U21 World League

Menduni Michelangelo
Spectators: 10831 (Terracing: 8124, Seating: 2491, VIP seats: 216) Ertan Dural started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 4 minutes into the match, Bernardino Vedillo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Andriy Lunin. KOO Tigers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bernardino Vedillo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. After 7 played minutes KOO Tigers got a freekick which was hit by Çağan İstemihan. Andriy Lunin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardino Vedillo in the 10th minute of play. Andriy Lunin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ettore Varglien went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Arın Ferhat Alpman charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arın Ferhat Alpman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, KOO Tigers's Arın Ferhat Alpman got a free kick in the 17th minute. Andriy Lunin made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Ettore Varglien sent off a good shot on target. Through an outstanding action, after 22 minutes, Andriy Lunin successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. KOO Tigers's Andriy Lunin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save KOO Tigers from getting a goal against them. PICCOLE PESTI's Ettore Varglien got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to KOO Tigers getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Çağan İstemihan hit a great ball. Alemdar Atasan hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Ertan Dural's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Miguel Orlondon was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. 44 minutes into the game, one of KOO Tigers:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Andriy Lunin, was totally fooled by PICCOLE PESTI's Ettore Varglien, who 46 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bernardino Vedillo made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardino Vedillo in the 57th minute of play forced KOO Tigers's goalkeeper Andriy Lunin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ettore Varglien's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Andriy Lunin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. Andriy Lunin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ettore Varglien in the 63rd minute of the match. After 65 played minutes PICCOLE PESTI got a freekick which was hit by Eurico Trigueiro. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind PICCOLE PESTI's goalkeeper Miguel Orlondon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. PICCOLE PESTI's Secondo Arshavin quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Çağan İstemihan, made in the 69th minute of the game. Hurşit Tamerk recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. PICCOLE PESTI's Armando Corna was substituted for Bernardino Vedillo. In the 76th match minute, PICCOLE PESTI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eurico Trigueiro to maneuver through the defense. 81 minutes into the match, Amedeo Giacomini had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Andriy Lunin. KOO Tigers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Amedeo Giacomini was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. 84 minutes into the match, KOO Tigers's goal looked a bit too open when Armando Corna came free, but Andriy Lunin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the KOO Tigers defense, Armando Corna kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Andriy Lunin. The KOO Tigers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Andriy Lunin should have stopped the shot. KOO Tigers's Andriy Lunin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fortunato Brini in the 91st minute of play. After 92 played minutes KOO Tigers got a freekick which was hit by Çağan İstemihan. KOO Tigers's Andriy Lunin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armando Corna in the 93rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amedeo Giacomini in the 94th minute of play forced KOO Tigers's goalkeeper Andriy Lunin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. KOO Tigers's Andriy Lunin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amedeo Giacomini in the 96th minute of play. PICCOLE PESTI walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.