U23 World League

C.S. Comunale
Spectators: 7515 (Terracing: 5637, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Anfilogino Traini got the match started through his kick off. Armando Andrade received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Concetto Bani tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Anfilogino Traini's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 8thth minute, Rui Varela skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With his leg Rui Varela managed to avoid a goal in the 11thth minute, when Calenzano's Anfilogino Traini fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Enrico Di Gennaro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Enrico Di Gennaro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rui Varela was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Grêmio FBPA's Rui Varela proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Grêmio FBPA from getting a goal against them. With his leg Rui Varela managed to avoid a goal in the 22ndth minute, when Calenzano's Anfilogino Traini fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Anfilogino Traini in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rui Varela prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Fortunato Pugliese hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. In the 28th minute, Amadeu Pitta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anfilogino Traini got free with Rui Varela in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Calenzano's Enrico Di Gennaro slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Rui Varela. That made the score 1-0 after 32 minutes of play. In the 36th minute Enrico Di Gennaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rui Varela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Grêmio FBPA's Rui Varela got control of the ball when Anfilogino Traini tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anfilogino Traini got free with Rui Varela in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Anfilogino Traini's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Rui Varela firmly grabbed it by the left post. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

After a rather tough play, Calenzano's Armin Di Sipio got a free kick in the 59th minute. 61 minutes into the match, Grêmio FBPA's goal looked a bit too open when Anfilogino Traini came free, but Rui Varela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 72 minutes into the match, Anfilogino Traini notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Grêmio FBPA's Rui Varela. Rui Varela was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 76thth minute of the game Enrico Di Gennaro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Grêmio FBPA's Rui Varela was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rui Varela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anfilogino Traini, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Rui Varela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enrico Di Gennaro in the 82nd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Grêmio FBPA defense, Aldo Abete kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rui Varela. The Grêmio FBPA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rui Varela should have stopped the shot. 88 minutes into the match, Aldo Abete notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Grêmio FBPA's Rui Varela. Rui Varela was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anfilogino Traini in the 94th minute of play forced Grêmio FBPA's goalkeeper Rui Varela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.