U23 World League

Artemio Franchi
Spectators: 7567 (Terracing: 5676, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) Mario Balotelli started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Markus Albäck made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ilazki Esquivel in the 5th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as AFC Viola Gigliati's Samuel Horduña slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Markus Albäck. That made the score 1-0 after 7 minutes of play. With a little luck, Nye's Markus Albäck got control of the ball when Ilazki Esquivel tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 10th match minute, Nye was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kim Björklund to maneuver through the defense. In the 14th minute, Per Västerstrand hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 16th minute, Samuel Horduña hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 18 minutes of play, AFC Viola Gigliati's Samuel Horduña made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Markus Albäck was left in no man's land by his defense there! 23 minutes into the match, Nye's goal looked a bit too open when Mario Balotelli came free, but Markus Albäck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Markus Albäck was out of position in the 28 minute of play, and Samuel Horduña capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Samuel Horduña really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. Philip Hedvall kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Ilazki Esquivel scored 4-0 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Markus Albäck, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Markus Albäck made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ilazki Esquivel in the 38th minute. In the 41st minute Santio Marco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Markus Albäck saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, AFC Viola Gigliati's Santio Marco got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Nye's Markus Albäck proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Nye from getting a goal against them. Markus Albäck was out of position in the 48 minute of play, and Mario Balotelli capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mario Balotelli really showed his touch with that goal: 5-0.

Nye's Markus Albäck played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ilazki Esquivel in the 56th minute of play. 58 minutes into the game, AFC Viola Gigliati's Ilazki Esquivel nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Markus Albäck made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. Markus Albäck didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mario Balotelli went, in the 61st minute, to the upper right corner, 7-0 was the resulting score. 64 minutes into the game, AFC Viola Gigliati's Samuel Horduña nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Markus Albäck made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 8-0. AFC Viola Gigliati made a substitution. Pacifico Villazan replaced Breogan Tio. 74 minutes into the match, Nye's goal looked a bit too open when Enrico Cicero came free, but Markus Albäck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Nye defense, Samuel Horduña kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Markus Albäck. The Nye fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Markus Albäck should have stopped the shot. Markus Albäck made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mario Balotelli in the 79th minute of play. In the 82nd minute, Samuel Horduña ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Markus Albäck was frozen by the shot and now it was 10-0. 85 minutes into the match, Nye's goal looked a bit too open when Samuel Horduña came free, but Markus Albäck reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Nye defense, Mario Balotelli kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Markus Albäck. The Nye fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Markus Albäck should have stopped the shot. In the 90th minute, Mario Balotelli made a precise shot to the right of Markus Albäck. Nye's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 12-0. Markus Albäck took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Balotelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AFC Viola Gigliati walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.