U21 World League

ACR Olimpico
Spectators: 7499 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aurelio Barresi took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabio Cirelli in the 4th minute of play forced Wakanda fv FSCMZ's goalkeeper Armandinho Mattos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aurelio Barresi struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Armandinho Mattos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AC Roma. Armandinho Mattos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aurelio Barresi went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Armandinho Mattos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciro Orlandi, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Wakanda fv FSCMZ's goalkeeper Armandinho Mattos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jeferson Fantini hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Ciro Orlandi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Armandinho Mattos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Armandinho Mattos was out of position in the 41 minute of play, and Comunardo Castellini capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Comunardo Castellini really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. With a little luck, Wakanda fv FSCMZ's Armandinho Mattos got control of the ball when Aurelio Barresi tried to sneak it across the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Anselmo Cirulli was out of position in the 52 minute of play, and Oswaldo Gonçalves capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Oswaldo Gonçalves really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Armandinho Mattos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aurelio Barresi in the 55th minute of play. Anselmo Cirulli made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jeferson Fantini in the 61st minute. 62 minutes into the game, Fabio Cirelli was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AC Roma's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Wakanda fv FSCMZ the free kick. The supporters of Wakanda fv FSCMZ booed when AC Roma was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabio Cirelli didn't get a good kick on the ball. Angelo Marcelli hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. The long shot by Dino Soeiro in the 64th minute really tested Anselmo Cirulli's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Oswaldo Gonçalves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anselmo Cirulli having to interfere. Oswaldo Gonçalves kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. When Aurelio Barresi came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the AC Roma 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 Aurelio Barresi couldn't finish the play. In the 83rd minute Ciro Orlandi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armandinho Mattos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Armandinho Mattos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabio Cirelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 86 minutes into the match, Aurelio Barresi notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Wakanda fv FSCMZ's Armandinho Mattos. Armandinho Mattos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 91st minute, Fabio Cirelli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 94 played minutes Wakanda fv FSCMZ got a freekick which was hit by Giuseppe Queirós. Aurelio Barresi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Armandinho Mattos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. AC Roma walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.