U23 World League

Stadio Delle Aquile
Spectators: 7687 (Terracing: 5766, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Miguel Mendonça kicked off to start the match. Altino Santarém made an important save on a dangerous shot by Miro Klose in the 10th minute. With a little luck, Ɍυƒυs™'s Altino Santarém got control of the ball when Miro Klose tried to sneak it across the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, FC Aquile Azzurre's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Mendonça came free, but Fulvio Gabriele reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fulvio Gabriele made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Mendonça in the 22nd minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, FC Aquile Azzurre's goal looked a bit too open when Raul Espírito Santo came free, but Fulvio Gabriele reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ɍυƒυs™'s Altino Santarém played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miro Klose in the 26th minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, FC Aquile Azzurre's Miro Klose sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Altino Santarém narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Fulvio Gabriele showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miguel Mendonça, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. FC Aquile Azzurre's Fulvio Gabriele played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulino Velasques in the 32nd minute of play. FC Aquile Azzurre's Fulvio Gabriele played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Raul Espírito Santo in the 33rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Miro Klose's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Altino Santarém was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. A collision led to FC Aquile Azzurre getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Miro Klose hit a great ball. FC Aquile Azzurre's Miro Klose got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Beppe Bordon's late challenge caught a Ɍυƒυs™'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Beppe Bordon helped the player get up and apologised. In the 47th match minute, FC Aquile Azzurre was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Beppe Bordon to maneuver through the defense. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

54 minutes into the match, FC Aquile Azzurre's goalkeeper Fulvio Gabriele had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Paulino Velasques. In the 55th minute Miguel Mendonça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fulvio Gabriele saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 0-1 became the score in the 60th minute when Paulino Velasques elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Jesualdo Castelo Branco's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Fulvio Gabriele firmly grabbed it by the left post. Altino Santarém showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alaa Felice, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. After 79 minutes of play, FC Aquile Azzurre's Fulvio Cugini made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Altino Santarém was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to FC Aquile Azzurre getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Amedeo Carbonetti hit a great ball. 85 minutes into the match, Miguel Mendonça sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Fulvio Gabriele threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Miguel Mendonça this time. Ɍυƒυs™'s Altino Santarém played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miro Klose in the 87th minute of play. After 92 played minutes FC Aquile Azzurre got a freekick which was hit by Dave Nobile. Fulvio Gabriele was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Jesualdo Castelo Branco. In the 95th minute, Miro Klose made a precise shot to the right of Altino Santarém. Ɍυƒυs™'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. The FC Aquile Azzurre support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.