The match ends 4-1 Genoa And Palermo valid for the quarter-finals of the U15 National Championship. After the 3-3 draw in the first leg, the Ligurians won at home against the Sicilians. The baby rosanero thus exited the playoffs and the championship race.
Palermo immediately broke the deadlock by scoring with Balsamo who received a long ball in the 4th minute and once in the area he didn’t miss the shot, taking his team forward. In the 7th minute Genoa responds with Saladino who heads the ball into the net, but the referee blows the whistle for the off-side. The hosts tried to make up for the deficit on several occasions but were unable to do so. At the end, the Rosanero continued to attack with Balsamo who attempted to surprise the opposing goalkeeper with a slide, but there was nothing he could do. The first half ends here.
The second half began immediately with the Ligurians equalizing thanks to an unfortunate own goal by Greco who tried to return but the ball ended up in his goal. At 16′ Genoa overturns the result and goes ahead 2-1 with a goal from Savona. The advantage widened for the home team in the 30th minute with Cozzolino receiving the ball in the middle of the area and making a shot towards the goal, bringing the score to 3-1. But Genoa are not satisfied and in the 43rd minute they make it 4-1 with Longobardi.
