U21 World League

San Jacopino Arena
Spectators: 7886 (Terracing: 5915, Seating: 1814, VIP seats: 157) An unexpectedly hard shot by Eraldo Cicchinelli in the 4th minute of play forced SiTomanBoy´s's goalkeeper Guillermo Bermúdez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Tinguaro Palau had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sandro Riesco struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Guglielmo Vicario didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SiTomanBoy´s. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tinguaro Palau in the 10th minute of play forced Atletico San Jacopino's goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leon Veto was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 13th minute. Atletico San Jacopino's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After having played for 16 minutes, Leon Veto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atletico San Jacopino's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leon Veto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Guglielmo Vicario took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tinguaro Palau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Tinguaro Palau's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Guglielmo Vicario was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. In the 25th minute of the match, Eraldo Cicchinelli tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Guillermo Bermúdez saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 33rd minute, Elia Barberio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 34th minute, Leon Veto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fausto Asendegui struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Guglielmo Vicario didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SiTomanBoy´s. After a defensive mix-up in SiTomanBoy´s's zone, Eraldo Cicchinelli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Guillermo Bermúdez came out of the goal and Eraldo Cicchinelli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Guglielmo Vicario didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tinguaro Palau went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Guglielmo Vicario stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tinguaro Palau's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tinguaro Palau to make the kick off. When Tinguaro Palau came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the SiTomanBoy´s fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tinguaro Palau couldn't finish the play. In the 54th minute, Maximiliano Pedemonte got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Tinguaro Palau might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Guglielmo Vicario. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tinguaro Palau ran back to his position shaking his head. 74 minutes into the game, Horacio Escalona was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SiTomanBoy´s's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Atletico San Jacopino the free kick. After 75 played minutes SiTomanBoy´s got a freekick which was hit by Horacio Escalona. Atletico San Jacopino made a substitution. Adriano Vieri replaced Elia Barberio. Fausto Asendegui hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Jasone Manns kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. After having played for 85 minutes, Edmondo Bevilacqua managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atletico San Jacopino's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edmondo Bevilacqua was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 89 minutes, Fausto Asendegui mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SiTomanBoy´s and the Atletico San Jacopino players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 89 played minutes SiTomanBoy´s got a freekick which was hit by Fausto Asendegui. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. SiTomanBoy´s walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.