U21 World League

Stadio San Siro
Spectators: 7428 (Terracing: 5605, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 105) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Matías de Moraes made the kick off which started today's match. AC Milan's Amos Rosa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matías de Moraes in the 4th minute of play. Amos Rosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego da Cunha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Donato Napoleoni charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Donato Napoleoni the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, AC Milan's Donato Napoleoni got a free kick in the 8th minute. In the 9th minute, Comunardo Andreassi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of AC Milan booed when S.C. Corinthians Paulista was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulo Alagoano didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, AC Milan's Alessio Farese got a free kick in the 13th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adalberto Veloso in the 17th minute of play forced AC Milan's goalkeeper Amos Rosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the game, S.C. Corinthians Paulista's Diego da Cunha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Amos Rosa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 29 minutes into the game, one of AC Milan:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave S.C. Corinthians Paulista a penalty, 32 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Adalberto Veloso, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of AC Milan's Amos Rosa. 0-2. Comunardo Pedroni kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Luiz Fernando Figueiredo came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by AC Milan's Fulvio Zulli. But to his dismay, Fulvio Zulli quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Alvise Giannetta took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Luiz Fernando Figueiredo. Luiz Fernando Figueiredo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alvise Giannetta stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Amos Rosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Alagoano, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. 60 minutes into the match, AC Milan's goal looked a bit too open when Diego da Cunha came free, but Amos Rosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 63 minutes, Alvise Giannetta made it 3-2 with a short kick to the right side. S.C. Corinthians Paulista's Luiz Fernando Figueiredo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 65th minute, Alvise Giannetta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fulvio Zulli charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fulvio Zulli the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of S.C. Corinthians Paulista booed when AC Milan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fulvio Zulli didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvise Giannetta in the 72nd minute of play forced S.C. Corinthians Paulista's goalkeeper Luiz Fernando Figueiredo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. S.C. Corinthians Paulista's Luiz Fernando Figueiredo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donato Napoleoni in the 73rd minute of play. Luiz Fernando Figueiredo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alvise Giannetta's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. Amos Rosa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego da Cunha in the 77th minute of the match. Elia Forte charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Elia Forte the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 84th minute of the game. One of AC Milan:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of S.C. Corinthians Paulista:s goal. The referee gave S.C. Corinthians Paulista a penalty, 86 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Adalberto Veloso, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of AC Milan's Amos Rosa. 4-3. In the 88th minute, Alvise Giannetta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fulvio Zulli blasted a shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luiz Fernando Figueiredo having to make a save. Luiz Fernando Figueiredo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvise Giannetta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 94th minute, Comunardo Pedroni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luiz Fernando Figueiredo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvise Giannetta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. AC Milan were victorious despite being under pressure from S.C. Corinthians Paulista for much of the match.