U23 World League

Stadio Carloforte
Spectators: 7678 (Terracing: 5759, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Carloforte f.c.'s Alessandro Iacovella 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. In the 4th minute Carloforte f.c. were awarded a corner. Cristoforo Melfi went to the cornerflag to take it. 5 minutes into the match, Sarmiento de Resistencia's goal looked a bit too open when Elia Ritacco came free, but Tobias Elizardo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bianco Mannucci hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Rodolfo Guerau managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sarmiento de Resistencia's supporters rose to their feet, but Rodolfo Guerau was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Beppe Savoia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rodolfo Guerau recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 15th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tobias Elizardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arturo De Vito in the 17th minute of the match. In the 23rd minute Arturo De Vito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tobias Elizardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 24th minute Cristoforo Melfi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tobias Elizardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After taking down the ball on Carloforte f.c.'s corner Cristoforo Melfi fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Tobias Elizardo quite easily take care of the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 29 minutes, Tobias Elizardo successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Sarmiento de Resistencia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bogumil Spychalski in the 33rd minute. Alberto Sarmiento made a great header on Sarmiento de Resistencia's corner, it was just that Carloforte f.c.'s Beppe Savoia managed to reach the ball for a save. 35 minutes into the match, Sarmiento de Resistencia's goalkeeper Tobias Elizardo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alessandro Iacovella. Beppe Savoia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodolfo Guerau in the 36th minute of the match. Tobias Elizardo made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Alessandro Iacovella sent off a good shot on target. 40 minutes into the game, Rodolfo Guerau cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Beppe Savoia was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Tobias Elizardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alessandro Iacovella in the 44th minute of the match. Tobias Elizardo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alessandro Iacovella in the 45th minute.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rodolfo Guerau to strike the kick off in the second half. If Francis Sarmiento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Armin Scotti made in the 57th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Milan Lanzhev. Sarmiento de Resistencia's Tobias Elizardo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo De Vito in the 58th minute of play. Rodolfo Guerau fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Beppe Savoia having to interfere. Sarmiento de Resistencia's Cesar Sarmiento managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Armin Scotti in the 63 minute of the game. Beppe Savoia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodolfo Guerau in the 64th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessandro Iacovella in the 68th minute of play forced Sarmiento de Resistencia's goalkeeper Tobias Elizardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tobias Elizardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alessandro Iacovella in the 75th minute of the match. Sarmiento de Resistencia's Tobias Elizardo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alessandro Iacovella in the 76th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arturo De Vito in the 81st minute of play forced Sarmiento de Resistencia's goalkeeper Tobias Elizardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Carloforte f.c. getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Armin Scotti hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hernan Sarmento during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Hernan Sarmento hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Tobias Elizardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alessandro Iacovella in the 84th minute of the match. Tobias Elizardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessandro Iacovella, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aaron Sarmiento hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. In the 95th minute Arturo De Vito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tobias Elizardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Sarmiento de Resistencia eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.