U21 World League

Estadio Gaviotas
Spectators: 7537 (Terracing: 5654, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ildefonso Ortle got the match started through his kick off. Gavino Luke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armando Gargano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 10th minute Armando Gargano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gavino Luke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gaviotas FC's goalkeeper Gavino Luke, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 15th minute, Armando Gargano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gavino Luke was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. A collision led to GiaSiRo 08 getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Cosimo Costantini hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Demetrio Mazzocchetti managed to get in a good position for a shot. GiaSiRo 08's supporters rose to their feet, but Demetrio Mazzocchetti was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gavino Luke breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gavino Luke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Demetrio Mazzocchetti, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. In the 40th minute, Edmondo Bevilacqua made a precise shot to the right of Gavino Luke. Gaviotas FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Demetrio Mazzocchetti to make the kick off. In the 54th minute, Edmondo Bevilacqua hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Armando Gargano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gaviotas FC's Damian Rufo was substituted for Fabricio Jakobe. Demetrio Mazzocchetti could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Gavino Luke made a huge save. Gaviotas FC made a substitution. Santiago Oliverio replaced Anastasio Arce. Demetrio Mazzocchetti could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Gavino Luke made a huge save. Demetrio Mazzocchettis short, quick shot in the 79thth minute got Gavino Luke to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Demetrio Mazzocchetti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gavino Luke having to interfere. The GiaSiRo 08 supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing GiaSiRo 08 would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.