U21 World League

HELL STADIUM
Spectators: 9874 (Terracing: 7150, Seating: 2507, VIP seats: 217) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Pietruzzu Rizzi took the kick off in the first half of the match. Edvin van der Sar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emilio Ferrante in the 5th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the match, PICCOLE PESTI's goalkeeper Elia Ciscato had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edoardo Pasin. Aaron Anselmino made in the 10th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Don Frye. 11 minutes into the match, Senator S.A.K's goal looked a bit too open when Emilio Ferrante came free, but Edvin van der Sar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tadeusz Zabrzeski hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. PICCOLE PESTI's Aaron Anselmino managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Gilbert Tusk in the 24 minute of the game. 28 minutes into the match, Chu Le Ao had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edvin van der Sar. Senator S.A.K's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Chu Le Ao was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Elia Ciscato made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edoardo Pasin in the 32nd minute. Elia Ciscato was a little too slow when Cevat Birsel got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 35th minute. The score was now 1-1. Edvin van der Sar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emilio Ferrante, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edoardo Pasin charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edoardo Pasin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Senator S.A.K getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Edoardo Pasin hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emilio Ferrante in the 42nd minute of play forced Senator S.A.K's goalkeeper Edvin van der Sar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edvin van der Sar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chu Le Ao in the 44th minute of the match. Jiang Liang hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Edoardo Pasin made a kick off. Elia Ciscato showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edoardo Pasin, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Elia Ciscato took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cevat Birsel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emilio Ferrante in the 57th minute of play forced Senator S.A.K's goalkeeper Edvin van der Sar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Senator S.A.K made a substitution. Alfredo Llanos replaced Edoardo Pasin. PICCOLE PESTI made a substitution. Tom Jakobsson replaced Don Frye. A throw-in in the 64th minute of the game was made by Aaron Anselmino with Tom Jakobsson as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After a rather tough play, Senator S.A.K's Arda Güler got a free kick in the 64th minute. PICCOLE PESTI's Jun Osborne was substituted for Emilio Ferrante. After a rather tough play, Senator S.A.K's Arda Güler got a free kick in the 65th minute. Edvin van der Sar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jun Osborne in the 66th minute of play. Senator S.A.K's Edvin van der Sar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jun Osborne in the 68th minute of play. A collision led to PICCOLE PESTI getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Aaron Anselmino hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Senator S.A.K defense, Jun Osborne kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Edvin van der Sar. The Senator S.A.K fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Edvin van der Sar should have stopped the shot. PICCOLE PESTI made a substitution. Bianco Spinelli replaced Pietruzzu Rizzi. 76 minutes into the game, Gilbert Tusk was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Senator S.A.K's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PICCOLE PESTI the free kick. Gilbert Tusk kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Raşit Kuter kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. 82 minutes into the match, Alfredo Llanos notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of PICCOLE PESTI's Elia Ciscato. Elia Ciscato was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 85 minutes into the match, Tom Jakobsson dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Edvin van der Sar, 2-3. Zhang Xi Yi made in the 87th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Senator S.A.K's Jiang Liang. 95 minutes into the match, PICCOLE PESTI's Jun Osborne sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Edvin van der Sar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the match was over PICCOLE PESTI could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Senator S.A.K throughout the match.