U23 World League

Polenta Stadium
Spectators: 7988 (Terracing: 5992, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Fabiano Del Papa got the match started through his kick off. Fabiano Del Papa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Francho having to interfere. In the 5th minute Sergio Damario 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Frank Rinaldi during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Frank Rinaldi kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. In the 7th minute, Teo Beltza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristoforo Giacomini came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by El Renacer del Quijano FC's Teobaldo Javiar. But to his dismay, Teobaldo Javiar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 15th minute, AC Collins's Frank Rinaldi seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Frank Rinaldi the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of AC Collins protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Frank Rinaldi had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 15th minute of the game. One of AC Collins:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of El Renacer del Quijano FC:s goal. In the 18th minute there was a penalty for El Renacer del Quijano FC. Niceto Vellito stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Cristoforo Giacomini. 0-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Teobaldo Javiar in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristoforo Giacomini saved AC Collins from getting behind. After a rather tough play, AC Collins's Ferruccio Di Fiore got a free kick in the 23rd minute. If Teobaldo Javiar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. El Renacer del Quijano FC's Paulo Francho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlo Martano in the 26th minute of play. In the 27th minute, Domenico Graziani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Teobaldo Javiar managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Renacer del Quijano FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Teobaldo Javiar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cristoforo Giacomini breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in AC Collins's zone, Teobaldo Javiar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristoforo Giacomini came out of the goal and Teobaldo Javiar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of El Renacer del Quijano FC booed when AC Collins was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ennio Catena didn't get a good kick on the ball. 39 minutes into the match, AC Collins's goal looked a bit too open when Teobaldo Javiar came free, but Cristoforo Giacomini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. AC Collins's Cristoforo Giacomini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teobaldo Javiar in the 45th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Fabiano Del Papa kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Paulo Francho. That made the score 1-2 in the 46 minute of play. The AC Collins players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. El Renacer del Quijano FC were winning 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Teobaldo Javiar made a kick off. Domenico Graziani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Paulo Francho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. AC Collins's Dave Marrone was substituted for Domenico Graziani. AC Collins made a substitution. Alberigo Rosa replaced Ferruccio Di Fiore. AC Collins made a substitution. Cesare Trentini replaced Carlo Martano. Ennio Catena made in the 58th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Alberigo Rosa. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesare Trentini in the 60th minute of play forced El Renacer del Quijano FC's goalkeeper Paulo Francho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristoforo Giacomini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teobaldo Javiar in the 63rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Teobaldo Javiar managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Renacer del Quijano FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Teobaldo Javiar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cristoforo Giacomini breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. El Renacer del Quijano FC's Feliciano Oskarbi was substituted for Sergio Damario. When Teobaldo Javiar came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the El Renacer del Quijano FC 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 Teobaldo Javiar couldn't finish the play. 86 minutes in the game Alberigo Rosa did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Dave Marrone.