U21 World League

El Bunker!
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Atila Cabezon started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberigo Gianfrancesco in the 7th minute of play forced Kaiser!'s goalkeeper 叶诚鹰 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 叶诚鹰 stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ernesto Minichiello's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ernesto Minichiello in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 叶诚鹰 saved Kaiser! from getting behind. 叶诚鹰 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernesto Minichiello, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. 叶诚鹰 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberigo Gianfrancesco, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. 26 minutes into the match, XMAS's goal looked a bit too open when Atila Cabezon came free, but Armando Polidori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ennio De Nardis took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 叶诚鹰. 叶诚鹰 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. The supporters of XMAS booed when Kaiser! was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amador Cambas didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 39th minute, Ernesto Minichiello made a precise shot to the right of 叶诚鹰. Kaiser!'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Alberigo Gianfrancesco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 叶诚鹰 having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Ernesto Minichiello's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 叶诚鹰 was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, XMAS's Christian Zaccardi got a free kick in the 47th minute. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ernesto Minichiello was the one to do the kick off. 叶诚鹰 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ernesto Minichiello in the 53rd minute. When Alvaro Aversano fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored XMAS's protests and gave Alvaro Aversano a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Kaiser! booed when XMAS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alvaro Aversano didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Kaiser! getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Amador Cambas hit a great ball. Ernesto Minichiello took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 叶诚鹰. 叶诚鹰 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. In the 66th minute, Amador Cambas 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. The supporters of XMAS booed when Kaiser! was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Timoteo Sarri didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 72ndth minute of the game Ernesto Minichiello who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kaiser!'s 叶诚鹰 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Orlando Trevijano fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kaiser!'s protests and gave Orlando Trevijano a yellow card for diving instead. In the 76th match minute, Kaiser! was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Orlando Trevijano to maneuver through the defense. Kaiser!'s Xaver Lomelin quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Concetto Marinucci, made in the 94th minute of the game. The XMAS supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing XMAS would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.