U21 World League

Arica y Tarapacá
Spectators: 7549 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Felice Antonacci started the match with the kick off. Medardo Pombo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Cristiano Giusti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 7 played minutes ⭐TZ19 Pro Team Esports⭐ got a freekick which was hit by Alexander Bozzelli. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Molino in the 9th minute of play forced ⭐TZ19 Pro Team Esports⭐'s goalkeeper Cristiano Giusti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute, Anthony Di Tommaso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bidari Ansola did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Cristiano Giusti 14 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bidari Ansola in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristiano Giusti saved ⭐TZ19 Pro Team Esports⭐ from getting behind. In the 22nd minute of the match, Jonathan Molino tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Cristiano Giusti saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 24th match minute, Monitor Huáscar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bidari Ansola to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, ⭐TZ19 Pro Team Esports⭐'s Carlo Bocchi got a free kick in the 27th minute. After 29 played minutes Monitor Huáscar got a freekick which was hit by Medardo Pombo. After a defensive mix-up in ⭐TZ19 Pro Team Esports⭐'s zone, Dani Oro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristiano Giusti came out of the goal and Dani Oro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dino Genovesi during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to ⭐TZ19 Pro Team Esports⭐ getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Dino Genovesi hit a great ball. Bidari Ansola sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Jonathan Molino came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Monitor Huáscar fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jonathan Molino couldn't finish the play. When the match had gone on for 41 minutes, Dani Oro took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Cristiano Giusti to make any attempt to save it.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bidari Ansola was the one to do the kick off. Cristiano Giusti stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bidari Ansola's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. In the 53rd minute Jonathan Molino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristiano Giusti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 54th minute, Carlo Bocchi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 55 played minutes ⭐TZ19 Pro Team Esports⭐ got a freekick which was hit by Damiano Venditti. Monitor Huáscar made a substitution. Leizarraga Ergueta replaced Dani Oro. In the 59th minute Bidari Ansola shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristiano Giusti saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62ndth minute of the game Bidari Ansola who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ⭐TZ19 Pro Team Esports⭐'s Cristiano Giusti was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Monitor Huáscar's Bidari Ansola in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ⭐TZ19 Pro Team Esports⭐'s goalie prevented a goal. Cristiano Giusti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonathan Molino, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. In the 75thth minute of the game Bidari Ansola who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ⭐TZ19 Pro Team Esports⭐'s Cristiano Giusti was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Cristiano Giusti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonathan Molino in the 77th minute of the match. Bidari Ansola fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristiano Giusti having to interfere. Monitor Huáscar's Turi Larrategui was substituted for David-Adriano Rivadeneyra-Salgado. In the 81stth minute of the game Bidari Ansola who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ⭐TZ19 Pro Team Esports⭐'s Cristiano Giusti was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Molino in the 83rd minute of play forced ⭐TZ19 Pro Team Esports⭐'s goalkeeper Cristiano Giusti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristiano Giusti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonathan Molino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlo Bocchi charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carlo Bocchi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. ⭐TZ19 Pro Team Esports⭐'s Cristiano Giusti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bidari Ansola in the 96th minute of play. Monitor Huáscar's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.