U23 World League

Bay Harbor Butcher
Spectators: 7441 (Terracing: 5582, Seating: 1711, VIP seats: 148) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dante Lapurdi got the match started through his kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ciro Buonanno got free with Teodosio Fidele in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 8 minutes into the match, Manfredi AFC's goalkeeper Teodosio Fidele had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Amedeo Melis. Teodosio Fidele took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amedeo Melis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amedeo Melis in the 12th minute of play forced Manfredi AFC's goalkeeper Teodosio Fidele to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 13 played minutes Manfredi AFC got a freekick which was hit by Lucio Dominguez. 16 minutes into the match, Manfredi AFC's goalkeeper Teodosio Fidele had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Amedeo Melis. If Dante Lapurdi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Teodosio Fidele showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fortunato Brandolini in the 27th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the match, Manfredi AFC's goalkeeper Teodosio Fidele had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fortunato Brandolini. Constantino Paublo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Through an outstanding action, after 40 minutes, Teodosio Fidele successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Flavio Miranda could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Teodosio Fidele made a huge save. After having played for 43 minutes, Amedeo Melis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dexter Morgan VR46's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amedeo Melis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fortunato Brandolini's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 48thth minute, Teodosio Fidele skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal.

If Flavio Miranda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Amedeo Melis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Teodosio Fidele was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. In the 56th minute Constantino Paublo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Beppe Pozzo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Manfredi AFC's Constantino Paublo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Beppe Pozzo. That made the score 0-1 after 57 minutes of play. After 62 minutes, Enrico Gargano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dexter Morgan VR46 and the Manfredi AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Enrico Gargano hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Teodosio Fidele showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciro Buonanno, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. A collision led to Manfredi AFC getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Dante Lapurdi hit a great ball. 78 minutes into the match, Dexter Morgan VR46's Flavio Miranda sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Teodosio Fidele narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 81 minutes into the match, Flavio Miranda notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Manfredi AFC's Teodosio Fidele. Teodosio Fidele was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 87th minute Flavio Miranda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teodosio Fidele saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manfredi AFC's Teodosio Fidele played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciro Buonanno in the 88th minute of play. In the 90th minute, Amedeo Melis made a precise shot to the right of Teodosio Fidele. Manfredi AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. In the 94th minute, Jose Iyan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dexter Morgan VR46 walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.