U23 League

Pier Luigi Penzo
Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) corralon AFC's Einar Sävström started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Julian Ekialde recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in corralon AFC's zone, Julian Ekialde stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Radu Proca came out of the goal and Julian Ekialde tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the corralon AFC defense, Tito Ramírez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Radu Proca. The corralon AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Radu Proca should have stopped the shot. Radu Proca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julian Ekialde in the 16th minute of play. Angelo Frans charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Angelo Frans the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 17 played minutes corralon AFC got a freekick which was hit by Angelo Frans. After some careless play in the Venezia FC defense, Hugo Ganix kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roberto Abbondanzieri. The Venezia FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roberto Abbondanzieri should have stopped the shot. Roberto Abbondanzieri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelo Frans in the 25th minute of play. Angelo Frans received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Roberto Abbondanzieri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 33rd match minute, corralon AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teagan Petukas to maneuver through the defense. 34 minutes into the match, corralon AFC's goalkeeper Radu Proca had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Julian Ekialde. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelo Frans in the 36th minute of play forced Venezia FC's goalkeeper Roberto Abbondanzieri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roberto Abbondanzieri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Einar Sävström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of corralon AFC booed when Venezia FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maximo Perfecto didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 45th minute corralon AFC were awarded a corner. Hugo Ganix went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 47th minute of the match corralon AFC got a corner. Venezia FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hugo Ganix ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Hugo Ganix almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Venezia FC's Roberto Abbondanzieri did a great save. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind corralon AFC's goalkeeper Radu Proca, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tito Ramírez struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Radu Proca didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Venezia FC. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomas Rufo got free with Roberto Abbondanzieri in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Radu Proca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tsubasa Ozora in the 61st minute of the match. In the 73rdth minute of the game Julian Ekialde who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but corralon AFC's Radu Proca was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Radu Proca stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Julian Ekialde's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. Radu Proca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tito Ramírez in the 75th minute of play. Radu Proca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tito Ramírez in the 76th minute of play. Radu Proca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julian Ekialde, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Venezia FC booed when corralon AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teagan Petukas didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Venezia FC fans' excitement grew in the 81st match minute when Venezia FC's Julian Ekialde looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 88 minutes into the match, Venezia FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Rufo came free, but Roberto Abbondanzieri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Sait Sarı fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored corralon AFC's protests and gave Sait Sarı a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Venezia FC booed when corralon AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sait Sarı didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 95th match minute, corralon AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teagan Petukas to maneuver through the defense. There was no doubt that Venezia FC were the better team. Venezia FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.