U18 League

Soliera
Spectators: 163 (Terracing: 123, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Beppe Sabatino started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Soliera getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Anthony Faiella hit a great ball. 18 minutes into the game, Soliera's Felice Trabucco nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alberto Guaita made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 23rd minute Beppe Sabatino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Demetrio Benarrivo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 2-0 became the score in the 28th minute when Felice Trabucco elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Amos Loreto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Demetrio Benarrivo having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aldo Scotti in the 32nd minute of play forced Soliera's goalkeeper Demetrio Benarrivo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alberto Guaita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felice Trabucco in the 39th minute of play. Amos Loreto kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. Alberto Guaita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felice Trabucco in the 43rd minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Felice Trabucco stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute Soliera were awarded a corner. Antonio Vago went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Soliera's corner Antonio Vago fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Alberto Guaita quite easily take care of the ball. A collision led to Old BaoBaB Accademy getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Aldo Scotti hit a great ball. Alberto Guaita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felice Trabucco in the 63rd minute of play. Alvaro Vittorio kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Felice Trabucco might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alberto Guaita. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Felice Trabucco ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Soliera's Demetrio Benarrivo got control of the ball when Aldo Scotti tried to sneak it across the goal line. Old BaoBaB Accademy's Alberto Guaita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniele Crema in the 83rd minute of play. The supporters of Soliera booed when Old BaoBaB Accademy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aldo Scotti didn't get a good kick on the ball. Soliera's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.