U23 World League

Scevola Ritacco
Spectators: 7579 (Terracing: 5685, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) Mauda's Krzysztof Mios 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benedykt Palzewicz in the 4th minute of play forced San Felice a Ema U.L.'s goalkeeper Antonello Mariano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Michal Puszynski's late challenge caught a San Felice a Ema U.L.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Michal Puszynski helped the player get up and apologised. Michal Puszynski hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. In the 7th minute of the match Armando Bonsignore shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Artur Walczyk showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Mauda's Artur Walczyk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adriano Ottaviani in the 11th minute of play. 12 minutes into the game, Marek Rykaczewski was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mauda's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave San Felice a Ema U.L. the free kick. Armando Bonsignore took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 14th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Artur Walczyk. Mauda's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A collision led to Mauda getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Mikolaj Niewiadomski hit a great ball. Armando Bonsignore was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 16th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Federico Melani received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Artur Walczyk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 23rd match minute, San Felice a Ema U.L. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armando Bonsignore to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Federico Melani in the 25th minute of play forced Mauda's goalkeeper Artur Walczyk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 27 minutes into the game, when Michal Puszynski put in a rough tackle. Michal Puszynski kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Artur Walczyk made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Biagio Bussi sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 38 minutes, Armando Bonsignore took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Artur Walczyk to make any attempt to save it. In the 42nd minute Adriano Ottaviani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Walczyk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mauda's Artur Walczyk proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Mauda from getting a goal against them. When Angelo Toccaceli fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored San Felice a Ema U.L.'s protests and gave Angelo Toccaceli a yellow card for diving instead. After 47 played minutes San Felice a Ema U.L. got a freekick which was hit by Ćazim Maa.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Adriano Ottaviani made a kick off. 53 minutes into the match, San Felice a Ema U.L.'s goalkeeper Antonello Mariano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Krzysztof Mios. After a defensive mix-up in Mauda's zone, Federico Melani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Artur Walczyk came out of the goal and Federico Melani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Artur Walczyk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adriano Ottaviani in the 71st minute of play. Angelo Toccaceli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Artur Walczyk having to interfere. Biagio Bussi hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. In the 83rd minute, Adriano Ottaviani left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The San Felice a Ema U.L. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adriano Ottaviani in the 88th minute of play forced Mauda's goalkeeper Artur Walczyk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adriano Ottaviani blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Artur Walczyk having to make a save. Mauda's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.