U23 World League

CARLITOS BIANCHI
Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Donato Amatori kicked off to start the match. After 2 played minutes Alba FC got a freekick which was hit by Andrea Iannotti. Gaudencio Manny showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fortunato Carlini in the 12th minute of the match. Alba FC's Andrea Banana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Walt Samuel in the 16th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Alba FC's Andrea Iannotti got a free kick in the 20th minute. Diego Hori blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Andrea Banana having to make a save. Andrea Banana didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when El ABUELO FC's Sergio Txurio shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Andrea Iannotti struck a weak shot in the 28th minute. Gaudencio Manny didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Alba FC. When Ciro Cino came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Alba FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ciro Cino couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, El ABUELO FC's Sergio Txurio got a free kick in the 33rd minute. After a rather tough play, El ABUELO FC's Serafin Eskuin got a free kick in the 35th minute. Donato Amatori fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gaudencio Manny having to interfere. Andrea Banana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergio Txurio in the 44th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donato Amatori in the 47th minute of play forced El ABUELO FC's goalkeeper Gaudencio Manny to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sergio Txurio to strike the kick off in the second half. Serafin Eskuin charged in rather forcefully in the 50th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Serafin Eskuin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Serafin Eskuin kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. 53 minutes into the game, Alberigo Di Michele was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Alba FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave El ABUELO FC the free kick. After 54 played minutes, El ABUELO FC's Diego Hori shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Andrea Banana 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 El ABUELO FC reached it. 59 minutes into the match, Federico Di Iorio dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gaudencio Manny, 1-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alfredo Joachim during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, El ABUELO FC's Alfredo Joachim got a free kick in the 63rd minute. 64 minutes into the match, El ABUELO FC's goalkeeper Gaudencio Manny had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Federico Di Iorio. 64 minutes into the game, Federico Di Iorio recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Gaudencio Manny. Federico Di Iorio showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. Donato Amatori fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gaudencio Manny having to interfere. El ABUELO FC's Gaudencio Manny proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save El ABUELO FC from getting a goal against them. After 78 played minutes El ABUELO FC got a freekick which was hit by Flaco Schiavi. Sergio Txurio kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. 80 minutes into the match, Donato Amatori had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gaudencio Manny. El ABUELO FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Donato Amatori was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Andrea Banana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergio Txurio in the 87th minute of play. After a rather tough play, El ABUELO FC's Alberto Etxekopar got a free kick in the 93rd minute. 95 minutes into the match, El ABUELO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Donato Amatori came free, but Gaudencio Manny reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.