U23 World League

OldHighbury
Spectators: 7476 (Terracing: 5608, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gaudencio Inautzi got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute, Gaudencio Inautzi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FMArgentina fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Frank Di Cristofaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gaudencio Inautzi in the 10th minute of play. After 12 minutes, Donato Carosella made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. FMArgentina's Romulo Ursino tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. OldHighburyInvincibles's Frank Di Cristofaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaudencio Inautzi in the 15th minute of play. Frank Di Cristofaro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oliverio Mazo in the 19th minute of the match. Frank Di Cristofaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaudencio Inautzi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 22nd minute Gaudencio Inautzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frank Di Cristofaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25th minute, Zacarias Mano made a precise shot to the right of Frank Di Cristofaro. OldHighburyInvincibles's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. 29 minutes into the match, Zacarias Mano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Frank Di Cristofaro. OldHighburyInvincibles's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zacarias Mano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Baldomero Chumo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Frank Di Cristofaro didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when FMArgentina's Gaudencio Inautzi shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-4 in the ordered_time% minute. Frank Di Cristofaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zacarias Mano in the 37th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Florian Paolucci during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 38th match minute, OldHighburyInvincibles was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Florian Paolucci to maneuver through the defense. Emanuele Monzeglio scored 2-4 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Romulo Ursino, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oliverio Mazo in the 45th minute of play forced OldHighburyInvincibles's goalkeeper Frank Di Cristofaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Oliverio Mazo in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Frank Di Cristofaro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-4.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Donato Carosella stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Zacarias Mano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frank Di Cristofaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 54th minute, Aurelio Ferrante hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. OldHighburyInvincibles's Frank Di Cristofaro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save OldHighburyInvincibles from getting a goal against them. Romulo Ursino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donato Carosella in the 61st minute of the match. In the 62nd minute Zacarias Mano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frank Di Cristofaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, FMArgentina's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuele Monzeglio came free, but Romulo Ursino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66th minute, Oliverio Mazo fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Frank Di Cristofaro, passed just outside the right post. 66 minutes into the game, Gaudencio Inautzi recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Frank Di Cristofaro. Gaudencio Inautzi showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-5. 72 minutes into the match, FMArgentina's goal looked a bit too open when Donato Carosella came free, but Romulo Ursino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zacarias Mano hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zacarias Mano in the 74th minute of play forced OldHighburyInvincibles's goalkeeper Frank Di Cristofaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Frank Di Cristofaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zacarias Mano in the 79th minute of play. In the 82nd minute, Gaudencio Inautzi made a precise shot to the right of Frank Di Cristofaro. OldHighburyInvincibles's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-6. Frank Di Cristofaro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergio Inocente in the 87th minute of the match. 88 minutes into the game, OldHighburyInvincibles's Donato Carosella nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Romulo Ursino made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-6. The crowd rose to their feet as FMArgentina's Zacarias Mano slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Frank Di Cristofaro. That made the score 3-7 after 93 minutes of play. When the final whistle sounded FMArgentina left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than OldHighburyInvincibles.