U23 World League

Valhalla
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Alvise Micucci made the kick off and thus started the match. Honorato Aureo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Emanuele Donadoni made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Segundo Balendin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emanuele Donadoni was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. Vikingos FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Segundo Balendin in the 10th minute. Oscar Gines showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvise Micucci, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. 17 minutes into the match, Bisturi F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Segundo Balendin came free, but Emanuele Donadoni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Braulio Eztebe could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Emanuele Donadoni made a huge save. Honorato Aureo succeeded in the game's 21st minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. Gonzalo Argoitz charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gonzalo Argoitz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gonzalo Argoitz kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Alvise Micucci scored 1-1 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Oscar Gines, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gonzalo Argoitz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuele Donadoni having to interfere. The supporters of Vikingos FC booed when Bisturi F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfredo Oroni didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Vikingos FC booed when Bisturi F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cosimo Gaeta didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Segundo Balendin in the 40th minute of play forced Bisturi F.C.'s goalkeeper Emanuele Donadoni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Bisturi F.C.'s goalkeeper Emanuele Donadoni, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Bisturi F.C. getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Dario Mazzei hit a great ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Segundo Balendin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Alfredo Oroni kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. In the 54th minute, Dario Mazzei hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Emanuele Donadoni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Segundo Balendin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Bisturi F.C. getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Alfredo Oroni hit a great ball. In the 67th match minute, Bisturi F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfredo Oroni to maneuver through the defense. Segundo Balendin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Emanuele Donadoni having to make a save. Segundo Balendin charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Segundo Balendin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Vikingos FC's Segundo Balendin got a free kick in the 80th minute. The audience was convinced that Alvise Micucci's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Oscar Gines was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. Emanuele Donadoni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Segundo Balendin in the 84th minute of the match. The supporters of Bisturi F.C. booed when Vikingos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Braulio Eztebe didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Alvise Micucci came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Bisturi F.C. 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 Alvise Micucci couldn't finish the play. Bisturi F.C.'s Amos Fata shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 95th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Oscar Gines but with some difficulty. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Vikingos FC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.