U21 World League

Colosseum
Spectators: 7463 (Terracing: 5680, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 42) Gladiator FC's Beppe Rivera started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristiano Tatangelo during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Gladiator FC's Cristiano Tatangelo got a free kick in the 3rd minute. The supporters of Åhus Absolut F.C booed when Gladiator FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ennio Pizzi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Comunardo Rullo hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Franco Mariano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Sverker Tönnberg made a huge save. 11 minutes into the game, Franco Mariano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gladiator FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Åhus Absolut F.C the free kick. Franco Mariano hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. In the 12th match minute, Gladiator FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Beppe Rivera to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Gladiator FC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Cristiano Tatangelo hit a great ball. In the 19th minute, Jan-Olof Bergendahl made a precise shot to the right of Aurelio Epifani. Gladiator FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After a rather tough play, Gladiator FC's Franco Mariano got a free kick in the 25th minute. 29 minutes into the game, Francesco Tabacco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gladiator FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Åhus Absolut F.C the free kick. Francesco Tabacco hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Åhus Absolut F.C's Sverker Tönnberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ennio Pizzi in the 35th minute of play. When Arrigo Addari fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gladiator FC's protests and gave Arrigo Addari a yellow card for diving instead. Arrigo Addari hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. When Isac Bäcklin fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Åhus Absolut F.C's protests and gave Isac Bäcklin a yellow card for diving instead. Isac Bäcklin kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. 44 minutes into the match, Gladiator FC's goal looked a bit too open when King Skott came free, but Aurelio Epifani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when King Skott stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sverker Tönnberg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beppe Rivera, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 58th minute Folke Hökqvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurelio Epifani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aurelio Epifani made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Jan-Olof Bergendahl sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Gladiator FC's Francesco Tabacco got a free kick in the 60th minute. Gladiator FC's Angelo Marchegiani was substituted for Antonello Cipriani. A collision led to Gladiator FC getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Francesco Tabacco hit a great ball. A hard shot by Folke Hökqvist from long distance, 62 minutes into the match, got Aurelio Epifani's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. After some careless play in the Åhus Absolut F.C defense, Fedele Nardi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sverker Tönnberg. The Åhus Absolut F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sverker Tönnberg should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabiano Tatangelo in the 70th minute of play forced Åhus Absolut F.C's goalkeeper Sverker Tönnberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 73 minutes into the match, King Skott had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aurelio Epifani. Gladiator FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that King Skott was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Abbe Alvin kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. 77 minutes into the match, Fedele Nardi notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Åhus Absolut F.C's Sverker Tönnberg. Sverker Tönnberg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. King Skott could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Aurelio Epifani made a huge save. Sverker Tönnberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabiano Tatangelo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sverker Tönnberg took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fedele Nardi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Åhus Absolut F.C's Jan-Olof Bergendahl got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Beppe Rivera scored 3-2 in the 96th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sverker Tönnberg, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. For all the effort they put into the match, the Åhus Absolut F.C players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Gladiator FC.