U23 World League

Solo Arena
Spectators: 7651 (Terracing: 5740, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Norman Donnelly kicked off to start the match. When the match had gone on for 4 minutes, Rex Ellis put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Fabio Filipo. The supporters of Recolta Alamor booed when Mi querida Fabiola was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emilio Fertus didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rex Ellis got free with Fabio Filipo in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rex Ellis in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fabio Filipo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Grigore Proca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evaristo Muno in the 16th minute of the match. Fabio Filipo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rex Ellis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Recolta Alamor's Phil Riggs got a free kick in the 28th minute. Grigore Proca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evaristo Muno in the 29th minute of the match. A collision led to Recolta Alamor getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Phil Riggs hit a great ball. Grigore Proca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Evelio Mikelar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Grigore Proca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bulut Akman in the 36th minute of the match. With his leg Fabio Filipo managed to avoid a goal in the 37thth minute, when Recolta Alamor's Norman Donnelly fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Grigore Proca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bulut Akman in the 38th minute of the match. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mi querida Fabiola's goalkeeper Fabio Filipo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fabio Filipo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Norman Donnelly in the 41st minute. Fabio Filipo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rex Ellis in the 43rd minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Evaristo Muno stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Norman Donnelly notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Mi querida Fabiola's Fabio Filipo. Fabio Filipo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Fabio Filipo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rex Ellis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bulut Akman kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Norman Donnelly struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Fabio Filipo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Recolta Alamor. Rex Ellis succeeded in the game's 63rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 6-0. After 72 minutes, Norman Donnelly mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Recolta Alamor and the Mi querida Fabiola players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 72nd minute, Norman Donnelly hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rex Ellis in the 74th minute of play forced Mi querida Fabiola's goalkeeper Fabio Filipo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th minute, Rex Ellis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Recolta Alamor fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-0. In the 84th minute, Bulut Akman reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Grigore Proca. The goal made the score 9-1. Fabio Filipo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Norman Donnelly, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rex Ellis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 94 minutes into the match, Mi querida Fabiola's goal looked a bit too open when Norman Donnelly came free, but Fabio Filipo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Recolta Alamor were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Mi querida Fabiola for a fine match.