U23 World League

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 8023 (Terracing: 6019, Seating: 1845, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Armando Barone kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Albert Einstein shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emilio Cellucci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Salomone Weber in the 5thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Emilio Cellucci, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Andy Schmid recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Albert Einstein could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Emilio Cellucci made a huge save. If Andy Schmid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emilio Cellucci made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andy Schmid in the 11th minute. 16 minutes into the match, Espen Steelers's goal looked a bit too open when Ciccio Bozzelli came free, but Nikola Portner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. S.S.C. NAPOLI's Amedeo Guida quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Mauro Aebi, made in the 18th minute of the game. Emilio Cellucci made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andy Schmid in the 21st minute. A collision led to Espen Steelers getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Giancarlo Weissmuller hit a great ball. Espen Steelers's Andy Schmid got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, S.S.C. NAPOLI's Emilio Cellucci got control of the ball when Fabian Schär tried to sneak it across the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, S.S.C. NAPOLI's goal looked a bit too open when Andy Schmid came free, but Emilio Cellucci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Salomone Weber in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emilio Cellucci saved S.S.C. NAPOLI from getting behind. 32 minutes into the match, Andy Schmid notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of S.S.C. NAPOLI's Emilio Cellucci. Emilio Cellucci was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match had gone on for 35 minutes, Andy Schmid put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Emilio Cellucci. 38 minutes into the game, Fabian Schär was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Espen Steelers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave S.S.C. NAPOLI the free kick. A collision led to Espen Steelers getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Fabian Schär hit a great ball. A collision led to Espen Steelers getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Fabian Schär hit a great ball. 40 minutes into the match, Espen Steelers's goal looked a bit too open when Armando Barone came free, but Nikola Portner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, Espen Steelers's goal looked a bit too open when Armando Barone came free, but Nikola Portner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 44 minutes into the match, S.S.C. NAPOLI's goal looked a bit too open when Salomone Weber came free, but Emilio Cellucci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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.

Andy Schmid hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. S.S.C. NAPOLI's Emilio Cellucci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Salomone Weber in the 55th minute of play. S.S.C. NAPOLI's Emilio Cellucci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Salomone Weber in the 57th minute of play. In the 58th minute Andy Schmid shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emilio Cellucci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emilio Cellucci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andy Schmid in the 60th minute of the match. After 63 minutes of play, Espen Steelers's Andy Schmid made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emilio Cellucci was left in no man's land by his defense there! Espen Steelers's Henri Schwersenz was substituted for Mauro Aebi. 70 minutes in the game Henri Schwersenz did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Salomone Weber. In the 73rd minute, Salomone Weber ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emilio Cellucci was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salomone Weber in the 77th minute of play forced S.S.C. NAPOLI's goalkeeper Emilio Cellucci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Andy Schmid had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emilio Cellucci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albert Einstein in the 81st minute of the match. 83 minutes into the match, S.S.C. NAPOLI's goal looked a bit too open when Andy Schmid came free, but Emilio Cellucci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. S.S.C. NAPOLI's Attilio Riccardi suffered a sore thigh after 90 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Andy Schmid fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Espen Steelers's protests and gave Andy Schmid a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Espen Steelers getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Andy Schmid hit a great ball. Espen Steelers walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.