U23 World League

El Matadero
Spectators: 7516 (Terracing: 5638, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sarracino Abad got the match started through his kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cesare Chizzo in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Josué Castro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some careless play in the Escuadrón Mercenario defense, Cesare Chizzo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Josué Castro. The Escuadrón Mercenario fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Josué Castro should have stopped the shot. A collision led to I ritirandi di Canaus getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Carmine Bonanni hit a great ball. Cesare Chizzo scored 0-3 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Josué Castro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 25 minutes into the match, Escuadrón Mercenario's goal looked a bit too open when Cesare Chizzo came free, but Josué Castro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 26th match minute, Escuadrón Mercenario was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Orlo Aballe to maneuver through the defense. Escuadrón Mercenario's Josué Castro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diego Crispino in the 30th minute of play. Lucas Rioja hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. When Cesare Chizzo came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the I ritirandi di Canaus 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 Cesare Chizzo couldn't finish the play. In the 33rd minute, Diego Armando Goetschi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 34th minute of the match Cosimo Serra sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Josué Castro skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesare Chizzo in the 35th minute of play forced Escuadrón Mercenario's goalkeeper Josué Castro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bruno Falasca lost his temper 42 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Bruno Falasca hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dino De Gregorio in the 47th minute of play forced Escuadrón Mercenario's goalkeeper Josué Castro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cesare Chizzo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Daniele Raniolo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Indalecio Abadia in the 51st minute of play. Amola Patacca hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. In the 56th minute, Cosimo Serra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Cesare Chizzo put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Josué Castro. After a rather tough play, Escuadrón Mercenario's Diego Armando Goetschi got a free kick in the 63rd minute. 64 minutes into the match, Escuadrón Mercenario's goal looked a bit too open when Cesare Chizzo came free, but Josué Castro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 71st minute, Indalecio Abadia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Daniele Raniolo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. In the 74th match minute, Escuadrón Mercenario was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eguen Abad to maneuver through the defense. In the 80th minute, Dino De Gregorio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 81 played minutes, Escuadrón Mercenario's Lucas Rioja shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Daniele Raniolo 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 Escuadrón Mercenario reached it. Josué Castro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diego Crispino in the 84th minute of play. Josué Castro made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Cesare Chizzo sent off a good shot on target. Josué Castro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cesare Chizzo, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. 89 minutes into the match, Escuadrón Mercenario's goalkeeper Josué Castro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cesare Chizzo. A collision led to Escuadrón Mercenario getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Eguen Abad hit a great ball. 94 minutes into the match, Cesare Chizzo dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Josué Castro, 1-5. The I ritirandi di Canaus players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.