U23 World League

Stadio Viola Sensi
Spectators: 7499 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Liviu Zubaşcu started the match with the kick off. Ercole Iachini hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 7th minute Liviu Zubaşcu 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. Francis Lefevre hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Aimilios Manolas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Attilio Iob in the 11th minute of the match. In the 22nd minute, Attilio Iob hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 23 minutes, Liviu Zubaşcu made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Villa Gordiani's Ciro Del Vecchio tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Uptown Otters's Liviu Zubaşcu got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ciro Del Vecchio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Liviu Zubaşcu's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. In the 40th match minute, Villa Gordiani was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ferruccio Gelsomini to maneuver through the defense. 41 minutes into the game, Uptown Otters's Liviu Zubaşcu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ciro Del Vecchio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. After a defensive mix-up in Villa Gordiani's zone, Erasmo Oidor stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ciro Del Vecchio came out of the goal and Erasmo Oidor tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Villa Gordiani players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Uptown Otters were winning 0-5.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Attilio Iob to make the kick off. In the 51st minute Liviu Zubaşcu 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. After a rather tough play, Villa Gordiani's Ercole Iachini got a free kick in the 56th minute. Ciro Del Vecchio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Liviu Zubaşcu in the 57th minute. After a rather tough play, Uptown Otters's Martin Pădureanu got a free kick in the 58th minute. Uptown Otters's Aimilios Manolas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amedeo Scarpa in the 64th minute of play. After 68 played minutes Uptown Otters got a freekick which was hit by Martin Pădureanu. After having played for 69 minutes, Dennis Stumpo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Villa Gordiani's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dennis Stumpo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Karl-Oskar Jonsson took a quick shot and it went in 0-6 without a chance for Ciro Del Vecchio to make any attempt to save it. Ciro Del Vecchio made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Liviu Zubaşcu sent off a good shot on target. With his leg Ciro Del Vecchio managed to avoid a goal in the 82ndth minute, when Uptown Otters's Liviu Zubaşcu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A hard shot 87 in the game by Liviu Zubaşcu from a close distance when the talented Ciro Del Vecchio managed to make a qualified save. Villa Gordiani's players were relieved. With his leg Ciro Del Vecchio managed to avoid a goal in the 89thth minute, when Uptown Otters's Liviu Zubaşcu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Rolando Tearle hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Dariusz Czubski charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dariusz Czubski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dariusz Czubski hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match.