U23 World League

ESTADIO APPLE ARENA
Spectators: 7467 (Terracing: 5601, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cristo Kane took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 6th minute, FITO APPLE TEAM's Honorio Moneda ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Anthony Falcioni. Anthony Falcioni yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. In the 10th minute of the match, Honorio Moneda tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Anthony Falcioni saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. If Cristo Kane had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Xanti Ballina fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anthony Falcioni having to interfere. Fulvio Sanna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Inautzi Nalda having to interfere. With his leg Anthony Falcioni managed to avoid a goal in the 25thth minute, when FITO APPLE TEAM's Xanti Ballina fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Anthony Falcioni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Honorio Moneda, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. After 34 played minutes Sao Brasola got a freekick which was hit by Christian Guerrini. Anthony Barbato fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Inautzi Nalda having to interfere. In the 44th minute, Anthony Barbato got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Honorio Moneda to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the game, Biagio Raimondi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sao Brasola's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FITO APPLE TEAM the free kick. After a rather tough play, Sao Brasola's Biagio Raimondi got a free kick in the 54th minute. 58 minutes into the match, Sao Brasola's goal looked a bit too open when Xanti Ballina came free, but Anthony Falcioni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anthony Falcioni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Haroldo Ucieda in the 60th minute of play. Honorio Moneda struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Anthony Falcioni didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FITO APPLE TEAM. In the 65th minute, Fabricius Zemp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 66th minute, Sao Brasola's Anthony Barbato ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Inautzi Nalda. Inautzi Nalda yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. Xanti Ballina took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Anthony Falcioni. Anthony Falcioni dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. In the 73rd minute, Xanti Ballina ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Anthony Falcioni was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. After a rather tough play, FITO APPLE TEAM's Haroldo Ucieda got a free kick in the 78th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xanti Ballina in the 80th minute of play forced Sao Brasola's goalkeeper Anthony Falcioni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Xanti Ballina in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anthony Falcioni saved Sao Brasola from getting behind. In the 86th minute, Honorio Moneda made a precise shot to the right of Anthony Falcioni. Sao Brasola's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. Anthony Falcioni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Honorio Moneda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.