U23 World League

Церово Арена
Spectators: 7518 (Terracing: 5639, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) Todor Taranov charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Todor Taranov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Зенит Церово's Todor Taranov got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Teofan Filchev kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Federico Di Iorio struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Prospero Hanni didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Alba FC. Donato Amatori scored 0-1 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Prospero Hanni, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Todor Taranov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrea Banana having to interfere. Andrea Banana stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Todor Taranov's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. If Federico Di Iorio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 25 minutes into the match, Alba FC's Federico Di Iorio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Prospero Hanni narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 27th minute, Donato Amatori 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. Prospero Hanni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Federico Di Iorio in the 30th minute of play. Prospero Hanni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Federico Di Iorio in the 32nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Зенит Церово's Todor Taranov got a free kick in the 33rd minute. In the 34th minute, Donato Amatori 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. Domenico Giocondo made in the 36th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Federico Di Iorio however managed to control. The supporters of Alba FC booed when Зенит Церово was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Petar Arabadzhiev didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Domenico Giocondo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 39th match minute, Зенит Церово was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marko van Basten to maneuver through the defense. Donato Amatori sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Federico Di Iorio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Federico Di Iorio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Donato Amatori sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The score stood at 1-1 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 Todor Taranov to make the kick off. Todor Taranov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Andrea Banana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Todor Taranov got his second yellow card in the match during the 58th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. With an all-out effort, Alba FC's Prospero Hanni threw himself towards the right post 67 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Donato Amatori, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After some careless play in the Зенит Церово defense, Donato Amatori kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Prospero Hanni. The Зенит Церово fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Prospero Hanni should have stopped the shot. Prospero Hanni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donato Amatori, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Domenico Giocondo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Alba FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Domenico Giocondo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Prospero Hanni breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Donato Amatori sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marko van Basten kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. After 83 minutes, Teofan Filchev mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Зенит Церово and the Alba FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Зенит Церово getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Teofan Filchev hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ali Çağrı Tayfur during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 85th match minute, Зенит Церово was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ali Çağrı Tayfur to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Donato Amatori managed to get in a good position for a shot. Alba FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Donato Amatori was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Prospero Hanni breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rodolfo Illart sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alba FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.