U21 World League

NAVIGAȚII BACĂU
Spectators: 7682 (Terracing: 5762, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jannik Roblaa took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Eraldo Cicchinelli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After taking down the ball on Navigatii Bacău's corner Honorio Urdin fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Guglielmo Vicario quite easily take care of the ball. Jannik Roblaa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guglielmo Vicario having to interfere. Guglielmo Vicario made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cătălin Archiudean in the 24th minute of play. 35 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 38thth minute of the game Eraldo Cicchinelli who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Navigatii Bacău's Papo Roach was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Atletico San Jacopino were awarded a corner in the 39th minute after Navigatii Bacău's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Edmondo Bevilacqua took the corner. Atletico San Jacopino's Edmondo Bevilacqua was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Papo Roach in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eraldo Cicchinelli to make the kick off. Leon Veto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Papo Roach read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 51st minute of play. In the 52nd minute Atletico San Jacopino were awarded a corner. Edmondo Bevilacqua went to the cornerflag to take it. If Fabiano Parisi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Inocencio Barea lost his temper 59 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 60 played minutes Navigatii Bacău got a freekick which was hit by Inocencio Barea. If Fabiano Parisi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Papo Roach showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabiano Parisi in the 75th minute of the match. Martin Cănănău charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Martin Cănănău the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Navigatii Bacău's Martin Cănănău got a free kick in the 81st minute. Cristian Mirciu took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Guglielmo Vicario. Guglielmo Vicario dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Fabiano Parisi kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Leon Veto came free with the goalkeeper in the 95th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Papo Roach could save by the left post. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Navigatii Bacău fans cheered their team off the field, for while Atletico San Jacopino had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.