U23 World League

Caldeirão do Lea
Spectators: 7542 (Terracing: 5662, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 145) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ernesto Margoni got the match started through his kick off. Lea FC's Marcel Donatello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ernesto Margoni in the 14th minute of play. When Cristiano Ciarrocchi came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Kroton F.C. 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 Cristiano Ciarrocchi couldn't finish the play. Marcel Donatello came out of the goal in the 23rd minute to try and stop a shot by Kroton F.C.'s Francesco De Lucia. But to his dismay, Francesco De Lucia quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Lea FC were furious when Flávio Monteiro was red carded, 34 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in Lea FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 33rd minute. Penalty! The referee gave Kroton F.C. a penalty, 35 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Davide Zangari, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Lea FC's Marcel Donatello. 1-2. Lea FC's Marcel Donatello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ernesto Margoni in the 39th minute of play. Marcel Donatello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dennis Cusumano in the 40th minute of the match. Marcel Donatello made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dennis Cusumano in the 42nd minute of play. Elia Losito was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Hugo Bastos showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 45 minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hugo Bastos to make the kick off. In the 51st minute Dennis Cusumano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcel Donatello saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elia Losito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mário Paiva, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. A collision led to Kroton F.C. getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Davide Zangari hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Claudinei Cunha during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Marcel Donatello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Davide Zangari in the 58th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Cristiano Ciarrocchi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kroton F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Cristiano Ciarrocchi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marcel Donatello breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marcel Donatello showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Davide Zangari, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. After 66 minutes of play, Lea FC's Hugo Bastos made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Elia Losito was left in no man's land by his defense there! Marcel Donatello came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by Kroton F.C.'s Cristiano Ciarrocchi. But to his dismay, Cristiano Ciarrocchi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-3. After 78 played minutes Kroton F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Francesco De Lucia. Sigi Nicklis charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sigi Nicklis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 87 minutes into the game, Amos Tarulli was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kroton F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lea FC the free kick. Hugo Bastos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Elia Losito tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.