U23 World League

Polenta Stadium
Spectators: 8062 (Terracing: 6048, Seating: 1854, VIP seats: 160) Donato Foddis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomás Sabin in the 4th minute of the match. Simon Igon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mel Önen in the 8th minute of the match. Donato Foddis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomás Sabin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ara Gostev kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Sacro Balompié's Simon Igon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Sacro Balompié from getting a goal against them. 16 minutes into the match, Mel Önen had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Simon Igon. Sacro Balompié's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mel Önen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeremias Gaueko in the 20th minute of play forced AC Collins's goalkeeper Donato Foddis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute Tomás Sabin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donato Foddis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute Jeremias Gaueko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donato Foddis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute Jeremias Gaueko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donato Foddis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the AC Collins defense, Tomás Sabin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Donato Foddis. The AC Collins fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Donato Foddis should have stopped the shot. Simon Igon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mel Önen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AC Collins's Donato Foddis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tomás Sabin in the 30th minute of play. Mel Önen who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 33rdth minute tested the skills of Simon Igon when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 35th minute, Carmine Oddi made a precise shot to the right of Simon Igon. Sacro Balompié's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Gervasio Lidon scored 2-2 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Donato Foddis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Donato Foddis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeremias Gaueko in the 42nd minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tomás Sabin was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th minute, Mané Lago hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Simon Igon didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Carmine Oddi went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score. AC Collins's Pekko Rino was substituted for Mel Önen. Lorenzo Haimar kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. The supporters of Sacro Balompié booed when AC Collins was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Uci Hardon didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 67th minute, Uci Hardon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Donato Foddis made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Tomás Sabin sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mané Lago during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Sacro Balompié's Mané Lago got a free kick in the 74th minute. AC Collins's Cesare Barberio was substituted for Stelian Albeanu. 76 minutes into the match, Sacro Balompié's goal looked a bit too open when Koko Mero came free, but Simon Igon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Donato Foddis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomás Sabin in the 78th minute of the match. Simon Igon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pekko Rino, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pekko Rino during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 82 played minutes AC Collins got a freekick which was hit by Pekko Rino. Donato Foddis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomás Sabin in the 87th minute of the match. 90 minutes into the match, Pekko Rino notched a goal, 5-2, to the right of Sacro Balompié's Simon Igon. Simon Igon was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The AC Collins fans cheered their team off the field, for while Sacro Balompié had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.