U23 World League

Fara Park
Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ivan Lysytsjkyi got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, FC Vershina ESPN's Danylo Polyovyi got a free kick in the 3rd minute. 6 minutes into the match, Farafulla FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Lysytsjkyi came free, but Amedeo Pasquale reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Anfilogino Benvenuto could shoot a difficult shot in the 7th minute, which Artem Gordya however easily saved by the left post. After 9 minutes FC Vershina ESPN's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Elia Fantasia who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Farafulla FC's corner Elia Fantasia fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Artem Gordya quite easily take care of the ball. Artem Gordya showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferruccio Della Torre in the 16th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Farafulla FC's zone, Danylo Biloshapka stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amedeo Pasquale came out of the goal and Danylo Biloshapka tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 22nd minute, Volodymyr Beletskyi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Farafulla FC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Alessandro Mazzetti hit a great ball. A collision led to FC Vershina ESPN getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Danylo Polyovyi hit a great ball. Amedeo Pasquale showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Volodymyr Beletskyi in the 30th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute, Anselmo Cherubini fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Artem Gordya, passed just outside the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anselmo Cherubini in the 36th minute of play forced FC Vershina ESPN's goalkeeper Artem Gordya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Artem Gordya made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Alessandro Mazzetti sent off a good shot on target. Artem Gordya was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alessandro Mazzetti showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 38 minute of play. Anfilogino Benvenuto blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Artem Gordya having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alessandro Mazzetti got free with Artem Gordya in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ferruccio Della Torre got free with Artem Gordya in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessandro Mazzetti in the 45th minute of play forced FC Vershina ESPN's goalkeeper Artem Gordya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Farafulla FC's Alvise Bevilacqua slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Artem Gordya. That made the score 2-0 after 46 minutes of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Anfilogino Benvenuto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Farafulla FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Anfilogino Benvenuto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Artem Gordya breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ivan Lysytsjkyi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Amedeo Pasquale tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to FC Vershina ESPN getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Danylo Biloshapka hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anfilogino Benvenuto in the 58th minute of play forced FC Vershina ESPN's goalkeeper Artem Gordya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Artem Gordya showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anfilogino Benvenuto, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. After 60 played minutes Farafulla FC got a freekick which was hit by Ferruccio Della Torre. Amedeo Pasquale made an important save on a dangerous shot by Volodymyr Beletskyi in the 62nd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Vershina ESPN's Ivan Lysytsjkyi slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Amedeo Pasquale. That made the score 2-1 after 63 minutes of play. Anselmo Cherubini took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Artem Gordya. Artem Gordya dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. After some careless play in the FC Vershina ESPN defense, Anfilogino Benvenuto kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Artem Gordya. The FC Vershina ESPN fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Artem Gordya should have stopped the shot. FC Vershina ESPN's Artem Gordya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alessandro Mazzetti in the 76th minute of play. After 77 minutes of play FC Vershina ESPN's Danylo Polyovyi was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Danylo Polyovyi hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Farafulla FC's Alvise Bevilacqua couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 79th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for FC Vershina ESPN. After a rather tough play, FC Vershina ESPN's Danylo Biloshapka got a free kick in the 86th minute. In the 87th minute, Anfilogino Benvenuto got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Artem Gordya took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessandro Mazzetti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 89th play minutes Ferruccio Della Torre shot 5-1, a short shot which went by Artem Gordya and just under the crossbar into goal. Artem Gordya took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anfilogino Benvenuto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 95 minutes into the game, Farafulla FC's Anfilogino Benvenuto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Artem Gordya made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-1. There was no doubt that Farafulla FC were the better team. Farafulla FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.