U18 World League

La Leonera
Spectators: 7543 (Terracing: 5659, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) After a defensive mix-up in GUSESI's zone, Anselmo Signori stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. David Indalecio came out of the goal and Anselmo Signori tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. David Indalecio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fulvio Tosi in the 8th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the game, Medoacus Maior's Fabrizio Donadoni nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. David Indalecio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After a rather tough play, GUSESI's Florentino Paul got a free kick in the 15th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Anselmo Signori managed to get in a good position for a shot. Medoacus Maior's supporters rose to their feet, but Anselmo Signori was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. David Indalecio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Florian Fanfarone sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 25 minutes into the game, Medoacus Maior's Florian Fanfarone nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. David Indalecio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 33rd minute, Flavio Martini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fabrizio Donadoni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. David Indalecio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Florian Fanfarone in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck David Indalecio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Francis Dukaj received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Armin Mantini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jeremias Raitin's late challenge caught a Medoacus Maior's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jeremias Raitin helped the player get up and apologised. In the 41st match minute, GUSESI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeremias Raitin to maneuver through the defense. Medoacus Maior's Anselmo Signori couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for GUSESI. When Medoacus Maior's Florian Fanfarone in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye GUSESI's goalie prevented a goal. When Flavio Martini fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Medoacus Maior's protests and gave Flavio Martini a yellow card for diving instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

After having played for 59 minutes, Florian Fanfarone managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Medoacus Maior's supporters crossed their fingers, but Florian Fanfarone was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Florentino Paul charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Florentino Paul the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 63rd minute, Florentino Paul hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florentino Paul in the 66th minute of play forced Medoacus Maior's goalkeeper Armin Mantini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hugo Sánchez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armin Mantini having to interfere. In the 70th minute, Benjamin Servando 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. David Indalecio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anselmo Signori in the 78th minute. David Indalecio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florian Fanfarone in the 79th minute of play. After some careless play in the GUSESI defense, Florian Fanfarone kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of David Indalecio. The GUSESI fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that David Indalecio should have stopped the shot. Anselmo Signori did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-4 to the left of a surprised David Indalecio 87 minutes into the match. 92 minutes into the game, Alvise Renzetti was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Medoacus Maior's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave GUSESI the free kick. When the match was over Medoacus Maior could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than GUSESI throughout the match.