U23 World League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The audience was convinced that Alessandro Mazzetti's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Benito Madaleno was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Benito Madaleno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dennis Schiavo in the 5th minute of play. Aldo Nisio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 6th minute of the match, but Damiano Melfi made a huge save. After 12 minutes of play, Farafulla FC's Kobe Van Cleijnenbreughel made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Benito Madaleno was left in no man's land by his defense there! Benito Madaleno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dennis Schiavo, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 29th minute Aldo Nisio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damiano Melfi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 30 minutes into the match, Farafulla FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gaston Basualdo came free, but Damiano Melfi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nicanor Charro kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. In the 33rd minute, Dennis Schiavo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Benito Madaleno was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Ennio Basso lost his temper 37 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. República de la Boca's Fidel Argina couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 38th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Farafulla FC. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dennis Schiavo in the 40th minute of play forced República de la Boca's goalkeeper Benito Madaleno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geronimo Arce hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match.

Dennis Schiavo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Damiano Melfi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aldo Nisio in the 56th minute of play. With his leg Benito Madaleno managed to avoid a goal in the 67thth minute, when Farafulla FC's Dennis Schiavo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 68 minutes, Ferruccio Della Torre mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Farafulla FC and the República de la Boca players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ferruccio Della Torre hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Benito Madaleno made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Dennis Schiavo sent off a good shot on target. If Dennis Schiavo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Gaston Basualdo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aldo Nisio kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Farafulla FC's Benito Madaleno threw himself towards the right post 85 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Alessandro Mazzetti, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Kobe Van Cleijnenbreughel kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Dennis Schiavos short, quick shot in the 89thth minute got Benito Madaleno to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 91st minute, Dennis Schiavo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Farafulla FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. Adriano Volta charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adriano Volta the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The República de la Boca fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Farafulla FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.