U23 World League

Santoryu Stadium
Spectators: 8200 (Terracing: 6150, Seating: 1886, VIP seats: 164) In the 6th minute Edin Džeko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cătălin Ioanițiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edin Džeko might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cătălin Ioanițiu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edin Džeko ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 8th minute Edin Džeko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cătălin Ioanițiu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edin Džeko might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cătălin Ioanițiu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edin Džeko ran back to his position shaking his head. 10 minutes into the match, Santoryu FC's goal looked a bit too open when Edin Džeko came free, but Cătălin Ioanițiu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 10th match minute, Santoryu FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aurelio Martorella to maneuver through the defense. Grzegorz Siekierski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grzegorz Grzelak, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Grzegorz Siekierski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grzegorz Grzelak, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Medero Gadea hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edin Džeko in the 16th minute of play forced Santoryu FC's goalkeeper Cătălin Ioanițiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Medero Gadea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Grzegorz Siekierski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aurelio Martorella in the 22nd minute. When GeRaÇãO-83's Edin Džeko in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Santoryu FC's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Medero Gadea in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cătălin Ioanițiu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When GeRaÇãO-83's Edin Džeko in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Santoryu FC's goalie prevented a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Camillo Punta during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 39th minute, Camillo Punta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Per-Oskar Ekgren took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 40th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Cătălin Ioanițiu. Santoryu FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Edin Džeko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Muhammadu ibn Abi Bakr in the 44th minute of play forced Santoryu FC's goalkeeper Cătălin Ioanițiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cătălin Ioanițiu came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by GeRaÇãO-83's Edin Džeko. But to his dismay, Edin Džeko quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Medero Gadea was the one to do the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edin Džeko in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cătălin Ioanițiu saved Santoryu FC from getting behind. 55 minutes had been played when some careless play by Santoryu FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Per-Oskar Ekgren was slow to take the kick. During this time GeRaÇãO-83's players had a chance to rest. Medero Gadea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 57 minutes, Damiano Sisti mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Santoryu FC and the GeRaÇãO-83 players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 63 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for GeRaÇãO-83! Medero Gadea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cătălin Ioanițiu having to interfere. When GeRaÇãO-83's Edin Džeko in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Santoryu FC's goalie prevented a goal. 82 minutes into the match, Santoryu FC's goal looked a bit too open when Medero Gadea came free, but Cătălin Ioanițiu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cătălin Ioanițiu came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by GeRaÇãO-83's Edin Džeko. But to his dismay, Edin Džeko quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-5. In the 94th minute, Edin Džeko ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cătălin Ioanițiu was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-6. After 97 played minutes GeRaÇãO-83 got a freekick which was hit by Muhammadu ibn Abi Bakr. In the 98th minute, Medero Gadea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the final whistle sounded GeRaÇãO-83 left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Santoryu FC.