U21 World League

La Maremma Toscana
Spectators: 7745 (Terracing: 5810, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 154) After 5 minutes, Nebe Girts mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Harsh Gods and the AC Civetta Notturna players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nebe Girts hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laimutis Baleika in the 9th minute of play forced AC Civetta Notturna's goalkeeper Mark Evans to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Domenico Allegretti in the 13thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Alius Amontas, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Mark Evans made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonas-Marius Petras in the 14th minute of play. A collision led to AC Civetta Notturna getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Antonio Antonelli hit a great ball. The supporters of Harsh Gods booed when AC Civetta Notturna was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angelo Del Bello didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardo Carbonaro in the 26th minute of play forced Harsh Gods's goalkeeper Alius Amontas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Harsh Gods's Alius Amontas got control of the ball when Domenico Allegretti tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mark Evans made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Laimutis Baleika in the 37th minute of play. A collision led to Harsh Gods getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Nebe Girts hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Harsh Gods's zone, Domenico Allegretti stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alius Amontas came out of the goal and Domenico Allegretti tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Mark Evans took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nebe Girts, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Felice Domina hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. AC Civetta Notturna's Augusto Cauli was substituted for Demetrio Colelli. In the 63rd match minute, Harsh Gods was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adas Abakevičius to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardo Carbonaro in the 64th minute of play forced Harsh Gods's goalkeeper Alius Amontas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Felip Villavicencio fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Harsh Gods's protests and gave Felip Villavicencio a yellow card for diving instead. In the 69th minute, Felip Villavicencio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 71 minutes, Jonas-Marius Petras mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Harsh Gods and the AC Civetta Notturna players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 71st match minute, Harsh Gods was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonas-Marius Petras to maneuver through the defense. After 72 minutes of play, AC Civetta Notturna's Bernardo Carbonaro made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alius Amontas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Felice Domina fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alius Amontas having to interfere. Bernardo Carbonaro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Alius Amontas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 85 minutes into the match, AC Civetta Notturna's goal looked a bit too open when Laimutis Baleika came free, but Mark Evans reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind AC Civetta Notturna's goalkeeper Mark Evans, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the referee blew the final whistle, AC Civetta Notturna could leave the field as winners, despite Harsh Gods having more of the ball for most of the match.