U21 World League

Stadio Montesacro
Spectators: 7674 (Terracing: 5756, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Aha Gol started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Mustafa Ali Nadir shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Achille Fiordelisi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Talenti Roma Calcio getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Antonio Teodori hit a great ball. Adem El Abidine Ben Ali showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dave Paoletti, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. After 20 minutes, Buğra Ünalp mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CAN ERZURUM and the Talenti Roma Calcio players grew even worse after the yellow card. Buğra Ünalp kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Adem El Abidine Ben Ali made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlo Musso in the 22nd minute of play. Achille Fiordelisi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Zühtü Sualp went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Antonio Teodori got free with Adem El Abidine Ben Ali in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 35th minute, Dave Paoletti got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Talenti Roma Calcio's Achille Fiordelisi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aha Gol in the 41st minute of play. Francesco Giorgi's late challenge caught a CAN ERZURUM's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Francesco Giorgi helped the player get up and apologised. Adem El Abidine Ben Ali showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlo Musso, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. After the first half CAN ERZURUM were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Antonio Teodori stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Buğra Ünalp's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Achille Fiordelisi was relentless in the 50th minute of the game. Carlo Musso hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. CAN ERZURUM's Adem El Abidine Ben Ali played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonio Teodori in the 63rd minute of play. If Carlo Musso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 70 minutes into the game, Mustafa Ali Nadir was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CAN ERZURUM's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Talenti Roma Calcio the free kick. In the 70th minute, Mustafa Ali Nadir hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 72 played minutes Talenti Roma Calcio got a freekick which was hit by Concetto Lauri. Talenti Roma Calcio's Achille Fiordelisi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bilgin Yenisey in the 76th minute of play. 79 minutes into the game, Zühtü Sualp cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Achille Fiordelisi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 86 minutes into the game, Dave Paoletti 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 CAN ERZURUM the free kick. Dave Paoletti hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Zühtü Sualp could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Achille Fiordelisi made a huge save. In the 89th minute, Antonio Teodori hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 93 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. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched CAN ERZURUM eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.