U21 World League

Centro Olimpico -UnB
Spectators: 8600 (Terracing: 6400, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 200) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Umberto Alves kicked off to start the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Wilian Gulak got free with Fabrizio Manzi in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Wilian Gulak took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Fabrizio Manzi to make any attempt to save it. Umberto Alves recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The throw-in from Aaron Anselmino in the 19th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Agro Imortal's Durvalino Azevedo. PICCOLE PESTI's Fabrizio Manzi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Umberto Alves in the 28th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, PICCOLE PESTI's goal looked a bit too open when Umberto Alves came free, but Fabrizio Manzi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 32nd minute of the match, Wilian Gulak got a very nice opportunity to score, but Fabrizio Manzi was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 46th minute Chu Le Ao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vivaldo Breckenfeld saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Emilio Ferrante stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of PICCOLE PESTI booed when Agro Imortal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fausto Porto didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 60 minutes, Don Frye mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PICCOLE PESTI and the Agro Imortal players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to PICCOLE PESTI getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Don Frye hit a great ball. PICCOLE PESTI made a substitution. Bianco Spinelli replaced Pitt Rosich. In the 61st minute, Don Frye hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fabrizio Manzi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilian Gulak in the 62nd minute of the match. PICCOLE PESTI's Fabrizio Manzi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilian Gulak in the 65th minute of play. With a little luck, Agro Imortal's Vivaldo Breckenfeld got control of the ball when Tom Jakobsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of PICCOLE PESTI booed when Agro Imortal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valério Veiga didn't get a good kick on the ball. PICCOLE PESTI's Christian Borgatello was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 69th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celso Quentin in the 76th minute of play forced PICCOLE PESTI's goalkeeper Fabrizio Manzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 78th minute, Lauro Nascimento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Christian Borgatello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. PICCOLE PESTI's Fabrizio Manzi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilian Gulak in the 81st minute of play. In the 83rd minute of the match Mário Quirino shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fabrizio Manzi showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. PICCOLE PESTI's Fabrizio Manzi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Umberto Alves in the 85th minute of play. Fabrizio Manzi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Umberto Alves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Agro Imortal's Vivaldo Breckenfeld proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Agro Imortal from getting a goal against them. Agro Imortal's defense didn't have a chance, in the 87th minute, when Tom Jakobsson scored to the left of an out of position Vivaldo Breckenfeld, making the score, 2-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tom Jakobsson got free with Vivaldo Breckenfeld in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vivaldo Breckenfeld didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tom Jakobsson went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. The PICCOLE PESTI supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing PICCOLE PESTI would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.