U23 World League

Stadio Viola Sensi
Spectators: 7498 (Terracing: 5624, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rudolf Pendleton in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ciro Del Vecchio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 4 played minutes Villa Gordiani got a freekick which was hit by Amedeo Scarpa. Ciro Del Vecchio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Tuttle, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Villa Gordiani's Ciro Del Vecchio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rudolf Pendleton in the 10th minute of play. The throw-in from Hector Spivey in the 13th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Villa Gordiani's Attilio Verdone. After a rather tough play, El Canalla de Chicago's Martin Tuttle got a free kick in the 14th minute. Martin Tuttle took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ciro Del Vecchio. Ciro Del Vecchio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 22 minutes into the match, Villa Gordiani's goal looked a bit too open when Rudolf Pendleton came free, but Ciro Del Vecchio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ferruccio Prandini charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ferruccio Prandini the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 26 played minutes Villa Gordiani got a freekick which was hit by Ferruccio Prandini. Rudolf Pendleton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Ciro Del Vecchio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rudolf Pendleton took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ciro Del Vecchio. Ciro Del Vecchio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Martin Tuttle during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Villa Gordiani booed when El Canalla de Chicago was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Martin Tuttle didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Lazaro Ragsdale came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the El Canalla de Chicago 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 Lazaro Ragsdale couldn't finish the play. In the 38th minute, Rudolf Pendleton left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El Canalla de Chicago fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Amedeo Pompilio made a kick off. El Canalla de Chicago's Bart Villanueva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amedeo Pompilio in the 52nd minute of play. Amedeo Pompilio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Bart Villanueva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With an all-out effort, El Canalla de Chicago's Ciro Del Vecchio threw himself towards the right post 56 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Rudolf Pendleton, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Ferruccio Gelsomini's late challenge caught a El Canalla de Chicago's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ferruccio Gelsomini helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Villa Gordiani's Attilio Verdone got a free kick in the 60th minute. After 60 played minutes Villa Gordiani got a freekick which was hit by Ferruccio Gelsomini. With an all-out effort, El Canalla de Chicago's Ciro Del Vecchio threw himself towards the right post 73 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Rudolf Pendleton, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 76th minute, Rudolf Pendleton ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ciro Del Vecchio was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7. In the 79th minute, Amedeo Pompilio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 80th minute Rudolf Pendleton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciro Del Vecchio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rudolf Pendleton succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-8 in the 80th playminute. Amedeo Pompilio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Bart Villanueva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. El Canalla de Chicago's Kevin Roark got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dennis Stumpo's late challenge caught a El Canalla de Chicago's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dennis Stumpo helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Villa Gordiani's Dennis Stumpo got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Emmanuel Akers missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 94 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Ciro Del Vecchio right hand side.