U23 World League

Miyoy Arena
Spectators: 7471 (Terracing: 5604, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristoforo Balboni in the 4th minute of play forced Adab FC's goalkeeper Zoheir Chadl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zoheir Chadl stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristoforo Balboni's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cristoforo Balboni in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zoheir Chadl prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 13 minutes, Souad Nabil mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Adab FC and the CLC Winter players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 13 played minutes Adab FC got a freekick which was hit by Souad Nabil. Franco Bosso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Djamel Belloumi, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. After having played for 20 minutes, Djamel Belloumi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Adab FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Djamel Belloumi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Adab FC's Abd al-Asis Lacen got a free kick in the 22nd minute. CLC Winter's Franco Bosso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save CLC Winter from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Cristoforo Balboni's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zoheir Chadl was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. A hard shot 29 in the game by Abd al-Asis Lacen from a close distance when the talented Franco Bosso managed to make a qualified save. CLC Winter's players were relieved. If Djamel Belloumi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Franco Bosso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Djamel Belloumi in the 34th minute of play. 35 minutes into the game, CLC Winter's Fortunato Daniele nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zoheir Chadl made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Ahmed Tahar hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. In the 42nd minute Damiano Di Placido shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zoheir Chadl saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tayeb Drioueche hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, CLC Winter's Ferdinando Battista tried to score from far away in the 44th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cristoforo Balboni in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zoheir Chadl prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When CLC Winter's Cristoforo Balboni in the 47th minute got a chance for a shot 47th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Adab FC's goalie prevented a goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Zoheir Chadl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damiano Di Placido, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adab FC's Zoheir Chadl played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristoforo Balboni in the 56th minute of play. Franco Bosso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abd al-Asis Lacen, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. After 68 played minutes CLC Winter got a freekick which was hit by Carter Ramoser. Ahmed Tahar charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ahmed Tahar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristoforo Balboni in the 76th minute of play forced Adab FC's goalkeeper Zoheir Chadl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Franco Bosso came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by Adab FC's Djamel Belloumi. But to his dismay, Djamel Belloumi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. After 82 played minutes, Adab FC's Tayeb Drioueche shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Franco Bosso came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Adab FC reached it. Souad Nabil kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Bouzid Bentifour kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Djamel Belloumi struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Franco Bosso didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Adab FC. The Adab FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. CLC Winter were clearly better and deserved to take the win.