U23 World League

Kyrandia Stadium
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) Mac Dez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francesco Ciccone, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Claudinei Duarte's late challenge caught a Zola Predosa FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Claudinei Duarte helped the player get up and apologised. Claudinei Duarte hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. In the 7th minute, Afonso Baiano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Villa Verde FC's Mac Dez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francesco Ciccone in the 13th minute of play. Andrea Giardino kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Zola Predosa FC's Adriano Spinosa got a free kick in the 20th minute. In the 21st minute of the match Betinho Lira shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Anselmo Felli showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Villa Verde FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 24th minute, when Andrea Giardino scored to the left of an out of position Mac Dez, making the score, 1-0. In the 27thth minute of the game Claudinho Fantini who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Zola Predosa FC's Anselmo Felli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With an all-out effort, Zola Predosa FC's Mac Dez threw himself towards the right post 29 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Andrea Giardino, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 34th minute Zola Predosa FC were awarded a corner. Anthony Palombi went to the cornerflag to take it. Mac Dez was out of position in the 37 minute of play, and Anthony Palombi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Anthony Palombi really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Villa Verde FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 40th minute, when Andrea Giardino scored to the left of an out of position Mac Dez, making the score, 3-0. 45 minutes into the match, Villa Verde FC's goal looked a bit too open when Anthony Palombi came free, but Mac Dez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mac Dez was a little too slow when Andrea Giardino got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 48th minute. The score was now 4-0. Villa Verde FC's Willian Vergílio was substituted for Claudinei Duarte.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Andrea Giardino stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 57th minute, Davide De Paolis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Richard Esteves's late challenge caught a Zola Predosa FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Richard Esteves helped the player get up and apologised. Mac Dez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francesco Ciccone in the 61st minute of the match. After 63 minutes, Anthony Palombi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zola Predosa FC and the Villa Verde FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Zola Predosa FC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Anthony Palombi hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrea Giardino in the 71st minute of play forced Villa Verde FC's goalkeeper Mac Dez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Zola Predosa FC's Anthony Palombi in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Villa Verde FC's goalie prevented a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antônio Carlos Madureira got free with Anselmo Felli in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 81 played minutes Villa Verde FC got a freekick which was hit by Claudinho Fantini. In the 83rd minute, Anthony Palombi made a precise shot to the right of Mac Dez. Villa Verde FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. After 85 minutes, Antônio Carlos Madureira mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Villa Verde FC and the Zola Predosa FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 85th match minute, Villa Verde FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antônio Carlos Madureira to maneuver through the defense. 86 minutes into the match, Francesco Ciccone had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mac Dez. Villa Verde FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Francesco Ciccone was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. Mac Dez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emiliano Sampo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 94th minute, Anthony Palombi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Andrea Giardino kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. The long shot by Falcão Esteves in the 97th minute really tested Anselmo Felli's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Zola Predosa FC had played much better football throughout.