U23 World League

C.S. Comunale
Spectators: 7706 (Terracing: 5781, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) Calenzano's attentive Edoardo Flocco managed to snatch the ball when Ergo Inno made a throw-in in the 4th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristoforo Albanesi got free with Ailar Heinväli in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Carmine Panella sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Tapa Athlétic™'s Ergo Inno got a free kick in the 17th minute. In the 20th minute of the match Calenzano got a corner. Tapa Athlétic™'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Camillo Paolini ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Antonello Bencivenni heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. When Eedi Viksi came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Tapa Athlétic™ 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 Eedi Viksi couldn't finish the play. In the 23rd minute, Anthony Doris hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Camillo Paolini in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ailar Heinväli saved Tapa Athlétic™ from getting behind. The corner led Calenzano's Camillo Paolini to fire away a dangerous shot which Ailar Heinväli despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roland Muusik in the 30th minute of play forced Calenzano's goalkeeper Concetto Bani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st match minute, Tapa Athlétic™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sven Villems to maneuver through the defense. In the 32nd minute, Amos Walcher hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 34th minute of the match Alo Remme sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Concetto Bani skillfully saved the ball. Concetto Bani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roland Muusik in the 38th minute of the match. Cristoforo Albanesi hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Tapa Athlétic™'s Eedi Viksi got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 43rd minute, Anthony Doris hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alo Remme received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Concetto Bani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eedi Viksi in the 47th minute of play forced Calenzano's goalkeeper Concetto Bani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Jaanus Inno's late challenge caught a Calenzano's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jaanus Inno helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Tapa Athlétic™ getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Jaanus Inno hit a great ball. Ergo Inno made in the 54th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Calenzano's Carmine Panella. In the 55th minute Cristoforo Albanesi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ailar Heinväli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ailar Heinväli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristoforo Albanesi in the 62nd minute of the match. Concetto Bani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paulino Oyarzún, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 66th minute, Paulino Oyarzún left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tapa Athlétic™ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. The supporters of Tapa Athlétic™ booed when Calenzano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edoardo Flocco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Concetto Bani was out of position in the 77 minute of play, and Paulino Oyarzún capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Paulino Oyarzún really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. Alo Remme fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Concetto Bani having to interfere. Ailar Heinväli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristoforo Albanesi, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Edoardo Flocco during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 90 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Calenzano! In the 91st minute there was a penalty for Tapa Athlétic™. Alo Remme stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Concetto Bani. 0-4. After a defensive mix-up in Tapa Athlétic™'s zone, Cristoforo Albanesi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ailar Heinväli came out of the goal and Cristoforo Albanesi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Calenzano fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Tapa Athlétic™ were clearly better and deserved to take the win.