U23 World League

Allianz Stadium
Spectators: 7455 (Terracing: 5592, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) Amos Giusto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vintilă Vârlan in the 3rd minute of play. After 10 played minutes Romanian Gods™ got a freekick which was hit by Emil Văidianu. Sporting Club Sicilia's Cosimo Muzzolon shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 11th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Francisc Trăilă but with some difficulty. Romanian Gods™'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 13th minute, when Giovanni Morris scored to the left of an out of position Francisc Trăilă, making the score, 1-0. In the 26th minute Gianluca Scamacca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisc Trăilă saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Giovanni Morris kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Francisc Trăilă. That made the score 2-0 in the 30 minute of play. After a rather tough play, Sporting Club Sicilia's Giovanni Morris got a free kick in the 35th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Carter Marsili during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Romanian Gods™'s Francisc Trăilă played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giovanni Morris in the 40th minute of play. In the 41st minute, Giovanni Morris ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Francisc Trăilă was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Francisc Trăilă made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Beppe De Tommasi in the 44th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Gianluca Scamacca made the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute, Valer Nistor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Romanian Gods™'s Francisc Trăilă played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giovanni Morris in the 53rd minute of play. Francisc Trăilă showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Beppe De Tommasi in the 56th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Romanian Gods™ defense, Gianluca Scamacca kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Francisc Trăilă. The Romanian Gods™ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Francisc Trăilă should have stopped the shot. 61 minutes into the game, Emil Văidianu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Romanian Gods™'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sporting Club Sicilia the free kick. In the 61st minute, Emil Văidianu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Giovanni Morris took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Francisc Trăilă. Francisc Trăilă dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Vintilă Vârlan succeeded in the game's 71st minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 5-1. In the 75th minute, Giovanni Morris left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sporting Club Sicilia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-1. Sporting Club Sicilia's Gianluca Scamacca got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 80 minutes into the match, Romanian Gods™'s goal looked a bit too open when Beppe De Tommasi came free, but Francisc Trăilă reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Francisc Trăilă made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giovanni Morris in the 81st minute of play. After some careless play in the Romanian Gods™ defense, Beppe De Tommasi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Francisc Trăilă. The Romanian Gods™ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Francisc Trăilă should have stopped the shot. Giovanni Morris took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Francisc Trăilă. Francisc Trăilă dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 8-1. 95 minutes into the match, Sporting Club Sicilia's goal looked a bit too open when Vintilă Vârlan came free, but Amos Giusto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sporting Club Sicilia walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.