U23 World League

Palermo
Spectators: 7631 (Terracing: 5724, Seating: 1755, VIP seats: 152) Florencio Fix started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Palermo AFC's Primitivo Jeraldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonard Andrițoiu in the 2nd minute of play. Iacob Elian made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Andres Leoncio sent off a good shot on target. In the 7th minute Albano Ruisko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iacob Elian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leonard Andrițoiu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Primitivo Jeraldo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Everardo Esquipula hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Florencio Fix took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Iacob Elian. Iacob Elian dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. In the 23rd minute Fausto Roland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iacob Elian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 28 minutes of play, G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s Eduard Afloroaiei made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Primitivo Jeraldo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Fausto Roland could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Iacob Elian made a huge save. 35 minutes into the match, Palermo AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Cezar Mâinea came free, but Primitivo Jeraldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s zone, Albano Ruisko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Iacob Elian came out of the goal and Albano Ruisko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Andres Leoncio in the 52nd minute of play forced G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s goalkeeper Iacob Elian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leonard Andrițoiu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Primitivo Jeraldo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Iacob Elian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andres Leoncio, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Iacob Elian didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Palermo AFC's Florencio Fix shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Iacob Elian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florencio Fix in the 68th minute of play. Palermo AFC were awarded a corner in the 69th minute after G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Siro Galo took the corner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albano Ruisko in the 72nd minute of play forced G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s goalkeeper Iacob Elian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Albano Ruisko took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Iacob Elian. Iacob Elian dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. After a rather tough play, Palermo AFC's Fausto Roland got a free kick in the 78th minute. Iacob Elian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florencio Fix, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Iacob Elian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albano Ruisko in the 85th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 88 minutes, the score became 4-1 when Albano Ruisko sped through G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Iacob Elian. The audience was convinced that Fausto Roland's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iacob Elian was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. 93 minutes into the game, Andres Leoncio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Palermo AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave G16 ⚽️NEGRELE⚽️ the free kick. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Palermo AFC fully deserved thier win.