U21 World League

San Jacopino Arena
Spectators: 7666 (Terracing: 5751, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) Navigatii Bacău's Jannik Roblaa 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. After a rather tough play, Atletico San Jacopino's Fabiano Parisi got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Honorio Urdin charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Honorio Urdin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 11 minutes Navigatii Bacău's goalkeeper Papo Roach managed, with a little bit of luck, save Eraldo Cicchinelli's penalty, on his right side after a tricky shot. In the 11th minute, Eraldo Cicchinelli reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Papo Roach. The goal made the score 1-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anselmo Moretta during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Navigatii Bacău's Iosif Macamete couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 14th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Atletico San Jacopino. 16 minutes into the match, Jannik Roblaa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Guglielmo Vicario. Atletico San Jacopino's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jannik Roblaa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Eraldo Cicchinelli hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Navigatii Bacău were furious when Radu Dragușin was red carded, 21 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 22nd minute Edmondo Bevilacqua shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Papo Roach saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, Navigatii Bacău's goal looked a bit too open when Eraldo Cicchinelli came free, but Papo Roach reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Atletico San Jacopino's goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Nikola Milenković fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Atletico San Jacopino's protests and gave Nikola Milenković a yellow card for diving instead. In the 31st minute, Adam Rywin 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. 33 minutes into the match, Atletico San Jacopino's goal looked a bit too open when Jannik Roblaa came free, but Guglielmo Vicario reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 36th minute Navigatii Bacău were awarded a corner. Iosif Macamete went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Nae Chiuzbaian almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Atletico San Jacopino's Guglielmo Vicario did a great save. In the 37th match minute, Atletico San Jacopino was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eraldo Cicchinelli to maneuver through the defense. Navigatii Bacău:s Papo Roach showed great skill when he stopped Eraldo Cicchinelli:s penalty. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eraldo Cicchinelli to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Atletico San Jacopino's Claudio Mattioli got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Iosif Macamete, 53 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Papo Roach showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leon Veto in the 57th minute of the match. After 58 played minutes Navigatii Bacău got a freekick which was hit by Adam Rywin. A collision led to Navigatii Bacău getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Blas Brun hit a great ball. Atletico San Jacopino's Armando Ottaviani was substituted for Arrigo Limitone. The supporters of Atletico San Jacopino booed when Navigatii Bacău was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Blas Brun didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leon Veto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Papo Roach tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nae Chiuzbaian hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Armando Ottaviani recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 82 minutes into the match, Atletico San Jacopino's goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adam Rywin. In the 87th minute of the match Atletico San Jacopino got a corner. Navigatii Bacău's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Edmondo Bevilacqua ran over to the corner to take the kick. When Adrian Chesaru fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Navigatii Bacău's protests and gave Adrian Chesaru a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Navigatii Bacău getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Adrian Chesaru hit a great ball. Atletico San Jacopino walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.