U23 World League

Colosseum
Spectators: 7383 (Terracing: 5618, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 42) Beppe Rivera made the kick off and thus started the match. Zenaido Davison fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aurelio Epifani having to interfere. If Bianco Carozza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xabel Vallejo in the 11th minute of play forced Gladiator FC's goalkeeper Aurelio Epifani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gladiator FC's Aurelio Epifani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgar Villamayor in the 13th minute of play. Xabel Vallejo hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. 18 minutes into the match, TurboUC's goal looked a bit too open when Beppe Rivera came free, but Marino Brunet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Amos Iacomini during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Gladiator FC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Amos Iacomini hit a great ball. After 21 minutes of play Gladiator FC's Amos Iacomini was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Amos Iacomini hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. TurboUC's Clemente Dechent couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Gladiator FC. When Edgar Villamayor fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored TurboUC's protests and gave Edgar Villamayor a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to TurboUC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Edgar Villamayor hit a great ball. An unexpected shot in the 24th minute by Bianco Carozza got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 32 minutes into the game, Fabiano Tatangelo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Marino Brunet was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Gladiator FC's Eraldo Taglieri got a free kick in the 43rd minute. The supporters of Gladiator FC booed when TurboUC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Clemente Dechent didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Xabel Vallejo to strike the kick off in the second half. Marcos Guilisasti who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 52ndth minute tested the skills of Aurelio Epifani when he managed to save the team from getting behind. If Bianco Carozza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 73rd minute, Gladiator FC's Beppe Rivera seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Beppe Rivera the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Gladiator FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Beppe Rivera had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 73rd minute of the game. One of Gladiator FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of TurboUC:s goal. TurboUCs' Aurelio Epifani just managed to throw himself towards the right post in the 74thth minute after Edgar Villamayors penalty, and stop a certain goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xabel Vallejo in the 79th minute of play forced Gladiator FC's goalkeeper Aurelio Epifani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 83 minutes, Edgar Villamayor managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. TurboUC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edgar Villamayor was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. TurboUC's Clemente Dechent was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Aurelio Epifani in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Amedeo Orlandi during the 97th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Gladiator FC's Amedeo Orlandi got a free kick in the 97th minute. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Gladiator FC fully deserved thier win.