U23 World League

Segundo Nahia
Spectators: 7515 (Terracing: 5637, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Luka Modrić took the kick off in the first half of the match. eDp! Gaming FC were awarded a corner in the 6th minute after Alba FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Roman Berbiz took the corner. After taking down the ball on eDp! Gaming FC's corner Roman Berbiz fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Demetrio Felli quite easily take care of the ball. Demetrio Felli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elce Ko in the 10th minute of the match. Demetrio Felli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luka Modrić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 18 minutes into the game, Christian Paganelli cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Rodrigo Azeari was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 27th minute Luka Modrić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Demetrio Felli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Higinio Harriet hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. In the 40th match minute, Alba FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Donato Amatori to maneuver through the defense. Luka Modrić fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Demetrio Felli having to interfere. 42 minutes into the match, eDp! Gaming FC's goal looked a bit too open when Enrico De Grandis came free, but Rodrigo Azeari reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Demetrio Felli made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Luka Modrić sent off a good shot on target.

The wind increased when Enrico De Grandis made the kick off in the second half. Rodrigo Azeari made an important save on a dangerous shot by Enrico De Grandis in the 51st minute. 55 minutes into the match, eDp! Gaming FC's goal looked a bit too open when Donato Amatori came free, but Rodrigo Azeari reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Paganelli in the 60th minute of play forced eDp! Gaming FC's goalkeeper Rodrigo Azeari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute, Luka Modrić ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Demetrio Felli was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. When Edgard Quico fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored eDp! Gaming FC's protests and gave Edgard Quico a yellow card for diving instead. Edgard Quico kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Demetrio Felli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luka Modrić in the 68th minute of play. Donato Amatori scored 2-3 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rodrigo Azeari, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Demetrio Felli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elce Ko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Elce Ko fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored eDp! Gaming FC's protests and gave Elce Ko a yellow card for diving instead. In the 83rd match minute, eDp! Gaming FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elce Ko to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Enrico De Grandis got free with Rodrigo Azeari in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 90th match minute, Alba FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christian Paganelli to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Alba FC getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Ermanno Casale hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luka Modrić in the 92nd minute of play forced Alba FC's goalkeeper Demetrio Felli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alba FC's Demetrio Felli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silverio Alonso in the 95th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Alba FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.