U21 World League

Marconi Arena
Spectators: 7631 (Terracing: 5724, Seating: 1755, VIP seats: 152) Alex Limitone succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 6th playminute. Adam Fikus made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arrigo Latini in the 9th minute. After 14 minutes of play, Bar Marconi United's Arrigo Latini made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Adam Fikus was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 19th minute Arrigo Latini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adam Fikus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arrigo Latini could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Adam Fikus made a huge save. Concetto Uguccioni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zbyszko Sowa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adam Fikus was out of position in the 27 minute of play, and Arrigo Latini capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Arrigo Latini really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. In the 30th minute, Alex Limitone hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Adam Fikus made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arrigo Latini in the 32nd minute. When Dennis Berardo came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Bar Marconi United 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 Dennis Berardo couldn't finish the play. In the 35th minute Arrigo Latini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adam Fikus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alex Limitone could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Adam Fikus made a huge save. Adam Fikus was a little too slow when Arrigo Latini got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 37th minute. The score was now 4-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dennis Berardo in the 41st minute of play forced SHADOW's goalkeeper Adam Fikus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

SHADOW's Adam Fikus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arrigo Latini in the 53rd minute of play. Adam Fikus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Limitone in the 56th minute of the match. 60 minutes into the match, Alex Limitone had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Adam Fikus. SHADOW's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alex Limitone was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Arrigo Latini's late challenge caught a SHADOW's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arrigo Latini helped the player get up and apologised. In the 64th minute, Arrigo Latini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. SHADOW's Adam Fikus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arrigo Latini in the 67th minute of play. Adam Fikus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arrigo Latini, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Zbigniew Dobrzechowski's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 71stth minute, Concetto Uguccioni skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 72nd minute, Arrigo Latini ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Adam Fikus was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Arrigo Latini managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bar Marconi United's supporters rose to their feet, but Arrigo Latini was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adam Fikus breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, SHADOW's Bartlomiej Pryla got a free kick in the 76th minute. A collision led to SHADOW getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Jakub Domaracki hit a great ball. In the 81st minute Arrigo Latini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adam Fikus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd minute, Arrigo Latini 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. When Bar Marconi United's Edmondo De Vito in the 91st minute got a chance for a shot 91st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye SHADOW's goalie prevented a goal. In the 94th minute, Alex Limitone made a precise shot to the right of Adam Fikus. SHADOW's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 9-0. Bar Marconi United walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.