U21 World League

Stadio Montesacro
Spectators: 7729 (Terracing: 5798, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) Antonio Teodori started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Carlo Musso during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Achille Fiordelisi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silvano Morais, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. 5 minutes into the game, Francesco Giorgi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Talenti Roma Calcio's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. the free kick. The supporters of Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. booed when Talenti Roma Calcio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francesco Giorgi didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Talenti Roma Calcio getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Concetto Lauri hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvano Morais in the 17th minute of play forced Talenti Roma Calcio's goalkeeper Achille Fiordelisi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvano Morais in the 17th minute of play forced Talenti Roma Calcio's goalkeeper Achille Fiordelisi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Silvano Morais scored 0-1 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Achille Fiordelisi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvano Meireles in the 20th minute of play forced Talenti Roma Calcio's goalkeeper Achille Fiordelisi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jairo Anjos charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jairo Anjos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Jairo Anjos hit a great ball. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Hamilton Poças played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dave Paoletti in the 25th minute of play. A collision led to Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Gregório Pereira hit a great ball. Dave Paoletti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Hamilton Poças tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 33 minutes into the match, Talenti Roma Calcio's goal looked a bit too open when Silvano Morais came free, but Achille Fiordelisi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, Talenti Roma Calcio's goal looked a bit too open when Gastão Cesário came free, but Achille Fiordelisi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Concetto Lauri hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. In the 36th minute of the match Gregório Pereira sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Achille Fiordelisi skillfully saved the ball. Concetto Lauri's late challenge caught a Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Concetto Lauri helped the player get up and apologised. In the 36th match minute, Talenti Roma Calcio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Concetto Lauri to maneuver through the defense. After 38 played minutes Talenti Roma Calcio got a freekick which was hit by Dave Paoletti. Gastão Cesário kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Silvano Morais stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gastão Cesário got free with Achille Fiordelisi in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Silvano Meireles managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Silvano Meireles was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Achille Fiordelisi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 58 played minutes Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. got a freekick which was hit by Jairo Anjos. The Talenti Roma Calcio fans' excitement grew in the 59th match minute when Talenti Roma Calcio's Dave Paoletti looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Antonio Teodori in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hamilton Poças prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Antonio Teodori had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Hamilton Poças showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Teodori in the 76th minute of the match. Talenti Roma Calcio's defense didn't have a chance, in the 78th minute, when Silvano Morais scored to the left of an out of position Achille Fiordelisi, making the score, 1-2. After 87 minutes of play Talenti Roma Calcio's Concetto Lauri was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Sporting Clube V.R.S.A.'s Óscar Soares was substituted for Gregório Pereira. In the 88th match minute, Talenti Roma Calcio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Concetto Lauri to maneuver through the defense. Achille Fiordelisi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silvano Morais, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 90th match minute, Sporting Clube V.R.S.A. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvano Meireles to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 95 minutes, Dave Paoletti managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Talenti Roma Calcio's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dave Paoletti was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.