U23 World League

Skollholmens IP
Spectators: 7600 (Terracing: 5700, Seating: 1750, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Edmund Scislowicz kicked off to start the match. Edmund Scislowicz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Dennis Urbani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edmund Scislowicz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dennis Urbani having to make a save. 7 minutes into the game, Alessandro Vettori was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. XMAS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Skollholmen FC the free kick. The supporters of Skollholmen FC booed when XMAS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alessandro Vettori didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edmund Scislowicz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind XMAS's goalkeeper Dennis Urbani, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The Skollholmen FC fans' excitement grew in the 15th match minute when Skollholmen FC's Edmund Scislowicz looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Edmund Scislowicz did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Dennis Urbani 19 minutes into the match. Dennis Urbani was a little too slow when Edmund Scislowicz got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 22nd minute. The score was now 3-0. After a rather tough play, XMAS's Ercole Chiavetta got a free kick in the 33rd minute. The supporters of Skollholmen FC booed when XMAS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anfilogino Di Nino didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 39thth minute of the game Enzo Alfonsi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Skollholmen FC's Måns Sigfridsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dennis Urbani was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Edmund Scislowicz showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-0 in the 40 minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in XMAS's zone, Lewis James stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dennis Urbani came out of the goal and Lewis James tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. XMAS's Dennis Urbani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lewis James in the 47th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Enzo Alfonsi was the one to do the kick off. If Edmund Scislowicz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Edmund Scislowicz might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dennis Urbani. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edmund Scislowicz ran back to his position shaking his head. Lewis James scored 5-0 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dennis Urbani, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Enzo Alfonsi in the 60thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Måns Sigfridsson, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Lewis James sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 66 minutes into the match, Lewis James had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dennis Urbani. XMAS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lewis James was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. Dennis Urbani stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmund Scislowicz's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. Edmund Scislowicz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Måns Sigfridsson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Enzo Alfonsi's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. When the match had been going on for 81 minutes Arne Lund shot a great shot from long distance. It looked like a certain goal, but the audience witnessed a really smashing save by Dennis Urbani when he caught the ball only just under the crossbar. Edmund Scislowicz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 85th minute, Christian Zaccardi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dennis Urbani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmund Scislowicz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Alessandro Vettori was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 90 minutes had been played. In a very dangerous position, a player in XMAS fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 89th minute. Penalty! 95 minutes into the match, Lukas Johnsson notched a goal, 8-0, to the right of XMAS's Dennis Urbani. Dennis Urbani was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.