U21 World League

Ibrox Park
Spectators: 8107 (Terracing: 6082, Seating: 1864, VIP seats: 161) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jan-Erik Tunberg got the match started through his kick off. Gigio Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teobald Barciniak in the 5th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Polly Magoo Juniors's Alfredo Stefano got a free kick in the 9th minute. Andrea Uguccioni made in the 18th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Polly Magoo Juniors's Alfredo Stefano. Gigio Buffon was out of position in the 28 minute of play, and Teobald Barciniak capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Teobald Barciniak really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. After a rather tough play, Polly Magoo Juniors's Bernt Sundén got a free kick in the 31st minute. Glasgow Rangers FC's Andrea Uguccioni managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Alfredo Stefano in the 33 minute of the game. Ferdinando Andreoli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan-Erik Tunberg in the 35th minute of the match. Glasgow Rangers FC's Alvise De Toni got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind Polly Magoo Juniors's goalkeeper Gigio Buffon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Polly Magoo Juniors getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Alfredo Stefano hit a great ball. Teobald Barciniak's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Gigio Buffon firmly grabbed it by the left post.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fausto Maurizi to make the kick off. Polly Magoo Juniors's Alfredo Stefano quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Andrea Uguccioni, made in the 53rd minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Angelo Cilli during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Jan-Erik Tunberg hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. In the 65th minute Teobald Barciniak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gigio Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Glasgow Rangers FC made a substitution. Alex Salerno replaced Arturo Gargano. Cesare Di Cola kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Glasgow Rangers FC's Cesare Di Cola got a free kick in the 75th minute. Fausto Maurizi took the ball and in the 77 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gigio Buffon. Gigio Buffon dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jan-Erik Tunberg got free with Ferdinando Andreoli in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jan-Erik Tunberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cesare Di Cola kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Ferdinando Andreoli was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alexander Olofsson showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 85 minute of play. Gigio Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teobald Barciniak in the 90th minute of play. Alfredo Stefano's late challenge caught a Glasgow Rangers FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alfredo Stefano helped the player get up and apologised. In the 93rd minute, Alfredo Stefano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. For all the effort they put into the match, the Polly Magoo Juniors players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Glasgow Rangers FC.