U23 League

Saracino Stadium
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Patrick Izzo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Alvaro Rotili made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patrick Izzo in the 3rd minute of play. Joshua Demanuele hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Federico Lucente took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Amadeo Rapinett. Amadeo Rapinett dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Amadeo Rapinett made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Federico Lucente in the 20th minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Federico Lucente notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Attard Gunners's Amadeo Rapinett. Amadeo Rapinett was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Amadeo Rapinett made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Federico Lucente in the 30th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Federico Lucente in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Amadeo Rapinett prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, A.S. Udinese's Concetto De Francesco got a free kick in the 34th minute. The supporters of A.S. Udinese booed when Attard Gunners was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Isaac Testaferrata Olivier didn't get a good kick on the ball. Amadeo Rapinett showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Federico Lucente in the 46th minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Federico Lucente to make the kick off. Federico Lucente took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Amadeo Rapinett. Amadeo Rapinett dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. Amadeo Rapinett made an important save on a dangerous shot by Federico Lucente in the 62nd minute. In the 64th minute, Federico Lucente made a precise shot to the right of Amadeo Rapinett. Attard Gunners's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-5. Attard Gunners's Amadeo Rapinett proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Attard Gunners from getting a goal against them. Alvaro Rotili showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrea Xuereb in the 74th minute of the match. Alvaro Rotili took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michael Testaferrata Olivier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 78 minutes Attard Gunners's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Alexander Damiani who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on A.S. Udinese's corner Edmondo Mandelli fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Amadeo Rapinett quite easily take care of the ball. A.S. Udinese were awarded a corner in the 80th minute after Attard Gunners's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Alexander Damiani took the corner. Jake Debono kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 82 minutes, Federico Lucente put it in 1-7 from a short distance just to the right of Amadeo Rapinett. After 88 minutes, Alvise Di Ianni mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the A.S. Udinese and the Attard Gunners players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 88th minute, Alvise Di Ianni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Attard Gunners made a substitution. Lawrence De Marco replaced Michael Testaferrata Olivier. Attard Gunners's Albert Diacono was substituted for Patrick Izzo. The supporters of Attard Gunners booed when A.S. Udinese was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alvise Di Ianni didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 91 played minutes A.S. Udinese got a freekick which was hit by Federico Lucente. Alvaro Rotili made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albert Diacono in the 93rd minute of play. In the 96th minute, Josh Triganza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. A.S. Udinese walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.