U23 World League

JUVENTUS STADIUM
Spectators: 7705 (Terracing: 5780, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) Alessandro Del Piero made the kick off and thus started the match. Mich Batshuayi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Nicholas Ochavarri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nicholas Ochavarri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mateo Esiquio in the 8th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's Galo Espin got a free kick in the 10th minute. Olympique Fribourg's Matt Metzger couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 10th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC. Nicholas Ochavarri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mich Batshuayi, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Alessandro Del Piero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tristan Arioli having to interfere. After having played for 23 minutes, Alessandro Del Piero managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alessandro Del Piero was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 25 minutes into the match, JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's Alessandro Del Piero sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tristan Arioli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Tristan Arioli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessandro Del Piero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC were awarded a corner in the 32th minute after Olympique Fribourg's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lilian Thuram took the corner. 34 minutes into the match, JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Steiner came free, but Nicholas Ochavarri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Olympique Fribourg's Bruno Steiner in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's goalie prevented a goal. JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's Nicholas Ochavarri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mateo Esiquio in the 37th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Javier Matos during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's Javier Matos got a free kick in the 44th minute. Nicholas Ochavarri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcellus Walpert in the 46th minute of play. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mich Batshuayi to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Olympique Fribourg's zone, Vito Romeu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tristan Arioli came out of the goal and Vito Romeu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tristan Arioli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessandro Del Piero in the 56th minute of play. In the 56th minute, Alessandro Del Piero left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Mateo Esiquio charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mateo Esiquio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 68th minute, Mateo Esiquio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Osorio Ubago's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tristan Arioli was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 74 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Osorio Ubago sped through Olympique Fribourg's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tristan Arioli. In the 82nd minute Osorio Ubago shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tristan Arioli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 88th minute, Mateo Esiquio fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Nicholas Ochavarri, passed just outside the right post. The supporters of JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC booed when Olympique Fribourg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcellus Walpert didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vito Romeu charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vito Romeu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 93 played minutes JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC got a freekick which was hit by Vito Romeu. In the 94th minute of the match Marcellus Walpert shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nicholas Ochavarri showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 96thth minute of the game Mateo Esiquio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's Nicholas Ochavarri was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.