U21 World League

LauerArena
Spectators: 7740 (Terracing: 5806, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Paulo Jardel kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Jardel in the 3rd minute of play forced S.S.C. NAPOLI's goalkeeper Fulvio Patricelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristiano Furino during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 4th match minute, S.S.C. NAPOLI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristiano Furino to maneuver through the defense. LauerArmy's Hélder dos Santos got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 9th minute, Cristiano Furino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Paulo Renato Valladares took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 10th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Fulvio Patricelli. S.S.C. NAPOLI's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Armando Barone kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Romeu Prado could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Fulvio Patricelli made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Comunardo Bertoni during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to S.S.C. NAPOLI getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Comunardo Bertoni hit a great ball. Fulvio Patricelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hélder dos Santos, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. A collision led to LauerArmy getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Paulo Jardel hit a great ball. In the 32nd minute, James Rodriguez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match clock showed 33 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Armando Barone sped through LauerArmy's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Falcão Cabral. In the 37th minute of the game Aílton Campidelis made a throw-in which Hélder dos Santos played forward. In the 37th match minute, S.S.C. NAPOLI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adriano Giannotti to maneuver through the defense. In the 40th minute, Giuseppe Neto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Adriano Giannotti charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adriano Giannotti the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Falcão Cabral came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by S.S.C. NAPOLI's Attilio Riccardi. But to his dismay, Attilio Riccardi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Armando Barone to make the kick off. After 53 minutes of play, LauerArmy's James Rodriguez made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fulvio Patricelli was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, S.S.C. NAPOLI's Frank Carlucci got a free kick in the 56th minute. 63 minutes into the match, Paulo Jardel notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of S.S.C. NAPOLI's Fulvio Patricelli. Fulvio Patricelli was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Fulvio Patricelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romeu Prado in the 69th minute of play. Fulvio Patricelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from James Rodriguez in the 73rd minute of the match. 75 minutes into the match, LauerArmy's James Rodriguez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fulvio Patricelli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Falcão Cabral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armando Barone, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. After 78 minutes of play, LauerArmy's James Rodriguez made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fulvio Patricelli was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Jardel in the 86th minute of play forced S.S.C. NAPOLI's goalkeeper Fulvio Patricelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 87 minutes into the game, James Rodriguez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-2. Fulvio Patricelli was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After having played for 91 minutes, Paulo Renato Valladares managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LauerArmy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paulo Renato Valladares was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 94 played minutes LauerArmy got a freekick which was hit by Paulo Jardel. S.S.C. NAPOLI's Fulvio Patricelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Jardel in the 97th minute of play. LauerArmy walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.