U23 World League

Stadio Arnaccio
Spectators: 7451 (Terracing: 5590, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Camillo Travaglini took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Batista Liebana in the 5th minute of play forced Schuster's goalkeeper Filippo Di Girolamo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christian Pollastrini scored 1-0 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Xalbador Gamiz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Domenico Solarriba hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Schuster's Filippo Di Girolamo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Batista Liebana in the 13th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, Schuster's goal looked a bit too open when Gartzen Pons came free, but Filippo Di Girolamo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Xalbador Gamiz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristoforo Andreola in the 15th minute of play. 17 minutes into the game, Schuster's Christian Pollastrini nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Xalbador Gamiz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. 24 minutes into the game, Cristoforo Andreola cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Xalbador Gamiz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 30 minutes into the match, GreenUnited's goal looked a bit too open when Camillo Travaglini came free, but Xalbador Gamiz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 33 minutes into the game, Ercole Grande was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Schuster's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave GreenUnited the free kick. 35 minutes into the match, Schuster's goal looked a bit too open when Gartzen Pons came free, but Filippo Di Girolamo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edmondo Stella hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Camillo Travaglini in the 39th minute of play forced GreenUnited's goalkeeper Xalbador Gamiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute, Elija Andres hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 41st minute, Christian Pollastrini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, GreenUnited's Xalbador Gamiz got control of the ball when Camillo Travaglini tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Schuster's Camillo Travaglini got a free kick in the 45th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gartzen Pons stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Gabrio Dozal sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Schuster's Filippo Di Girolamo didn't even have to move. After 61 played minutes GreenUnited got a freekick which was hit by Eli Villalobos. In the 69th match minute, GreenUnited was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gartzen Pons to maneuver through the defense. Camillo Travaglini hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Xalbador Gamiz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Camillo Travaglini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Xalbador Gamiz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Camillo Travaglini in the 84th minute of play. Xalbador Gamiz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edmondo Stella's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. The corner ended in Christian Pollastrini almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but GreenUnited's Xalbador Gamiz did a great save. When Camillo Travaglini fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Schuster's protests and gave Camillo Travaglini a yellow card for diving instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Camillo Travaglini in the 95th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Xalbador Gamiz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Schuster's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.