U21 World League

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Spectators: 7722 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Humberto Alcaraz started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Alexander Vitelli managed to get in a good position for a shot. San Felice a Ema U.L.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Alexander Vitelli was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rune Söder breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Through an outstanding action, after 6 minutes, Elia Bellone successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Elia Bellone made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Edgar Björkman sent off a good shot on target. 11 minutes into the match, Firma Barnängen's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Pasquarelli came free, but Rune Söder reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 15thth minute of the game Humberto Alcaraz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but San Felice a Ema U.L.'s Elia Bellone was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Elia Bellone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgar Björkman in the 20th minute of play. In the 20th match minute, San Felice a Ema U.L. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernardo Carbonaro to maneuver through the defense. 22 minutes into the match, Edgar Björkman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Elia Bellone. San Felice a Ema U.L.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edgar Björkman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Elia Bellone made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Edgar Björkman sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Firma Barnängen getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. João Pedro Pepe hit a great ball. After 41 played minutes Firma Barnängen got a freekick which was hit by Agne Hellkvist. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexander Vitelli in the 42nd minute of play forced Firma Barnängen's goalkeeper Rune Söder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 44 minutes, Alexander Vitelli made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Firma Barnängen's Rune Söder tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Agne Hellkvist kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. In the 57th minute Edgar Björkman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elia Bellone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. San Felice a Ema U.L.'s Elia Bellone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgar Björkman in the 57th minute of play. Elia Bellone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agne Hellkvist in the 60th minute of the match. Edgar Björkman might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Elia Bellone. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edgar Björkman ran back to his position shaking his head. Elia Bellone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Agne Hellkvist in the 69th minute of play. Elia Bellone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Agne Hellkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edoardo Fini hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. In the 79th minute of the match Stig Holmgren sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Elia Bellone skillfully saved the ball. 82 minutes into the match, San Felice a Ema U.L.'s goal looked a bit too open when Agne Hellkvist came free, but Elia Bellone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexander Vitelli in the 84th minute of play forced Firma Barnängen's goalkeeper Rune Söder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elia Bellone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agne Hellkvist in the 87th minute of the match. Agne Hellkvist kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Elia Bellone came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by Firma Barnängen's Agne Hellkvist. But to his dismay, Agne Hellkvist quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. When Patrick Kilström fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Firma Barnängen's protests and gave Patrick Kilström a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Firma Barnängen's Patrick Kilström got a free kick in the 94th minute. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Firma Barnängen fully deserved thier win.