U23 World League

Colosseum of Pain
Spectators: 7668 (Terracing: 5751, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 153) Alba FC's Alessio Cannavacciuolo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Teis Jørnsgård had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 7th minute Teis Jørnsgård shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrea Banana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alba FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Andrea Iannotti in the 10th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 13 minutes, Petter Eirod successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ralph Nielans in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Andrea Banana prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Alba FC's goalkeeper Andrea Banana, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 24 played minutes Alba FC got a freekick which was hit by Alexander Quadrini. Andrea Banana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ralph Nielans in the 25th minute of the match. Amos Martorella fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Petter Eirod having to interfere. Andrea Banana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Virgil Jellingdal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andrea Banana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Virgil Jellingdal, 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 Ralph Nielans in the 36th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Sletteenge's Nicolas Vørdustein got a free kick in the 38th minute. Teis Jørnsgård took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Andrea Banana. Andrea Banana dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Petter Eirod took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amos Martorella, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 46 played minutes Alba FC got a freekick which was hit by Domenico Giocondo. If Teis Jørnsgård had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Ralph Nielans made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Sletteenge's goal looked a bit too open when Donato Amatori came free, but Petter Eirod reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ralph Nielans could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Andrea Banana made a huge save. Sletteenge's Petter Eirod played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donato Amatori in the 54th minute of play. Alba FC's Andrea Banana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teis Jørnsgård in the 57th minute of play. Andrea Banana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teis Jørnsgård, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 64 minutes into the match, Alba FC's goalkeeper Andrea Banana had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Virgil Jellingdal. Sletteenge made a substitution. Bert Tode replaced Teis Jørnsgård. The supporters of Sletteenge booed when Alba FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fortunato Carlini didn't get a good kick on the ball. 71 minutes into the match, Alba FC's goalkeeper Andrea Banana had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ralph Nielans. Petter Eirod showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Federico Di Iorio in the 77th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Alba FC's Domenico Giocondo got a free kick in the 79th minute. Ralph Nielans received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Andrea Banana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 82nd minute of the match, Bert Tode tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Andrea Banana saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Andrea Banana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bert Tode in the 83rd minute of play. Alba FC's Andrea Banana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Virgil Jellingdal in the 84th minute of play. Ralph Nielans took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Andrea Banana. Andrea Banana dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 89th minute, Federico Di Iorio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Alba FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. After 92 played minutes Sletteenge got a freekick which was hit by Nicolas Vørdustein. Sletteenge's Petter Eirod played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrea Iannotti in the 93rd minute of play. When Andrea Iannotti came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Alba FC 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 Andrea Iannotti couldn't finish the play.