U23 World League

Ibrox Park
Spectators: 8439 (Terracing: 6330, Seating: 1941, VIP seats: 168) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mai Bo Shu made the kick off which started today's match. Agustin Orion made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Bruno Mariotti sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Heliodoro Verdu in the 6th minute of play forced Glasgow Rangers FC's goalkeeper Anfilogino Fantini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Agustin Orion was a little too slow when Alberto Ansoldi got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 8th minute. The score was now 1-0. After 15 minutes, Åke Svanberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tough and Tasty FC and the Glasgow Rangers FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Åke Svanberg hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Ansoldi in the 16th minute of play forced Tough and Tasty FC's goalkeeper Agustin Orion to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anfilogino Fantini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Heliodoro Verdu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Agustin Orion showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mai Bo Shu, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. If Bruno Mariotti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 33 played minutes Tough and Tasty FC got a freekick which was hit by Narciso Lanza. Alberto Ansoldi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Agustin Orion having to interfere. Tough and Tasty FC's Agustin Orion played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mai Bo Shu in the 43rd minute of play. 47 minutes into the game, Algot Hegg was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tough and Tasty FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Glasgow Rangers FC the free kick. The supporters of Glasgow Rangers FC booed when Tough and Tasty FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Algot Hegg didn't get a good kick on the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Heliodoro Verdu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Narciso Lanza hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Perrando Rousseau blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Anfilogino Fantini having to make a save. Tough and Tasty FC's Agustin Orion played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mai Bo Shu in the 63rd minute of play. In the 65th minute Heliodoro Verdu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anfilogino Fantini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 72nd minute, Alberto Ansoldi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Glasgow Rangers FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Glasgow Rangers FC made a substitution. Alexander Di Croce replaced Aurelio Domenici. Tough and Tasty FC's Agustin Orion played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Mariotti in the 78th minute of play. Dennis Di Tommaso made in the 82nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Tough and Tasty FC's Sten Hammarberg. Anfilogino Fantini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Heliodoro Verdu in the 85th minute of play. In the 90th minute Bruno Mariotti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agustin Orion saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Agustin Orion took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kacper Fetor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Glasgow Rangers FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.