U23 World League

Stadio Martignano
Spectators: 7598 (Terracing: 5700, Seating: 1747, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Anfilogino Chiola took the kick off in the first half of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 6 minutes, Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 15th minute, 武沙星 got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Pan FC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Pedro José Brodie hit a great ball. Domenico Sabatino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ezequiel Calderón, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra made an important save on a dangerous shot by Beppe Zoff in the 22nd minute. Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anfilogino Chiola in the 30th minute of the match. Domenico Sabatino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ezequiel Calderón, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. 38 minutes into the match, Sorci Viola's goal looked a bit too open when Ezequiel Calderón came free, but Domenico Sabatino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Pan FC's Juan José Van De Gucht got a free kick in the 39th minute. When Alberto Carozza fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sorci Viola's protests and gave Alberto Carozza a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Sorci Viola getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Alberto Carozza hit a great ball. Domenico Sabatino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ezequiel Calderón, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Amerigo Toninelli could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra made a huge save. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ezequiel Calderón stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Beppe Zoff in the 58th minute of play. Ezequiel Calderón took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Domenico Sabatino. Domenico Sabatino dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. After a defensive mix-up in Sorci Viola's zone, Arnaldo Cedro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Domenico Sabatino came out of the goal and Arnaldo Cedro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 74 minutes into the game, Amerigo Toninelli cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Jean-Pierre De la Cuadra was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 80 played minutes, Pan FC's 武沙星 shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Domenico Sabatino came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Pan FC reached it. In the 86th minute, Anfilogino Chiola left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sorci Viola fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. After 89 minutes of play Sorci Viola's Alberto Carozza 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. Alberto Carozza hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match.