U21 World League

República de Italia
Spectators: 7565 (Terracing: 5675, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ernesto Margoni got the match started through his kick off. Justo Romos short, quick shot in the 5thth minute got Armando Anzolin to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 7th minute, Amos Tarulli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Rafael Lidon from long distance, 8 minutes into the match, got Armando Anzolin's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 10th match minute, Club Sportivo Italiano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jesus Frichoso to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Kroton F.C.'s zone, Justo Romo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Armando Anzolin came out of the goal and Justo Romo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rafael Martino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristiano Ciarrocchi in the 15th minute of the match. Rafael Martino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristiano Ciarrocchi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Kroton F.C. getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Davide Zangari hit a great ball. A hard shot by Elvio Machado from long distance, 26 minutes into the match, got Armando Anzolin's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Armando Anzolin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Justo Romo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Enzo Scacchi kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. If Justo Romo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With 41 minutes on the clock, Federico Balboni commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 45 minutes into the match, Kroton F.C.'s goalkeeper Armando Anzolin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Justo Romo. When the match had gone on for 47 minutes, Justo Romo took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Armando Anzolin to make any attempt to save it. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Justo Romo to strike the kick off in the second half. Amos Tarulli struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Rafael Martino didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kroton F.C.. An unexpectedly hard shot by Justo Romo in the 61st minute of play forced Kroton F.C.'s goalkeeper Armando Anzolin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael Lidon in the 63rd minute of play forced Kroton F.C.'s goalkeeper Armando Anzolin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Kroton F.C.'s Francesco De Lucia got a free kick in the 63rd minute. After 64 played minutes, Club Sportivo Italiano's Natalio Louis shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Armando Anzolin came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Club Sportivo Italiano reached it. In the 67th minute Club Sportivo Italiano were awarded a corner. Elvio Machado went to the cornerflag to take it. Kroton F.C.'s Armando Anzolin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael Lidon in the 70th minute of play. 74 minutes into the match, Club Sportivo Italiano's goalkeeper Rafael Martino had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ernesto Margoni. Rafael Martino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amos Tarulli in the 79th minute of play. Rafael Martino made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ernesto Margoni in the 80th minute. A collision led to Club Sportivo Italiano getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Elvio Machado hit a great ball. Armando Anzolin didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Club Sportivo Italiano's Justo Romo shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-0 in the ordered_time% minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amos Tarulli got free with Rafael Martino in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Club Sportivo Italiano's defense didn't have a chance, in the 93rd minute, when Enzo Scacchi scored to the left of an out of position Rafael Martino, making the score, 2-1. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Club Sportivo Italiano had won after a very even match.