U23 World League

Blue Eagles Stadium
Spectators: 7387 (Terracing: 5603, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 67) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Anastasio Millano started the match with the kick off. 2 minutes into the game, GiaSiRo 08's Armando Gargano nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Guillermo Marko made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Arnulfo Afonso made a great header on Forros Fantásticos AC's corner, it was just that GiaSiRo 08's Fabiano Ciraci managed to reach the ball for a save. 16 minutes into the game, Gustavo Ubendu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Fabiano Ciraci was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anastasio Millano in the 20th minute of play forced GiaSiRo 08's goalkeeper Fabiano Ciraci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Forros Fantásticos AC's Guillermo Marko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armando Gargano in the 25th minute of play. Armando Gargano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guillermo Marko having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Demetrio Mazzocchetti's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Guillermo Marko was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. Fabiano Ciraci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anastasio Millano in the 41st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Armando Gargano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Guillermo Marko was relentless in the 48th minute of the game. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Demetrio Mazzocchetti to make the kick off. Demetrio Mazzocchetti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guillermo Marko having to interfere. 58 minutes into the game, Teodor Cociu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. GiaSiRo 08's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Forros Fantásticos AC the free kick. The supporters of Forros Fantásticos AC booed when GiaSiRo 08 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teodor Cociu didn't get a good kick on the ball. GiaSiRo 08's Federico Pietrini was substituted for Fabio Costacurta. GiaSiRo 08's Francesco Cabrini was substituted for Armando Gargano. After a rather tough play, GiaSiRo 08's Camillo Nola got a free kick in the 77th minute. Forros Fantásticos AC's Arnulfo Afonso got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Guillermo Marko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francesco Cabrini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 82nd match minute, Forros Fantásticos AC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ulises Feo to maneuver through the defense. 84 minutes into the match, GiaSiRo 08's goal looked a bit too open when Anastasio Millano came free, but Fabiano Ciraci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to GiaSiRo 08 getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Edmondo Bevilacqua hit a great ball. Jiang Liang was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 91 minutes into the match.