U23 World League

Ibrox Park
Spectators: 8527 (Terracing: 6396, Seating: 1961, VIP seats: 170) Alessio Tristezza shot from long distance after 4 played minutes, a shot that Adrian Kostrzewski with certain difficulty stopped from going in under the crossbar. After 5 minutes CLUB ROSE GARDEN's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Alessio Tristezza who took care of the corner kick. Alessio Tristezza made a great header on Glasgow Rangers FC's corner, it was just that CLUB ROSE GARDEN's Adrian Kostrzewski managed to reach the ball for a save. The supporters of CLUB ROSE GARDEN booed when Glasgow Rangers FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Flavio Marchegiani didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Glasgow Rangers FC's goalkeeper Anfilogino Fantini, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, CLUB ROSE GARDEN's Adrian Kostrzewski got control of the ball when Mai Bo Shu tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 21st minute, Johannes Sjögren ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Anfilogino Fantini was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After having played for 29 minutes, Aldo Macchione managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Glasgow Rangers FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aldo Macchione was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Aldo Macchione had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After having played for 33 minutes, Demirhan Yalap managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CLUB ROSE GARDEN's supporters crossed their fingers, but Demirhan Yalap was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Şener Kazan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anfilogino Fantini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Johannes Sjögren, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Anfilogino Fantini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Demirhan Yalap, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 43 minutes of play, Glasgow Rangers FC's Aldo Macchione made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Adrian Kostrzewski was left in no man's land by his defense there! Anfilogino Fantini stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Johannes Sjögren's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. After taking down the ball on CLUB ROSE GARDEN's corner Okanay Gazir fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Anfilogino Fantini quite easily take care of the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mai Bo Shu made a kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Johannes Sjögren kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Anfilogino Fantini. That made the score 1-3 in the 52 minute of play. With a little luck, Glasgow Rangers FC's Anfilogino Fantini got control of the ball when Demirhan Yalap tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 58th match minute, Glasgow Rangers FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aurelio Domenici to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Glasgow Rangers FC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Aurelio Domenici hit a great ball. In the 61stth minute of the game Johannes Sjögren who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Glasgow Rangers FC's Anfilogino Fantini was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aldo Macchione in the 62nd minute of play forced CLUB ROSE GARDEN's goalkeeper Adrian Kostrzewski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 65 minutes into the match, CLUB ROSE GARDEN's Demirhan Yalap sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Anfilogino Fantini narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The throw-in from Dennis Di Tommaso in the 68th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by CLUB ROSE GARDEN's Şener Kazan. Okanay Gazir's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Anfilogino Fantini firmly grabbed it by the left post. CLUB ROSE GARDEN's Adrian Kostrzewski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aldo Macchione in the 76th minute of play. After 81 minutes Glasgow Rangers FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Okanay Gazir who took care of the corner kick. After some careless play in the CLUB ROSE GARDEN defense, Lee-Paul Ramon kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adrian Kostrzewski. The CLUB ROSE GARDEN fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adrian Kostrzewski should have stopped the shot. After 93 played minutes CLUB ROSE GARDEN got a freekick which was hit by Lucas Torrea. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. CLUB ROSE GARDEN had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.