U23 World League

Xenon Stadium
Spectators: 7831 (Terracing: 5874, Seating: 1801, VIP seats: 156) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ferruccio Allegretti got the match started through his kick off. After 7 minutes of play, StraX Xenon FC's Pelle Smedfeldt made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Angelo Di Salvatore was left in no man's land by his defense there! Angelo Di Salvatore made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonas Hellqvist in the 10th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, Sconvols United's goalkeeper Angelo Di Salvatore had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jonas Hellqvist. 13 minutes into the game, Torbjörn Brummer recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Angelo Di Salvatore. Torbjörn Brummer showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jonas Hellqvist got free with Angelo Di Salvatore in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 17 minutes into the match, Pelle Smedfeldt had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Angelo Di Salvatore. Sconvols United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pelle Smedfeldt was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Angelo Di Salvatore showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Torbjörn Brummer, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 22nd minute, StraX Xenon FC's Tomas Asserlindh ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Angelo Di Salvatore. Angelo Di Salvatore yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-0. In the 27th minute, StraX Xenon FC's Torbjörn Brummer dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 5-0. The audience was convinced that Torbjörn Brummer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Angelo Di Salvatore was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. 35 minutes into the match, StraX Xenon FC's goal looked a bit too open when Francesco Bevilacqua came free, but Mattias Olofsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, StraX Xenon FC's Villiam Johnsson got a free kick in the 41st minute. Mattias Olofsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferruccio Allegretti in the 47th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Torbjörn Brummer was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Asserlindh in the 52nd minute of play forced Sconvols United's goalkeeper Angelo Di Salvatore to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. StraX Xenon FC's Mattias Olofsson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save StraX Xenon FC from getting a goal against them. In the 59th minute Tomas Asserlindh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angelo Di Salvatore saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 61st minute Tomas Asserlindh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angelo Di Salvatore saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. StraX Xenon FC's Mattias Olofsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enzo Andreassi in the 63rd minute of play. Angelo Di Salvatore showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Asserlindh in the 64th minute of the match. After 65 minutes, Ettore Di Renzo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sconvols United and the StraX Xenon FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Angelo Di Salvatore took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Torbjörn Brummer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Sconvols United defense, Pelle Smedfeldt kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Angelo Di Salvatore. The Sconvols United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Angelo Di Salvatore should have stopped the shot. In the 71st minute Tomas Asserlindh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angelo Di Salvatore saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Angelo Di Salvatore showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Asserlindh, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. The supporters of StraX Xenon FC booed when Sconvols United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ettore Di Renzo didn't get a good kick on the ball. StraX Xenon FC's Otto Axelsson couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 76th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Sconvols United. Ferruccio Allegretti kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. In the 81st minute, Pelle Smedfeldt made a precise shot to the right of Angelo Di Salvatore. Sconvols United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-1. 83 minutes into the match, Torbjörn Brummer notched a goal, 8-1, to the right of Sconvols United's Angelo Di Salvatore. Angelo Di Salvatore was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Sconvols United's Angelo Di Salvatore played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pelle Smedfeldt in the 86th minute of play. Ettore Di Renzo got his second yellow card in the match during the 87th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to Sconvols United getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Ettore Di Renzo hit a great ball. Angelo Di Salvatore showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonas Hellqvist in the 96th minute of the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. StraX Xenon FC had played much better football throughout.