U23 World League

Sconvols Arena
Spectators: 7545 (Terracing: 5660, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) The supporters of Sconvols United booed when La Cosa Nostra was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hector Cordarell didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot by Biagio Tarantini from long distance, 4 minutes into the match, got Flavio Bento's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Damiano Rosato showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonel Rafe in the 11th minute of the match. Sconvols United's Damiano Rosato played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hector Cordarell in the 12th minute of play. Francesco Di Sante received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Flavio Bento tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 24th match minute, Sconvols United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amos Cristofari to maneuver through the defense. After 27 minutes of play, Sconvols United's Francesco Bevilacqua made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Flavio Bento was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eustacio Llorienzo during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Sconvols United booed when La Cosa Nostra was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eustacio Llorienzo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Flavio Bento made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ennio Cassone in the 32nd minute. Ciccio Stella received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Flavio Bento tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 36 minutes into the game, Baldomero Jatsu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. La Cosa Nostra's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sconvols United the free kick. A collision led to La Cosa Nostra getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Baldomero Jatsu hit a great ball. Baldomero Jatsu got his second yellow card in the match during the 39th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 39th match minute, La Cosa Nostra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baldomero Jatsu to maneuver through the defense. Flavio Bento made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciccio Stella in the 43rd minute of play. In the 48th minute Amos Cristofari shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Flavio Bento saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hector Cordarell to make the kick off. In the 74th match minute, Sconvols United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Biagio Tarantini to maneuver through the defense. In the 80th minute Ciccio Stella suffered a knee injury and had to be helped off the field. Sconvols United made a substitution. Biagio Massaro replaced Ciccio Stella. After 79 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for La Cosa Nostra! Flavio Bento had in the 82ndth minute some difficulties stopping Francesco Di Sante's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francesco Di Sante in the 84th minute of play forced La Cosa Nostra's goalkeeper Flavio Bento to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th match minute, La Cosa Nostra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dario Jerano to maneuver through the defense. Flavio Bento took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francesco Bevilacqua, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 90th minute, Biagio Massaro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dario Jerano hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Alfredo Scafati was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 99 minutes into the match. 98 minutes into the game, one of Sconvols United:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Despite being the better team, La Cosa Nostra failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.