U23 World League

Sconvols Arena
Spectators: 7620 (Terracing: 5716, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 152) Sconvols United's Francesco Di Sante 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. A hard shot 3 in the game by Francesco Di Sante from a close distance when the talented Ciro Ostadar managed to make a qualified save. alvarado's players were relieved. Ciro Ostadar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francesco Di Sante in the 4th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abel Bordat in the 6th minute of play forced Sconvols United's goalkeeper Damiano Rosato to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute, Abel Bordat hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 11th match minute, alvarado was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hermengildo Noe to maneuver through the defense. After 13 played minutes alvarado got a freekick which was hit by Reynaldo Pereyra. Inocencio Sarracino hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Francesco Di Sante's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ciro Ostadar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xiao Yuan in the 21st minute of play forced Sconvols United's goalkeeper Damiano Rosato to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes into the match, Sconvols United's goal looked a bit too open when Abel Bordat came free, but Damiano Rosato reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. alvarado's Ciro Ostadar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francesco Di Sante in the 25th minute of play. Damiano Rosato made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xiao Yuan in the 28th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Sconvols United's Amos Cristofari got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Damiano Rosato showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aquilino Txartiko, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. 35 minutes into the match, alvarado's goal looked a bit too open when Francesco Di Sante came free, but Ciro Ostadar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 37 minutes into the game, one of Sconvols United:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 39th minute there was a penalty for alvarado. Filiberto Stephen stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Damiano Rosato. 0-1. After the first half alvarado were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abel Bordat stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 51 minutes of play, alvarado's Abel Bordat made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Damiano Rosato was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Francesco Di Sante came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Sconvols United 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 Francesco Di Sante couldn't finish the play. After 56 played minutes alvarado got a freekick which was hit by Abel Bordat. alvarado made a substitution. Mateo Cruz replaced Hermengildo Noe. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abel Bordat got free with Damiano Rosato in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ciro Ostadar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francesco Di Sante, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 74th minute, Xiao Yuan reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Damiano Rosato. The goal made the score 0-3. alvarado's Luciano Pacifico was substituted for Aquilino Txartiko. 82 minutes into the game, Abel Bordat was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. alvarado's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sconvols United the free kick. A collision led to alvarado getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Abel Bordat hit a great ball. Damiano Rosato showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xiao Yuan in the 85th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luciano Pacifico in the 88th minute of play forced Sconvols United's goalkeeper Damiano Rosato to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Sconvols United getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Carmine Gagliano hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, alvarado's Xiao Yuan got a free kick in the 95th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched alvarado eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.