U23 World League

Manly Oval
Spectators: 7859 (Terracing: 5895, Seating: 1808, VIP seats: 156) Manly FC's Rob Burton started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute Silver Nuiaots shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Pernambucano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Tykhela FC's Kardo Lepist got a free kick in the 5th minute. Gianluigi Donnarumma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rob Burton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Artur Pernambucano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silver Nuiaots in the 9th minute of the match. Bruno Domenichetti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mattias Nurmik kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. After 15th play minutes Bruno Domenichetti shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Gianluigi Donnarumma and just under the crossbar into goal. Bruno Domenichetti could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Gianluigi Donnarumma made a huge save. 23 minutes into the game, Manly FC's Bruno Domenichetti nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gianluigi Donnarumma made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. 25 minutes into the match, Tykhela FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Domenichetti came free, but Gianluigi Donnarumma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, Manly FC's goal looked a bit too open when Silver Nuiaots came free, but Artur Pernambucano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gianluigi Donnarumma showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rob Burton, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Artur Pernambucano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silver Nuiaots in the 32nd minute of the match. Artur Pernambucano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silver Nuiaots, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gianluigi Donnarumma stood somewhat misplaced when Rob Burton came free in front of goal and shot 3-0 to the left of him in the 35 minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hando Lints to make the kick off. Bruno Domenichetti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Gianluigi Donnarumma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Domenichetti in the 55th minute of play. Rob Burton might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gianluigi Donnarumma. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rob Burton ran back to his position shaking his head. Gianluigi Donnarumma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Domenichetti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 68 minutes of play, Manly FC's Bruno Domenichetti made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gianluigi Donnarumma was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bruno Domenichetti took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gianluigi Donnarumma. Gianluigi Donnarumma dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. Manly FC's Bruno Mosley was substituted for Rob Burton. Gianluigi Donnarumma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Domenichetti in the 78th minute of play. Manly FC's Patrick Lenard was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Gianluigi Donnarumma in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Domenichetti in the 81st minute of play forced Tykhela FC's goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gianluigi Donnarumma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Domenichetti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee felt a red card was in order, 84 minutes into the game, when Kardo Lepist put in a rough tackle. After a rather tough play, Tykhela FC's Kardo Lepist got a free kick in the 85th minute. Gianluigi Donnarumma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mourad Rocchi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tykhela FC's Märt Väärtnõu got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Domenichetti in the 89th minute of play forced Tykhela FC's goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gianluigi Donnarumma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Mosley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gianluigi Donnarumma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruno Mosley in the 93rd minute of the match. In the 96th minute, Mourad Rocchi made a precise shot to the right of Gianluigi Donnarumma. Tykhela FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Manly FC had played much better football throughout.