U23 World League

Estadio Corralito
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Talenti Roma Calcio's Ermanno Marcolongo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 4 minutes, Felice Barbato made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Corralito AFC's Raul Hustaz tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 8 minutes into the game, Felice Barbato was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Talenti Roma Calcio's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Corralito AFC the free kick. The supporters of Corralito AFC booed when Talenti Roma Calcio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felice Barbato didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dave Paoletti hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice moves Edelmiro Loiola could shoot a difficult shot in the 12th minute, which Achille Fiordelisi however easily saved by the left post. After some careless play in the Corralito AFC defense, Dave Paoletti kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Raul Hustaz. The Corralito AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Raul Hustaz should have stopped the shot. When Talenti Roma Calcio's Ermanno Marcolongo in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Corralito AFC's goalie prevented a goal. After 25 minutes Corralito AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Frank Anastasi who took care of the corner kick. After some careless play in the Corralito AFC defense, Felice Barbato kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Raul Hustaz. The Corralito AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Raul Hustaz should have stopped the shot. Raul Hustaz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felice Barbato in the 31st minute of play. Raul Hustaz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ermanno Marcolongo in the 35th minute of play. In the 36th minute, Danilo Derwin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Corralito AFC defense, Felice Barbato kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Raul Hustaz. The Corralito AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Raul Hustaz should have stopped the shot. Raul Hustaz came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by Talenti Roma Calcio's Ermanno Marcolongo. But to his dismay, Ermanno Marcolongo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ermanno Marcolongo in the 44th minute of play forced Corralito AFC's goalkeeper Raul Hustaz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 47th match minute, Talenti Roma Calcio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felice Barbato to maneuver through the defense.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leopoldo Nuxila to make the kick off. Raul Hustaz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ermanno Marcolongo in the 51st minute of play. Achille Fiordelisi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edelmiro Loiola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Felice Barbato sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Achille Fiordelisi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amadeo Txindoki in the 64th minute of the match. Raul Hustaz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Felice Barbato went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-7 was the resulting score. In the 72nd match minute, Corralito AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Danilo Derwin to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Ermanno Marcolongo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Raul Hustaz was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. After 75 minutes Corralito AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Frank Anastasi who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Talenti Roma Calcio's corner Frank Anastasi fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Raul Hustaz quite easily take care of the ball. 79 minutes into the game, Ermanno Marcolongo recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Raul Hustaz. Ermanno Marcolongo showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-8. In the 84th minute, Talenti Roma Calcio's Dave Paoletti ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Raul Hustaz. Raul Hustaz yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-9. Raul Hustaz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ermanno Marcolongo in the 88th minute of the match. After 90th play minutes Ermanno Marcolongo shot 0-10, a short shot which went by Raul Hustaz and just under the crossbar into goal. Ermanno Marcolongo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 95 minutes into the match, Felice Barbato had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Raul Hustaz. Corralito AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Felice Barbato was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-11. The Talenti Roma Calcio 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.