U23 World League

Alfredo Di Stéfano
Spectators: 7528 (Terracing: 5647, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nemesio Maiorga kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Bancruz F.C booed when Schuster was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edoardo Polito didn't get a good kick on the ball. Schuster's Ernesto Formaggio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Schuster from getting a goal against them. Ernesto Formaggio was out of position in the 7 minute of play, and Severino Iraunkor capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Severino Iraunkor really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. 10 minutes into the match, Schuster's goal looked a bit too open when Severino Iraunkor came free, but Ernesto Formaggio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Schuster's Edoardo Polito got a free kick in the 11th minute. With his leg Ernesto Formaggio managed to avoid a goal in the 12thth minute, when Bancruz F.C's Cirilo Caradaro fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 14 minutes had been played when some careless play by Schuster's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Severino Iraunkor was slow to take the kick. During this time Bancruz F.C's players had a chance to rest. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Nemesio Maiorga got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 2-0. 14 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Severino Iraunkor got free with Ernesto Formaggio in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 31st minute Nemesio Maiorga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernesto Formaggio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Schuster's Ernesto Formaggio got control of the ball when Severino Iraunkor tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Bancruz F.C's Nemesio Maiorga slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ernesto Formaggio. That made the score 4-0 after 33 minutes of play. Ernesto Formaggio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nemesio Maiorga, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Severino Iraunkor took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ernesto Formaggio. Ernesto Formaggio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Norberto Guillen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bancruz F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Norberto Guillen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ernesto Formaggio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd rose to their feet as Bancruz F.C's Nemesio Maiorga slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ernesto Formaggio. That made the score 6-0 after 43 minutes of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 6-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Carter Rocco was the one to do the kick off. Ernesto Formaggio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cirilo Caradaro in the 54th minute of play. After 55 minutes of play, Bancruz F.C's Severino Iraunkor made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ernesto Formaggio was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Schuster getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Alex Di Nunzio hit a great ball. Ernesto Formaggio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Severino Iraunkor in the 60th minute of the match. Fabrizio Lucchetti hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Severino Iraunkor took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 65th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ernesto Formaggio. Schuster's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Carter Rocco's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 67thth minute, Pedro Faron skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nemesio Maiorga in the 71st minute of play forced Schuster's goalkeeper Ernesto Formaggio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ernesto Formaggio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Humberto Rodas, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. After 73 played minutes Schuster got a freekick which was hit by Achille Violento. Cirilo Caradaro took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ernesto Formaggio. Ernesto Formaggio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 8-0. Ernesto Formaggio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cirilo Caradaro in the 78th minute of the match. Ernesto Formaggio came out of the goal in the 80th minute to try and stop a shot by Bancruz F.C's Cirilo Caradaro. But to his dismay, Cirilo Caradaro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 9-0. Ernesto Formaggio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cirilo Caradaro in the 84th minute of the match. In the 88th minute Nemesio Maiorga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernesto Formaggio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cirilo Caradaro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ernesto Formaggio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 94th minute of play. Julian Cloyo kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. After 96 played minutes Schuster got a freekick which was hit by Fabrizio Lucchetti.