Under-15: emphatic, historic win for the Titani over Liechtenstein, tournament goes to Gibraltar

San Marino rounded off its UEFA Under-15 Development Tournament in style. After winning on penalties on Matchday One, Di Spirito’s young Titani this morning claimed a historic and sensational 9-1 victory over Liechtenstein on the third and final matchday of the tournament held this week in the Republic.

The match in Dogana got off to a flying start, with the first goal arriving inside the opening minute. It was Liechtenstein who struck first, Oberwaditzer heading past Casali to break the deadlock. Di Spirito’s boys did not lose heart and just two minutes later they were back on level terms: a fine burst down the right by Valentini and a cross into the middle for Sensoli, who made no mistake. The Titani grew into the contest and went in front on 12 minutes: a cross from Berardi found Macina in the box, the number nine laid it off neatly for Valentini, who picked out the far corner from the edge of the area. San Marino kept pushing and two minutes later struck again through a solo effort from Macina, who made it 3-1 with a powerful, pinpoint right-footed finish. Riding the wave of enthusiasm, the Biancoazzurri made it four on 16 minutes at the end of a magnificent move: a delightful piece of skill from Chiaruzzi sparked a counter-attack led by Sensoli, who with the outside of his boot picked out Macina; he then slipped in Valentini, perfectly timed in his run into the box, and Valentini finished it off with a delicious touch. The Titani even allowed themselves the “luxury” of missing a penalty, awarded on 19 minutes for a foul by Diehr on Jourdain. The young Sammarinese stepped up himself, but Tinner saved. As if still owing themselves a goal, San Marino kept pouring forward relentlessly and two minutes later scored again with a thunderous strike from Valentini, who beat Tinner from a tight angle to complete his hat-trick. The Titani showed no signs of easing off and extended their lead again towards the end of the half. On 39 minutes Jourdain beat his marker with a superb piece of skill and then clipped the ball into the area, where Meloni was on hand to score his second. The Titani tornado was still blowing, and shortly before the break Di Spirito’s boys found the net yet again: after Valentini’s treble, Meloni also took home the match ball with San Marino’s seventh, which arrived on 42 minutes when the number nine tapped in after Tinner had parried a shot from Sensoli. With San Marino holding a commanding lead, the teams then headed for the dressing rooms.

After the restart the tempo dropped, but Di Spirito’s Titani still had plenty in the tank to add further gloss to the scoreline. On 78 minutes came the eighth goal of the day for the Biancoazzurri: Tinner failed to deal cleanly with a corner, the ball dropped dangerously in the six-yard box and Rattini was the quickest to react, joining the goal fest. Shortly before the ninetieth minute came the icing on the cake for Di Spirito’s boys on an unforgettable morning. The ninth goal was another effort of real quality, Berardi striking the ball first time from outside the area and sending it into the top corner. That was the goal for the final 9-1 scoreline which sealed the contest in Dogana. It was a comprehensive, emphatic victory for San Marino, who nonetheless finished third in the group. The tournament title went to Gibraltar, who beat Andorra 3-0 to leapfrog them in the table on the final matchday. In Acquaviva, Scott Wiseman’s Red and Whites prevailed thanks to a Greene brace, which opened and closed the scoring, with Moreno Ruiz netting in between. Gibraltar finished top on seven points, followed by Andorra on six and San Marino on five points. Liechtenstein finished bottom with zero points.

UEFA U-15 Development Tournament San Marino 2026, Matchday 3 | San Marino – Liechtenstein 9-1

SAN MARINO

Casali; Balzan, Valmaseda Garcia, Canini (75’ Rattini); Berardi, Valentini (52’ Cupi), Colombini (75’ Argenziano), Jourdain, Chiaruzzi (65’ Benedettini); Macina (65’ Maiani), Sensoli (54’ Righi)

Substitutes: Mariotti, Zavoli, Guerra

Coach: Luigi Di Spirito

LIECHTENSTEIN

Tinner; Diehr, Heidiger, Maierhof, Oberwaditzer (75’ Urschitz), Schürmann (35’ Kessler); Angele (45’ Schmid, 70’ Mackaj), Krasniqi, Matt (75’ Risch); Bogicevic (70’ Heyden), Telser

Substitutes: Kaiser, Stocklasa

Coach: Roman Spirig

Referee: Alessandro Vandi

Assistant referees: Gianmarco Ercolani, Alfonso Giannotti

Fourth official: Mykhaylo Nykolyn

Scorers: 2’ Oberwaditzer, 4’ Sensoli, 12’, 17’ & 22’ Valentini, 14’, 39’ & 41’ Macina, 78’ Rattini, 87’ Berardi