U23 World League

Stadio Carloforte
Spectators: 7651 (Terracing: 5740, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) Waclaw Zajonc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Halász in the 4th minute of the match. In the 6th minute Alessandro Iacovella shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but János Szepes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 9th minute by Alessandro Iacovella got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessandro Galeone in the 10th minute of play forced Green Zombies's goalkeeper János Szepes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Emil Halász came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Green Zombies fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Emil Halász couldn't finish the play. Alessandro Iacovella scored 1-0 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of János Szepes, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Carloforte f.c.'s Waclaw Zajonc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elek Gáspár in the 22nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Emil Halász's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Waclaw Zajonc was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. In the 30th minute of the match Carloforte f.c. got a corner. Green Zombies's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. 柳川广 ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that 柳川广 got away a dangerous shot. Despite this János Szepes quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Green Zombies's János Szepes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Green Zombies from getting a goal against them. After 37 played minutes Green Zombies got a freekick which was hit by Ádám Horváth. 43 minutes into the match, Carloforte f.c.'s goal looked a bit too open when Emil Halász came free, but Waclaw Zajonc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 46 minutes into the match, Nándor Gera had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Waclaw Zajonc. Carloforte f.c.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nándor Gera was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alessandro Iacovella stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Waclaw Zajonc stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emil Halász's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. When Green Zombies's Emil Halász in the 51st minute got a chance for a shot 51st 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. 53 minutes into the match, Carloforte f.c.'s goalkeeper Waclaw Zajonc had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emil Halász. Elek Gáspár recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 59 minutes of play, Carloforte f.c.'s Alessandro Iacovella made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. János Szepes was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the match clock showed 62 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Emil Halász sped through Carloforte f.c.'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Waclaw Zajonc. In the 65th minute Claudio Capuozzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but János Szepes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alessandro Iacovella hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. In the 71st minute, 柳川广 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elek Gáspár in the 72nd minute of play forced Carloforte f.c.'s goalkeeper Waclaw Zajonc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcell Csongrádi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Waclaw Zajonc tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Waclaw Zajonc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elek Gáspár, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Carloforte f.c.'s Waclaw Zajonc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcell Csongrádi in the 81st minute of play. Waclaw Zajonc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emil Halász, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. János Szepes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessandro Iacovella, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Carloforte f.c. booed when Green Zombies was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcell Csongrádi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carloforte f.c.'s Waclaw Zajonc proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Carloforte f.c. from getting a goal against them. In the 94th minute, Alessandro Iacovella left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Carloforte f.c. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. Green Zombies's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.