U23 World League

Mancini Arena
Spectators: 7831 (Terracing: 5874, Seating: 1801, VIP seats: 156) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fabiano Terrasi took the kick off in the first half of the match. A sloppy throw-in by Endoh De Cat in the 11th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by U.D. Mancini's Urbes Marcilla. Romeo Rienda might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lukas Drewitz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Romeo Rienda ran back to his position shaking his head. Urbes Marcilla hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. In the 18th minute, Elberg Azov made a precise shot to the right of Elvis Ribeiro. U.D. Mancini's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Fabiano Terrasi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elvis Ribeiro having to interfere. 22 minutes into the match, Sven-Åke Samuelsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Elvis Ribeiro. U.D. Mancini's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sven-Åke Samuelsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. After 25 played minutes The Heren Istarion got a freekick which was hit by Elberg Azov. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tello Calvo got free with Lukas Drewitz in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Tello Calvo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lukas Drewitz was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. After 27 played minutes U.D. Mancini got a freekick which was hit by Hugo Portillo. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Elberg Azov in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Elvis Ribeiro saved U.D. Mancini from getting behind. 32 minutes into the match, The Heren Istarion's goalkeeper Lukas Drewitz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Romeo Rienda. Lukas Drewitz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romeo Rienda in the 36th minute of play. After a rather tough play, The Heren Istarion's Oliver Ahlquist got a free kick in the 38th minute. Lukas Drewitz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Romeo Rienda in the 39th minute. The Heren Istarion's Lukas Drewitz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save The Heren Istarion from getting a goal against them. Elberg Azov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Elvis Ribeiro having to make a save. Elvis Ribeiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elberg Azov in the 40th minute of the match. A throw-in in the 42nd minute of the game was made by Ahmet Göktuğ Zekeriya with Sven-Åke Samuelsson as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. A collision led to The Heren Istarion getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Fabiano Terrasi hit a great ball.

After a rather tough play, The Heren Istarion's Fred Amorim got a free kick in the 53rd minute. In the 54th minute of the match Dagoberto Escobar sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lukas Drewitz skillfully saved the ball. Fabiano Terrasi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Heren Istarion's Lukas Drewitz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tello Calvo in the 60th minute of play. In the 63rd minute of the match, Elberg Azov got a very nice opportunity to score, but Elvis Ribeiro was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Elvis Ribeiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabiano Terrasi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, U.D. Mancini's Dame Hierbas got a free kick in the 70th minute. The Heren Istarion made a substitution. Sebastian Lilja replaced Big Brainovich. U.D. Mancini's Falo Saboya was substituted for Neto Diaz. In the 75th minute, Ebardo Acha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Fabiano Terrasi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, U.D. Mancini's Elvis Ribeiro got control of the ball when Elberg Azov tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to The Heren Istarion getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Sebastian Lilja hit a great ball. Romeo Rienda might have been able to make a better finish in the 84th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lukas Drewitz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Romeo Rienda ran back to his position shaking his head. Lukas Drewitz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romeo Rienda in the 84th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, The Heren Istarion's Ahmet Göktuğ Zekeriya got a free kick in the 85th minute. Elvis Ribeiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sven-Åke Samuelsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. The supporters of The Heren Istarion booed when U.D. Mancini was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Falo Saboya didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jan-Ove Berglund got free with Elvis Ribeiro in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 94 played minutes The Heren Istarion got a freekick which was hit by Ahmet Göktuğ Zekeriya. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. The Heren Istarion had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.