U23 World League

Molina Stadium
Spectators: 7510 (Terracing: 5633, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) ITAFUT 4EVER's Orlando Mineiro 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. Ernesto Varela made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Carmine Di Lullo sent off a good shot on target. When Anderson Sampaio fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ITAFUT 4EVER's protests and gave Anderson Sampaio a yellow card for diving instead. In the 6th match minute, ITAFUT 4EVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anderson Sampaio to maneuver through the defense. Carmine Di Lullo succeeded in the game's 9th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. Carmine Di Lullo might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ernesto Varela. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Carmine Di Lullo ran back to his position shaking his head. ITAFUT 4EVER's Ernesto Varela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carmine Di Lullo in the 11th minute of play. When Fc Molina di Quosa's Carmine Di Lullo in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ITAFUT 4EVER's goalie prevented a goal. Alessandro Cantagallo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beto Aparecido, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. 18 minutes into the match, Fc Molina di Quosa's goal looked a bit too open when Orlando Mineiro came free, but Alessandro Cantagallo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carmine Di Lullo got free with Ernesto Varela in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 21st minute Fc Molina di Quosa were awarded a corner. Bruno Giocondo went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Fc Molina di Quosa's corner Bruno Giocondo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ernesto Varela quite easily take care of the ball. 25 minutes into the match, ITAFUT 4EVER's goalkeeper Ernesto Varela had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alessio Manzo. Carmine Di Lullo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernesto Varela having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in ITAFUT 4EVER's zone, Anthony Antonioni stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ernesto Varela came out of the goal and Anthony Antonioni tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 34 played minutes ITAFUT 4EVER got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Paulo Munhoz. After 38 played minutes ITAFUT 4EVER got a freekick which was hit by José Augusto Novaes. With a little luck, ITAFUT 4EVER's Ernesto Varela got control of the ball when Alessio Manzo tried to sneak it across the goal line. The ITAFUT 4EVER fans' excitement grew in the 44th match minute when ITAFUT 4EVER's Orlando Mineiro looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Carmine Di Lullo to strike the kick off in the second half. Ernesto Varela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alessio Manzo in the 53rd minute of the match. Alessandro Cantagallo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Beto Aparecido in the 56th minute. Cosimo Brunelli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ernesto Varela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carmine Di Lullo in the 62nd minute of play. Felice Egger got a throw-in 67 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Alessio Manzo. 68 minutes into the match, Carmine Di Lullo notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of ITAFUT 4EVER's Ernesto Varela. Ernesto Varela was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. ITAFUT 4EVER's Anderson Sampaio got his second yellow card of the match in the 72nd minute. The referee ordered Anderson Sampaio off the ground. After 72 played minutes ITAFUT 4EVER got a freekick which was hit by Anderson Sampaio. When Fc Molina di Quosa's Carmine Di Lullo in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ITAFUT 4EVER's goalie prevented a goal. José Augusto Novaes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Alessandro Cantagallo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Orlando Mineiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Orlando Mineiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Alessandro Cantagallo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 81st minute, Beto Viana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ITAFUT 4EVER's Beto Aparecido got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Beto Aparecido fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ITAFUT 4EVER's protests and gave Beto Aparecido a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to ITAFUT 4EVER getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Beto Aparecido hit a great ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Fc Molina di Quosa fans cheered their team off the field, for while ITAFUT 4EVER had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.