U18 League

Stade des Lumières
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Christian Palmucci started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enrico Gervasi in the 7th minute of play forced Formation Pure Lyonnaise's goalkeeper Brian Soria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brian Soria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Palmucci in the 11th minute of the match. If Emanuele Di Giovanni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Christian Palmucci kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Armando Cavallucci scored 0-1 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Brian Soria, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Yohann Prévôt recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 30th minute of the match Isaac Bernal shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Comunardo Capobianco showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Davy Giacomoni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Comunardo Capobianco having to interfere. Brian Soria took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Palmucci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 40 played minutes A.S. Trastevere got a freekick which was hit by Edoardo Boccanera. Formation Pure Lyonnaise's Brian Soria played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filippo Schirone in the 46th minute of play. In the 47th minute, Ermanno Pellecchia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 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 Davy Giacomoni to make the kick off. In the 55th minute, Emanuele Di Giovanni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 56th minute Davy Giacomoni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Comunardo Capobianco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 58th minute Étienne Lebret shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Comunardo Capobianco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 59th minute, Rodrigo Péret 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 blew the whistle for a penalty in the 60th minute of the game. One of A.S. Trastevere:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Formation Pure Lyonnaise:s goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Emanuele Di Giovanni managed to get in a good position for a shot. A.S. Trastevere's supporters rose to their feet, but Emanuele Di Giovanni was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Brian Soria breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Christian Palmucci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edoardo Boccanera in the 77th minute of play forced Formation Pure Lyonnaise's goalkeeper Brian Soria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Enrico Gervasi took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Brian Soria to make any attempt to save it. A collision led to A.S. Trastevere getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Ermanno Pellecchia hit a great ball. Formation Pure Lyonnaise's Brian Soria proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Formation Pure Lyonnaise from getting a goal against them. 92 minutes into the game, Ermanno Pellecchia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. A.S. Trastevere's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Formation Pure Lyonnaise the free kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tanguy Kempf during the 97th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of A.S. Trastevere booed when Formation Pure Lyonnaise was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tanguy Kempf didn't get a good kick on the ball. A.S. Trastevere played a much better game than Formation Pure Lyonnaise and deserved their victory. The Formation Pure Lyonnaise players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.