U23 World League

Menduni Michelangelo
Spectators: 8468 (Terracing: 6352, Seating: 1947, VIP seats: 169) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bernardino Vedillo took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Jeremias Librado ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fabrizio Manzi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Kire Irving took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardino Vedillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Quebrachitos FC's Celso Ayala managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Aaron Anselmino in the 8 minute of the game. When Quebrachitos FC's Marcell Pécsi in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye PICCOLE PESTI's goalie prevented a goal. 11 minutes into the match, Quebrachitos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fortunato Brini came free, but Kire Irving reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, PICCOLE PESTI's goal looked a bit too open when Marcell Pécsi came free, but Fabrizio Manzi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kire Irving showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fortunato Brini in the 14th minute of the match. After having played for 16 minutes, Emilio Ferrante managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PICCOLE PESTI's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emilio Ferrante was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Quebrachitos FC's Celso Ayala managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Aaron Anselmino in the 20 minute of the game. The throw-in from Aaron Anselmino in the 24th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Quebrachitos FC's Kevin Durant. If Marcell Pécsi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 25 minutes into the match, PICCOLE PESTI's goal looked a bit too open when Marcell Pécsi came free, but Fabrizio Manzi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fabrizio Manzi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeremias Librado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Quebrachitos FC getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Matthías Sammer hit a great ball. Fabrizio Manzi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcell Pécsi's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. Kire Irving made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Emilio Ferrante sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Quebrachitos FC's Kire Irving got control of the ball when Emilio Ferrante tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kire Irving took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emilio Ferrante, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fabrizio Manzi came out of the goal in the 43rd minute to try and stop a shot by Quebrachitos FC's Marcell Pécsi. But to his dismay, Marcell Pécsi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Kire Irving made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fortunato Brini in the 47th minute of play. The PICCOLE PESTI players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Quebrachitos FC were winning 1-3.

The wind increased when Ezequiel Blasi made the kick off in the second half. Marcell Pécsi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Fabrizio Manzi made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Quebrachitos FC's Matthías Sammer got a free kick in the 53rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Quebrachitos FC's zone, Bernabe Urki stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kire Irving came out of the goal and Bernabe Urki tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind PICCOLE PESTI's goalkeeper Fabrizio Manzi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kire Irving made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fortunato Brini in the 61st minute of play. After 64 played minutes Quebrachitos FC got a freekick which was hit by Jaxson Hayes. Jaxson Hayes hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Kire Irving took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardino Vedillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. PICCOLE PESTI's Fabrizio Manzi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save PICCOLE PESTI from getting a goal against them. Quebrachitos FC made a substitution. Octavio Ortzi replaced Ciriaco Abaunza. Quebrachitos FC made a substitution. Armando Urtzi replaced Jeremias Librado. The throw-in from Zhang Xi Yi in the 83rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Quebrachitos FC's Kevin Durant. After a defensive mix-up in PICCOLE PESTI's zone, Marcell Pécsi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabrizio Manzi came out of the goal and Marcell Pécsi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardino Vedillo in the 87th minute of play forced Quebrachitos FC's goalkeeper Kire Irving to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Quebrachitos FC's zone, Pietruzzu Rizzi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kire Irving came out of the goal and Pietruzzu Rizzi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.