U21 League

Eugenio Carlucci
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Anthony Tullo took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Arturo Tardelli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 7th minute, Alfredo Campo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Franco Bottega showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cesare Nardi, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Concetto Di Giulio hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Kroton F.C.'s Edmondo Milanese played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angelo Minotti in the 23rd minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, Kroton F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Anthony Tullo came free, but Edmondo Milanese reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edmondo Milanese made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelo Minotti in the 25th minute of play. In the 29th minute, Cesare Nardi 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 was alert and spotted a serious foul by Federico Balboni during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 36th minute Kroton F.C. were awarded a corner. Federico Balboni went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Elia Losito managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Edmondo Milanese made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelo Minotti in the 42nd minute of play. After 43 played minutes Kroton F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Federico Balboni. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Andrea Cicchini to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the game, Angelo Minotti cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Edmondo Milanese was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Through an outstanding action, after 62 minutes, Franco Bottega successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Franco Bottega took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emanuele Del Giudice, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's Franco Bottega proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC from getting a goal against them. In the 74th match minute, Kroton F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Davide Zangari to maneuver through the defense. Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's Franco Bottega played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emanuele Del Giudice in the 80th minute of play. Emanuele Del Giudices short, quick shot in the 84thth minute got Franco Bottega to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 90 minutes into the game, Kroton F.C.'s Andrea Cicchini nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Franco Bottega made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. In the 94th minute Angelo Minotti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edmondo Milanese saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 95th minute, Anthony Tullo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edmondo Milanese was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-1. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC had won after a very even match.