U23 World League

Tower Park
Spectators: 7831 (Terracing: 5874, Seating: 1801, VIP seats: 156) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alessandro Iacovella made the kick off which started today's match. Joel Seco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alessandro Iacovella, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. When West Town SC's Victorio Lasaca in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Carloforte f.c.'s goalie prevented a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Victorio Lasaca got free with Beppe Savoia in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Victorio Lasaca didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 1-0 via right post in the game's 12th minute. West Town SC's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Victorio Lasaca in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Beppe Savoia saved Carloforte f.c. from getting behind. In the 17th minute, Osvaldo Grados hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristoforo Melfi in the 18th minute of play forced West Town SC's goalkeeper Joel Seco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel Seco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elia Ritacco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 24 minutes into the match, West Town SC's goal looked a bit too open when Alessandro Iacovella came free, but Joel Seco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eren Stone in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Beppe Savoia prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, Carloforte f.c.'s Alessandro Iacovella got a free kick in the 34th minute. Victorio Lasacas short, quick shot in the 36thth minute got Beppe Savoia to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Joel Seco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alessandro Iacovella in the 39th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Victorio Lasaca's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Beppe Savoia was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. Bianco Mannucci charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bianco Mannucci the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of West Town SC booed when Carloforte f.c. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bianco Mannucci didn't get a good kick on the ball. 45 minutes into the match, West Town SC's 魏风誉 broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Victorio Lasaca to make the kick off. Eren Stone fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Beppe Savoia having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Victorio Lasaca in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Beppe Savoia saved Carloforte f.c. from getting behind. In the 69th minute of the match West Town SC got a corner. Carloforte f.c.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. 魏风誉 ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on West Town SC's corner 魏风誉 fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Beppe Savoia quite easily take care of the ball. Beppe Savoia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roberto Blue in the 73rd minute of play. In the 77thth minute of the game Victorio Lasaca who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Carloforte f.c.'s Beppe Savoia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Beppe Savoia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roberto Blue, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. 81 minutes into the match, Carloforte f.c.'s goal looked a bit too open when Victorio Lasaca came free, but Beppe Savoia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Beppe Savoia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roberto Blue in the 83rd minute of the match. In the 85th minute, Victorio Lasaca ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Beppe Savoia was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. In the 88thth minute of the game Victorio Lasaca who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Carloforte f.c.'s Beppe Savoia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 93rd minute Victorio Lasaca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Beppe Savoia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 96thth minute of the game Victorio Lasaca who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Carloforte f.c.'s Beppe Savoia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The West Town SC fans' excitement grew in the 96th match minute when West Town SC's Victorio Lasaca looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. For all the effort they put into the match, the Carloforte f.c. players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for West Town SC.