U21 World League

Stadio Montesacro
Spectators: 7737 (Terracing: 5804, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ermanno Marcolongo kicked off to start the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Felice Barbato got free with Christoffer Dahlquist in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by Newcastle United F.C.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ermanno Marcolongo was slow to take the kick. During this time Talenti Roma Calcio's players had a chance to rest. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Felice Barbato managed to get in a good position for a shot. Talenti Roma Calcio's supporters rose to their feet, but Felice Barbato was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Christoffer Dahlquist breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Beppe Cherubini hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. 19 minutes into the match, Newcastle United F.C.'s Kent Wik sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Achille Fiordelisi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Ahlqvist in the 29th minute of play forced Talenti Roma Calcio's goalkeeper Achille Fiordelisi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lars Nordmark took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Achille Fiordelisi. Achille Fiordelisi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Christoffer Dahlquist was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cristoforo Biavati showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 36 minute of play. Achille Fiordelisi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Claes Grubb went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. In the 47th minute, Newcastle United F.C.'s goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Felice Barbato fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lars Nordmark to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Fortunato Molinaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christoffer Dahlquist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lars Nordmark charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lars Nordmark the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 53rd match minute, Newcastle United F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lars Nordmark to maneuver through the defense. Christoffer Dahlquist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristoforo Biavati in the 55th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Lars Nordmark's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Achille Fiordelisi was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Newcastle United F.C.'s Christoffer Dahlquist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristoforo Biavati in the 61st minute of play. In the 68th minute, Felice Barbato made a precise shot to the right of Christoffer Dahlquist. Newcastle United F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Newcastle United F.C.'s Christoffer Dahlquist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felice Barbato in the 75th minute of play. Christoffer Dahlquist didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cristoforo Biavati went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-2 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felice Barbato in the 87th minute of play forced Newcastle United F.C.'s goalkeeper Christoffer Dahlquist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Newcastle United F.C.'s Christoffer Dahlquist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristoforo Biavati in the 89th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Lars Nordmark kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Achille Fiordelisi. That made the score 5-3 in the 93 minute of play. Talenti Roma Calcio's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.