U23 World League

Devils Playground
Spectators: 7510 (Terracing: 5633, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) With a little luck, Kroton F.C.'s Elia Losito got control of the ball when Bertil Åström tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jens-Ola Löv took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francesco De Lucia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jens-Ola Löv came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Kroton F.C.'s Davide Zangari. But to his dismay, Davide Zangari quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 16 minutes into the match, Kroton F.C.'s goalkeeper Elia Losito had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bertil Åström. After 17 minutes Kroton F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Hans Nordström who took care of the corner kick. Rickard Viberg hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Elia Losito made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bertil Åström in the 22nd minute. After 24 minutes of play, Kroton F.C.'s Cristiano Ciarrocchi made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jens-Ola Löv was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Kroton F.C. booed when Zero Hedge was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arman Sjögren didn't get a good kick on the ball. Elia Losito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bertil Åström in the 30th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bertil Åström in the 30th minute of play forced Kroton F.C.'s goalkeeper Elia Losito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kroton F.C.'s Elia Losito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bertil Åström in the 32nd minute of play. 34 minutes into the game, Francesco De Lucia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Jens-Ola Löv was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in Kroton F.C.'s zone, Bertil Åström stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elia Losito came out of the goal and Bertil Åström tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rickard Viberg charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rickard Viberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 43rd match minute, Zero Hedge was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rickard Viberg to maneuver through the defense.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Francesco De Lucia during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Francesco De Lucia kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. In the 57th minute, Åke Jansson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Elia Losito was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. In the 62nd minute, Bertil Åström ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Elia Losito was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. In the 68th minute Bertil Åström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elia Losito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 69th minute, Francesco De Lucia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Åke Jansson in the 72nd minute of play forced Kroton F.C.'s goalkeeper Elia Losito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Bertil Åström had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Kroton F.C.'s Elia Losito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bertil Åström in the 73rd minute of play. Kroton F.C.'s Elia Losito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bertil Åström in the 78th minute of play. Francesco De Lucia hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Åke Jansson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elia Losito was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. In the 88th match minute, Kroton F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Francesco De Lucia to maneuver through the defense. Kroton F.C. succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Zero Hedge had controlled the match.