U21 World League

Stadio Carloforte
Spectators: 7700 (Terracing: 5776, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Alessandro Iacovella started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Beppe Savoia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carmine Moretta in the 5th minute of play. When Aurelio Piola fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored forsal FC's protests and gave Aurelio Piola a yellow card for diving instead. With a little luck, forsal FC's Huang Hao Chuan got control of the ball when Alessandro Iacovella tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alessandro Iacovella's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Huang Hao Chuan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, Carloforte f.c.'s goal looked a bit too open when Carmine Moretta came free, but Beppe Savoia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Carloforte f.c.'s Amedeo Orioli in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye forsal FC's goalie prevented a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Andrea Capasso during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The crowd rose to their feet as Carloforte f.c.'s Alessandro Iacovella slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Huang Hao Chuan. That made the score 1-0 after 25 minutes of play. When forsal FC's Carmine Moretta in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Carloforte f.c.'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 29thth minute of the game Carmine Moretta who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Carloforte f.c.'s Beppe Savoia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alessandro Iacovellas short, quick shot in the 32ndth minute got Huang Hao Chuan to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Huang Hao Chuan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alessandro Iacovella in the 33rd minute. 37 minutes into the match, forsal FC's goal looked a bit too open when Amedeo Orioli came free, but Huang Hao Chuan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, forsal FC's Aurelio Piola got a free kick in the 39th minute. The long shot by Armin Scotti in the 40th minute really tested Huang Hao Chuan's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In a very dangerous position, a player in forsal FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 41st minute. Penalty! Huang Hao Chuan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alessandro Iacovella's shot from short distance in the 46th minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Carmine Moretta was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Alessandro Iacovella was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Carloforte f.c.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave forsal FC the free kick. Alessandro Iacovella hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. A collision led to Carloforte f.c. getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Andrea Capasso hit a great ball. In the 57thth minute of the game Ciro Lucentini who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Carloforte f.c.'s Beppe Savoia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Huang Hao Chuan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessandro Iacovella, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. forsal FC's Carmine Moretta got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Amedeo Orioli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Huang Hao Chuan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Andrea Capasso got his second yellow card in the match during the 65th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, Carloforte f.c.'s Andrea Capasso got a free kick in the 66th minute. 68 minutes had been played when some careless play by Carloforte f.c.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cristiano Carlini was slow to take the kick. During this time forsal FC's players had a chance to rest. forsal FC's Cristiano Carlini was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Beppe Savoia in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When Amedeo Orioli fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Carloforte f.c.'s protests and gave Amedeo Orioli a yellow card for diving instead. Amedeo Orioli hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Beppe Savoia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carmine Moretta, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. After 83 minutes of play, forsal FC's Carmine Moretta made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Beppe Savoia was left in no man's land by his defense there! Carloforte f.c.'s Beppe Savoia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Carloforte f.c. from getting a goal against them. Carmine Moretta hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. After 94 played minutes forsal FC got a freekick which was hit by Christian Calabrese. Alvise Bevilacqua struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Huang Hao Chuan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Carloforte f.c..