U23 World League

A Gentle Touch Arena
Spectators: 7520 (Terracing: 5641, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) Leonard Larsfält started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The supporters of Acilia Town booed when Eleven Nation Army was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Henry Gustavsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. 3 minutes into the match, Acilia Town's Diego Garofalo broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Fabio Baruffa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcus Svanér having to interfere. In the 11th minute Armando Villa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Svanér saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 12 played minutes Acilia Town got a freekick which was hit by Armando Villa. If Sune Nilsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Camillo Sciotto was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Sune Nilsson showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 16 minute of play. Camillo Sciotto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sune Nilsson in the 21st minute of the match. Camillo Sciotto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sven Uter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sven Uter might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Camillo Sciotto. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sven Uter ran back to his position shaking his head. Acilia Town's Camillo Sciotto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sven Uter in the 33rd minute of play. In the 34th minute, Sune Nilsson made a precise shot to the right of Camillo Sciotto. Acilia Town's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. In the 39th minute Eleven Nation Army were awarded a corner. Sune Nilsson went to the cornerflag to take it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leonard Larsfält got free with Camillo Sciotto in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Eleven Nation Army's Sune Nilsson slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Camillo Sciotto. That made the score 3-0 after 44 minutes of play. Sven Uter's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Camillo Sciotto read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 47th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Acilia Town's Amedeo Mazza was substituted for Aurelio Mameli. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fabio Baruffa to strike the kick off in the second half. Eleven Nation Army's Marcus Svanér proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Eleven Nation Army from getting a goal against them. After having played for 57 minutes, Leonard Larsfält managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Eleven Nation Army's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leonard Larsfält was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Armando Villa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcus Svanér having to interfere. Sven Uter struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Camillo Sciotto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Eleven Nation Army. 74 minutes into the match, Acilia Town's goal looked a bit too open when Sven Uter came free, but Camillo Sciotto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Camillo Sciotto came out of the goal in the 76th minute to try and stop a shot by Eleven Nation Army's Leonard Larsfält. But to his dismay, Leonard Larsfält quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. A collision led to Eleven Nation Army getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Leonard Larsfält hit a great ball. After 87 minutes of play, Eleven Nation Army's Leonard Larsfält made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Camillo Sciotto was left in no man's land by his defense there! Fabio Baruffa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Marcus Svanér tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eleven Nation Army's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.