utopía Muerta FC's Ruperto Cayo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 73rd minute Fidel Valente shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felice Di Persio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 76th minute Fidel Valente shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felice Di Persio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 76thth minute of the game Fidel Valente who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but io.dasola's Felice Di Persio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Corrado Catena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Teo Librado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Uriel Beat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Felice Di Persio having to interfere. Fidel Valente who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 83rdth minute tested the skills of Felice Di Persio when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Vicente Lucero kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. 89 minutes into the match, io.dasola's goalkeeper Felice Di Persio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fidel Valente. Fidel Valente who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 90thth minute tested the skills of Felice Di Persio when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Felice Di Persio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ruperto Cayo went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-6 was the resulting score. The io.dasola fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Utopía Muerta FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.