U18 World League

Stadio Carloforte
Spectators: 7522 (Terracing: 5642, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cesare Cinalli got the match started through his kick off. Horácio Linhares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Claudio Garibaldi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horácio Linhares in the 9th minute of play forced Carloforte f.c.'s goalkeeper Claudio Garibaldi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute, Dorian Varela left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vasqueiro FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Carloforte f.c.'s Cesare Cinalli got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Carloforte f.c.'s Claudio Garibaldi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Horácio Linhares in the 21st minute of play. Alberto Romano kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Dorian Varela fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claudio Garibaldi having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horácio Linhares in the 32nd minute of play forced Carloforte f.c.'s goalkeeper Claudio Garibaldi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32ndth minute of the game Horácio Linhares who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Carloforte f.c.'s Claudio Garibaldi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Carloforte f.c.'s Ettore Di Leonardo got a free kick in the 33rd minute. After 36 minutes, Frank Rotili mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Carloforte f.c. and the Vasqueiro FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Frank Rotili hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. In the 37th minute, Horácio Linhares 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cesare Cinalli during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Carloforte f.c. getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Cesare Cinalli hit a great ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Horácio Linhares to make the kick off. Claudio Garibaldi made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Enio Veiga sent off a good shot on target. 55 minutes into the match, Carloforte f.c.'s goal looked a bit too open when Dorian Varela came free, but Claudio Garibaldi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Horácio Linhares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vasqueiro FC's Luís Paulista played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cesare Cinalli in the 67th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Horácio Linhares could shoot a difficult shot in the 73rd minute, which Claudio Garibaldi however easily saved by the left post. In the 76th minute, Dorian Varela 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. Frank Rotili struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Luís Paulista didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Carloforte f.c.. Dorian Varela sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Claudio Garibaldi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dorian Varela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cesare Cinalli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Luís Paulista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luís Paulista took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Rotili, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.