U23 World League

Kleanthis Vikelidis
Spectators: 7723 (Terracing: 5793, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Giampaolo Pazzini started the match with the kick off. In the 4th match minute, Aris Salonicco FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Beppe Di Luca to maneuver through the defense. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Aris Salonicco FC's goalkeeper Felice Brandolini, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With 10 minutes on the clock, Sebastián Boselli commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Giampaolo Pazzini blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Grabiel Arandoja having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giampaolo Pazzini in the 17th minute of play forced BINGO FUEL's goalkeeper Grabiel Arandoja to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Felice Brandolini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chaime Llorden, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Felice Brandolini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nabar Hinojos, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Grabiel Arandoja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bruno Silvestre, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Felice Brandolini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chaime Llorden, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Grabiel Arandoja made an important save on a dangerous shot by Giampaolo Pazzini in the 31st minute. Christian Gaspari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Grabiel Arandoja having to interfere. Felice Brandolini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chaime Llorden in the 37th minute of play. After 38 minutes, Inko Marques mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the BINGO FUEL and the Aris Salonicco FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Inko Marques hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. In the 42ndth minute of the game Giampaolo Pazzini who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but BINGO FUEL's Grabiel Arandoja was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Christian Gaspari kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Chaime Llorden fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Felice Brandolini having to interfere. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nabar Hinojos stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Chaime Llorden fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Felice Brandolini, passed just outside the right post. Grabiel Arandoja showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giampaolo Pazzini in the 57th minute of the match. Chaime Llorden hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. 72 minutes into the match, Inko Marques notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Aris Salonicco FC's Felice Brandolini. Felice Brandolini was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Felice Brandolini made an important save on a dangerous shot by Chaime Llorden in the 75th minute. With a little luck, Aris Salonicco FC's Felice Brandolini got control of the ball when Chaime Llorden tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Aris Salonicco FC's Ermanno Baresi got a free kick in the 78th minute. Antonio Negri kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. When Inko Marques came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the BINGO FUEL 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 Inko Marques couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Chaime Llorden got free with Felice Brandolini in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. BINGO FUEL's Inko Marques suffered a sore foot after 87 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Ermanno Baresi's late challenge caught a BINGO FUEL's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ermanno Baresi helped the player get up and apologised. BINGO FUEL made a substitution. Valery Paez replaced Inko Marques. A collision led to Aris Salonicco FC getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Ermanno Baresi hit a great ball. Grabiel Arandoja showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giampaolo Pazzini, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Xepe Collantes hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. BINGO FUEL played a much better game than Aris Salonicco FC and deserved their victory. The Aris Salonicco FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.