U23 World League

Colosseum
Spectators: 7460 (Terracing: 5596, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) Ali Sayah made the kick off and thus started the match. After a defensive mix-up in Dark Prophets's zone, Ali Sayah stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dumitru Tolea came out of the goal and Ali Sayah tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dark Prophets's Dumitru Tolea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fulvio Mercuri in the 17th minute of play. In the 18th minute, Adriaan Say left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The io.dasola fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Adriaan Say took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dumitru Tolea. Dumitru Tolea dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 25th minute, Ali Sayah made a precise shot to the right of Dumitru Tolea. Dark Prophets's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. The audience was convinced that Ali Sayah's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dumitru Tolea was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Ali Sayah succeeded in the game's 29th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-4. io.dasola's Fulvio Mercuri suffered a concussion after 36 minutes and had to leave the field. Nicu Apăvăloaie's late challenge caught a io.dasola's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nicu Apăvăloaie helped the player get up and apologised. In the 37th minute, Nicu Apăvăloaie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ali Sayah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Dumitru Tolea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 40 minutes, Ali Sayah put it in 0-6 from a short distance just to the right of Dumitru Tolea. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-6 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Dark Prophets's Dumitru Tolea proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Dark Prophets from getting a goal against them. Adriaan Say took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dumitru Tolea. Dumitru Tolea dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-8. Dark Prophets's Dumitru Tolea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Sayah in the 63rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ali Sayah in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dumitru Tolea saved Dark Prophets from getting behind. 68 minutes into the game, Corrado Catena recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Dumitru Tolea. Corrado Catena showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-9. Adriaan Say came free with the goalkeeper in the 71st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Dumitru Tolea could save by the left post. The crowd rose to their feet as io.dasola's Ennio Furia slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Dumitru Tolea. That made the score 0-10 after 72 minutes of play. Dark Prophets's Dumitru Tolea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Sayah in the 77th minute of play. After having played for 79 minutes, Felice Di Persio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. io.dasola's supporters crossed their fingers, but Felice Di Persio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Adriaan Says short, quick shot in the 81stth minute got Dumitru Tolea to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adriaan Say got free with Dumitru Tolea in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 91 minutes into the match, Dark Prophets's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Sayah came free, but Dumitru Tolea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ennio Furia charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ennio Furia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ennio Furia kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match.