U23 World League

Friuli
Spectators: 7980 (Terracing: 5986, Seating: 1835, VIP seats: 159) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Thierry Henry made the kick off which started today's match. Alvaro Rotili made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thierry Henry in the 8th minute of play. Roberto Nunes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Federico Lucente's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. In the 11th minute, Federico Lucente reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Roberto Nunes. The goal made the score 1-0. Alvaro Rotili showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thierry Henry in the 16th minute of the match. In the 27th match minute, A.S. Udinese was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filippo Di Leonardo to maneuver through the defense. Dirk Behrens kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in GuateFortín's zone, Domenico Cremonese stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roberto Nunes came out of the goal and Domenico Cremonese tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to GuateFortín getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Dirk Behrens hit a great ball. Alvaro Rotili made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thiago Almada in the 40th minute of play. After a rather tough play, A.S. Udinese's Filippo Di Leonardo got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Alvaro Rotili made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thierry Henry in the 43rd minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, Elias Pagomari notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of A.S. Udinese's Alvaro Rotili. Alvaro Rotili was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

A.S. Udinese's Amos Lepre was substituted for Domenico Cremonese. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Federico Lucente stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. GuateFortín's Roberto Nunes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amos Lepre in the 55th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elias Pagomari in the 62nd minute of play forced A.S. Udinese's goalkeeper Alvaro Rotili to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dirk Behrens kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. GuateFortín made a substitution. David Ruiz replaced Orlando Coria. GuateFortín's Ernesto Fernandez was substituted for Thiago Almada. A.S. Udinese made a substitution. Carmine Vani replaced Fabiano Di Fabio. The supporters of A.S. Udinese booed when GuateFortín was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dirk Behrens didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Filippo Di Leonardo fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A.S. Udinese's protests and gave Filippo Di Leonardo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 80th match minute, A.S. Udinese was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filippo Di Leonardo to maneuver through the defense. Alvaro Rotili made an important save on a dangerous shot by Thierry Henry in the 81st minute. In the 85th minute, Corrado Pietropaolo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of A.S. Udinese booed when GuateFortín was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dirk Behrens didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amos Lepre in the 94th minute of play forced GuateFortín's goalkeeper Roberto Nunes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.