U21 World League

Romolo Di Reto
Spectators: 7476 (Terracing: 5608, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Arturo Cirelli started the match with the kick off. Anthony Tristezza kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. In the 5th minute of the match Nando Breckenfeld shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Enrico De Tommasi showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Anthony Tristezza hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Jano Alves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enrico De Tommasi having to interfere. When Sao Brasola's Arturo Cirelli in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye TOCO Y ME VOY F.C. -DMZ-'s goalie prevented a goal. Concetto Riccardi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 35 minutes into the match, TOCO Y ME VOY F.C. -DMZ-'s Nilton Costa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Enrico De Tommasi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 37th minute, Alfredo Circelli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 38th minute of the match Breno Barreto sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Enrico De Tommasi skillfully saved the ball. When Teodoro Varela came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the TOCO Y ME VOY F.C. -DMZ- fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Teodoro Varela couldn't finish the play. After 40 played minutes Sao Brasola got a freekick which was hit by Anthony Tristezza. In the 41st minute of the match Nando Breckenfeld sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Enrico De Tommasi skillfully saved the ball. In the 42nd match minute, Sao Brasola was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anthony Tristezza to maneuver through the defense. Enrico De Tommasi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nilton Costa in the 43rd minute of play. After 44 minutes of play, TOCO Y ME VOY F.C. -DMZ-'s Nando das Neves made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Enrico De Tommasi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Enrico De Tommasi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nilton Costa in the 47th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 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. Nilton Costa was the one to do the kick off. Alfredo Circelli hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. 52 minutes into the match, Nando Breckenfeld sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Enrico De Tommasi threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Nando Breckenfeld this time. Nilton Costa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sao Brasola's Enrico De Tommasi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Sao Brasola from getting a goal against them. Filippo Mauro charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Filippo Mauro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Filippo Mauro hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Sao Brasola's Enrico De Tommasi got control of the ball when Nilton Costa tried to sneak it across the goal line. 76 minutes into the match, Sao Brasola's Arturo Cirelli sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Orlando Paraíba narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Enrico De Tommasi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nando das Neves, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Enrico De Tommasi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nando das Neves in the 80th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Sao Brasola's Attilio Granata got a free kick in the 89th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nando das Neves in the 91st minute of play forced Sao Brasola's goalkeeper Enrico De Tommasi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nilton Costa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Enrico De Tommasi made a huge save. TOCO Y ME VOY F.C. -DMZ-'s supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.