U23 World League

Arena Das Naciones
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Godfredo Gabon kicked off to start the match. Fortunato Carlini hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Godfredo Gabon charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Godfredo Gabon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Catarinense F.C.'s Godfredo Gabon got a free kick in the 3rd minute. With a little luck, Alba FC's Andrea Banana got control of the ball when Godfredo Gabon tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Catarinense F.C. getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Godfredo Gabon hit a great ball. In the 13th minute, Donato Amatori ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zacarias Bento was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. With his leg Andrea Banana managed to avoid a goal in the 18thth minute, when Catarinense F.C.'s Godfredo Gabon fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A hard shot 18 in the game by Godfredo Gabon from a close distance when the talented Andrea Banana managed to make a qualified save. Alba FC's players were relieved. A collision led to Alba FC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Federico Di Iorio hit a great ball. Zacarias Bento took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Federico Di Iorio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Catarinense F.C. defense, Donato Amatori kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zacarias Bento. The Catarinense F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zacarias Bento should have stopped the shot. Zacarias Bento showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Federico Di Iorio, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. 37 minutes into the match, Donato Amatori had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zacarias Bento. Catarinense F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Donato Amatori was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Catarinense F.C.'s Zacarias Bento played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donato Amatori in the 41st minute of play. Zacarias Bento showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donato Amatori, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. In the 46th minute, Fortunato Carlini 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. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Donato Amatori was the one to do the kick off. When the match had gone on for 55 minutes, Donato Amatori took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Zacarias Bento to make any attempt to save it. Andrea Banana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Faustino Izel in the 59th minute of the match. In the 62nd minute Godfredo Gabon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrea Banana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zacarias Bento showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donato Amatori in the 64th minute of the match. 65 minutes into the game, Alejandro Perutxo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Catarinense F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Alba FC the free kick. After 65 played minutes Catarinense F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Alejandro Perutxo. Through an outstanding action, after 68 minutes, Zacarias Bento successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Godfredo Gabon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Catarinense F.C.'s Zacarias Bento proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Catarinense F.C. from getting a goal against them. Andrea Banana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Faustino Izel in the 96th minute of the match. Alba FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.