U23 World League

Colosseum of Pain
Spectators: 7652 (Terracing: 5741, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Umea Caubilla took the kick off in the first half of the match. Andrea Banana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Héctor Lloret, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Alba FC's Amos Martorella got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Osorio Umbria took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donato Amatori, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alba FC's Andrea Banana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Umea Caubilla in the 11th minute of play. Andrea Banana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vico Lloret in the 13th minute of play. Andrea Banana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Umea Caubilla, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donato Amatori in the 25th minute of play forced FC Philotimo's goalkeeper Osorio Umbria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andrea Banana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Umea Caubilla in the 26th minute of play. Andrea Banana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Umea Caubilla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Osorio Umbria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donato Amatori in the 29th minute of play. Gustavo Lloret kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. In the 37th minute, Donato Amatori made a precise shot to the right of Osorio Umbria. FC Philotimo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Héctor Lloret kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donato Amatori in the 40th minute of play forced FC Philotimo's goalkeeper Osorio Umbria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Federico Di Iorio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Osorio Umbria made a huge save. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alessio Cannavacciuolo to make the kick off. A collision led to Alba FC getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Amos Martorella hit a great ball. Federico Di Iorio scored 3-0 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Osorio Umbria, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 70 minutes into the game, Alba FC's Donato Amatori nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Osorio Umbria made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. In the 82nd minute Federico Di Iorio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osorio Umbria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 88th match minute, Alba FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrea Iannotti to maneuver through the defense. Alba FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.