U23 World League

Polenta Stadium
Spectators: 7965 (Terracing: 5975, Seating: 1832, VIP seats: 158) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Lisa De Cat kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, The Heren Istarion's Endoh De Cat got a free kick in the 6th minute. After some careless play in the AC Collins defense, Lisa De Cat kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cristoforo Giacomini. The AC Collins fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cristoforo Giacomini should have stopped the shot. In the 12th minute, Lisa De Cat made a precise shot to the right of Cristoforo Giacomini. AC Collins's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 16 minutes into the game, The Heren Istarion's Lisa De Cat nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cristoforo Giacomini made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Lisa De Cat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Cristoforo Giacomini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lisa De Cat, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. A collision led to AC Collins getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Alberigo Rosa hit a great ball. Lisa De Cat might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cristoforo Giacomini. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lisa De Cat ran back to his position shaking his head. Lisa De Cat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. AC Collins's Cristoforo Giacomini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lisa De Cat in the 33rd minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, The Heren Istarion's Lisa De Cat sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cristoforo Giacomini narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 40th minute Lisa De Cat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristoforo Giacomini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, AC Collins's Alfonso Vittorio got a free kick in the 43rd minute. 46 minutes into the game, The Heren Istarion's Lisa De Cat nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cristoforo Giacomini made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fabiano Del Papa to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute Carlo Martano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Bouzon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Lisa De Cat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, AC Collins's Cristoforo Giacomini got control of the ball when Lisa De Cat tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Heren Istarion's Lisa De Cat was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 55th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. The Heren Istarion's Per Eliasson was substituted for A.J. De Cat. The Heren Istarion's Zlatan Speed was substituted for Sebastian Lilja. The supporters of The Heren Istarion booed when AC Collins was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cosimo Scevola didn't get a good kick on the ball. Christopher Öberg received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Cristoforo Giacomini came out and tried to block the shot, but Christopher Öberg slotted it home off the left post making it 0-6 in the 60th minute. After some careless play in the AC Collins defense, Zlatan Speed kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cristoforo Giacomini. The AC Collins fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cristoforo Giacomini should have stopped the shot. Cristoforo Giacomini made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Per Eliasson sent off a good shot on target. After 73 played minutes AC Collins got a freekick which was hit by Ferruccio Di Fiore. Per Eliasson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 78 minutes into the game, Zlatan Speed cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-8. Cristoforo Giacomini was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Zlatan Speeds short, quick shot in the 83rdth minute got Cristoforo Giacomini to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The audience was convinced that Zlatan Speed's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristoforo Giacomini was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. With a little luck, AC Collins's Cristoforo Giacomini got control of the ball when Zlatan Speed tried to sneak it across the goal line. 94 minutes into the game, The Heren Istarion's Zlatan Speed nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cristoforo Giacomini made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-10. The Heren Istarion played a much better game than AC Collins and deserved their victory. The AC Collins players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.