U23 World League

Stadio Viola Sensi
Spectators: 7478 (Terracing: 5610, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Villa Gordiani's Attilio Iob 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. In the 3rd minute, Ferruccio Prandini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 5 minutes, Dennis Stumpo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Villa Gordiani and the Belo Academy players grew even worse after the yellow card. Dennis Stumpo kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. The supporters of Belo Academy booed when Villa Gordiani was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Attilio Iob didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Villa Gordiani getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Alberigo Biscotti hit a great ball. Paulo Renato Dracena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amedeo Scarpa in the 12th minute of play. If Vágner Sergipano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 23 minutes into the match, Vágner Sergipano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ciro Del Vecchio. Villa Gordiani's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vágner Sergipano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 25th minute Vágner Sergipano 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. Ciro Del Vecchio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rubens Félix in the 28th minute of play. In the 31st minute Rubens Félix 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. With a little luck, Belo Academy's Paulo Renato Dracena got control of the ball when Attilio Iob tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ciro Del Vecchio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rubens Félix, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Attilio Iob blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Paulo Renato Dracena having to make a save. A collision led to Belo Academy getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Carlos Alberto Leal hit a great ball. In the 38th minute Leopoldo Senna 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vágner Sergipano to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leopoldo Senna during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Felippe Guerra kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Ciro Del Vecchio made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Rubens Félix sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Villa Gordiani's Ciro Del Vecchio got control of the ball when Carlos Alberto Leal tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Ferruccio Gelsomini fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Villa Gordiani's protests and gave Ferruccio Gelsomini a yellow card for diving instead. After 65 played minutes Villa Gordiani got a freekick which was hit by Ferruccio Gelsomini. In the 66th minute Vágner Sergipano 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amedeo Scarpa in the 69th minute of play forced Belo Academy's goalkeeper Paulo Renato Dracena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Attilio Iob received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Paulo Renato Dracena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Attilio Verdone hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Rubens Félix who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 79thth minute tested the skills of Ciro Del Vecchio when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Villa Gordiani's Ciro Del Vecchio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Villa Gordiani from getting a goal against them. Ciro Del Vecchio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rubens Félix in the 86th minute. If Leopoldo Senna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Villa Gordiani's Ciro Del Vecchio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vágner Sergipano in the 93rd minute of play. Ciro Del Vecchio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vágner Sergipano in the 93rd minute of the match. Ciro Del Vecchio was a little too slow when Rubens Félix got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 95th minute. The score was now 0-2.