U21 World League

Artemio Franchi
Spectators: 8019 (Terracing: 6016, Seating: 1844, VIP seats: 159) After a rather tough play, BELAJ BOYS's Marc Biörkquist got a free kick in the 4th minute. Guillermo Padro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zaaki Zakas, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. 9 minutes into the match, ACF Fiorentina's goal looked a bit too open when Zaaki Zakas came free, but Guillermo Padro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Guillermo Padro came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by BELAJ BOYS's Joseph Melin. But to his dismay, Joseph Melin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Guillermo Padro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celso Bastos in the 20th minute of play. BELAJ BOYS's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Joseph Melin in the 21st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zaaki Zakas in the 24th minute of play forced ACF Fiorentina's goalkeeper Guillermo Padro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Joseph Melin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Guillermo Padro was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. Fabio Estavans short, quick shot in the 29thth minute got Esbjörn Apelquist to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Guillermo Padro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marc Biörkquist in the 31st minute of play. In the 32nd match minute, BELAJ BOYS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thor Kollberg to maneuver through the defense. After 33 played minutes, ACF Fiorentina's Felix Marino shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Esbjörn Apelquist came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ACF Fiorentina reached it. Guillermo Padro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zaaki Zakas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to BELAJ BOYS getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Joseph Melin hit a great ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zaaki Zakas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When BELAJ BOYS's Zaaki Zakas in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ACF Fiorentina's goalie prevented a goal. Thor Kollberg fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guillermo Padro having to interfere. In the 63rd minute, BELAJ BOYS's Marc Biörkquist ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Guillermo Padro. Guillermo Padro yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. In the 68th match minute, ACF Fiorentina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabio Estavan to maneuver through the defense. Aurelio Salamon charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aurelio Salamon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 73rd match minute, ACF Fiorentina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aurelio Salamon to maneuver through the defense. Zaaki Zakas scored 0-3 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Guillermo Padro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Through an outstanding action, after 83 minutes, Guillermo Padro successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. A collision led to ACF Fiorentina getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Samuel Phelipe hit a great ball. BELAJ BOYS's Esbjörn Apelquist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samuel Phelipe in the 88th minute of play. In the 92nd match minute, ACF Fiorentina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Samuel Phelipe to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Marc Biörkquist's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Guillermo Padro was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. BELAJ BOYS played a much better game than ACF Fiorentina and deserved their victory. The ACF Fiorentina players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.