U23 World League

Colosseum of Pain
Spectators: 7527 (Terracing: 5646, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Strahil Kirichkov made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes into the match, Alba FC's goal looked a bit too open when Strahil Kirichkov came free, but Andrea Banana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 7 minutes into the game, one of Зенит Церово:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Andrea Banana stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Strahil Kirichkov's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. Alba FC's Andrea Banana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Strahil Kirichkov in the 14th minute of play. Prospero Hanni made an important save on a dangerous shot by Federico Di Iorio in the 16th minute. 19 minutes into the game, Todor Taranov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Зенит Церово's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Alba FC the free kick. The supporters of Alba FC booed when Зенит Церово was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Todor Taranov didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Зенит Церово's Marko van Basten got a free kick in the 24th minute. 26 minutes into the game, Strahil Kirichkov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Andrea Banana was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the match clock showed 29 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Strahil Kirichkov sped through Alba FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Andrea Banana. If Strahil Kirichkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Prospero Hanni made an important save on a dangerous shot by Federico Di Iorio in the 37th minute. Зенит Церово's Prospero Hanni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donato Amatori in the 38th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Domenico Giocondo during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Andrea Banana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Strahil Kirichkov in the 42nd minute of play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Donato Amatori to strike the kick off in the second half. Andrea Banana made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Ali Çağrı Tayfur sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 55 minutes, Strahil Kirichkov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Зенит Церово's supporters crossed their fingers, but Strahil Kirichkov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Alba FC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Andrea Iannotti hit a great ball. Donato Amatori sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Зенит Церово getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Ali Çağrı Tayfur hit a great ball. 64 minutes into the match, Donato Amatori notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Зенит Церово's Prospero Hanni. Prospero Hanni was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Зенит Церово's Prospero Hanni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Federico Di Iorio in the 68th minute of play. Strahil Kirichkov who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 69thth minute tested the skills of Andrea Banana when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Ali Çağrı Tayfur received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Andrea Banana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fortunato Carlini's late challenge caught a Зенит Церово's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fortunato Carlini helped the player get up and apologised. Fortunato Carlini hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. With his leg Andrea Banana managed to avoid a goal in the 75thth minute, when Зенит Церово's Strahil Kirichkov fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 79 minutes, Ciro Cino made it 3-2 with a short kick to the right side. Зенит Церово's Prospero Hanni tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Donato Amatori scored 4-2 in the 83rd 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. Strahil Kirichkov's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 87thth minute, Andrea Banana skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Ali Çağrı Tayfur sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In a very dangerous position, a player in Зенит Церово fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 90th minute. Penalty! In the 92nd minute there was a penalty for Alba FC. Andrea Iannotti stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Prospero Hanni. 5-2. Prospero Hanni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donato Amatori in the 96th minute of play. Todor Taranov kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Зенит Церово's Prospero Hanni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donato Amatori in the 98th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Alba FC had won after a very even match.