U21 World League

Estadio El Coloso
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Claudio Ruggeri made the kick off and thus started the match. Melchor Medero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ennio Scafati, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 10th minute, Ennio Scafati ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Melchor Medero was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Claudio Ruggeri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Claudio Ruggeri took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Melchor Medero. Melchor Medero dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Melchor Medero stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Claudio Ruggeri's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. In the 23rd match minute, El Stradivarius was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cirilo Escobar to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Claudio Ruggeri managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zola Predosa FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Claudio Ruggeri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Melchor Medero breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Ennio Scafati managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zola Predosa FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ennio Scafati was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Melchor Medero breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 37th minute, Moises Sauveur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 38 played minutes Zola Predosa FC got a freekick which was hit by Claudio Ruggeri. Biagio Sessa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ramon Urbez in the 40th minute. In the 43rd play minute Cirilo Escobar came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Biagio Sessa. 1-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cirilo Escobar to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, El Stradivarius's goal looked a bit too open when Claudio Ruggeri came free, but Melchor Medero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dino Teodori sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 57 minutes into the game, Dino Teodori cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Melchor Medero was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 59 minutes into the game, Dino Teodori cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Melchor Medero was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After having played for 63 minutes, Ramon Urbez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Stradivarius's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ramon Urbez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, El Stradivarius's Melchor Medero got control of the ball when Claudio Ruggeri tried to sneak it across the goal line. Zola Predosa FC's Claudio Ruggeri was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 70th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Claudio Ruggeri recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 76th minute, Claudio Ruggeri made a precise shot to the right of Melchor Medero. El Stradivarius's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-6. In the 86th minute, Dino Teodori hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Claudio Ruggeri could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Melchor Medero made a huge save. Melchor Medero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ennio Scafati in the 91st minute of the match. When Moises Sauveur fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored El Stradivarius's protests and gave Moises Sauveur a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to El Stradivarius getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Moises Sauveur hit a great ball. Cirilo Escobar charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cirilo Escobar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When the match clock showed 95 minutes, the score became 1-8 when Claudio Ruggeri sped through El Stradivarius's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Melchor Medero. The El Stradivarius fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Zola Predosa FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.