U18 World League

Drinking Skull Arena
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alberigo Imperatrice got the match started through his kick off. Bivadi McJohnny showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eraldo Rago, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Bivadi McJohnny didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eraldo Rago went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Alberigo Imperatrice received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Bivadi McJohnny tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 12 minutes into the match, Eraldo Rago had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bivadi McJohnny. Uí Fergusa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eraldo Rago was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. A collision led to Uí Fergusa getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Pat McLian hit a great ball. Bivadi McJohnny showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberigo Imperatrice, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Alberigo Imperatrice managed to get in a good position for a shot. Weltevedren's supporters rose to their feet, but Alberigo Imperatrice was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bivadi McJohnny breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 26 minutes into the game, Achille Pellecchia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Bivadi McJohnny was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Bivadi McJohnny didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Achille Pellecchia went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. 31 minutes into the match, Eraldo Rago had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bivadi McJohnny. Uí Fergusa's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eraldo Rago was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. After 34 minutes, Augusto Cesare mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Weltevedren and the Uí Fergusa players grew even worse after the yellow card. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

A collision led to Weltevedren getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Amedeo Guerrini hit a great ball. Amedeo Guerrini charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Amedeo Guerrini the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 54th minute, Amedeo Guerrini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 59 played minutes Weltevedren got a freekick which was hit by Amedeo Guerrini. Eraldo Rago sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 68th match minute, Weltevedren was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amedeo Guerrini to maneuver through the defense. Uí Fergusa's Bivadi McJohnny proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Uí Fergusa from getting a goal against them. Bivadi McJohnny showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eraldo Rago, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. After 77 played minutes Weltevedren got a freekick which was hit by Achille Pellecchia. After 80 minutes, Eraldo Rago mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Weltevedren and the Uí Fergusa players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 80th minute, Eraldo Rago hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Uí Fergusa's Bivadi McJohnny proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Uí Fergusa from getting a goal against them. Eraldo Rago fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bivadi McJohnny having to interfere. Eraldo Rago fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bivadi McJohnny having to interfere.