U21 World League

Stade St. Léonard
Spectators: 8017 (Terracing: 6015, Seating: 1843, VIP seats: 159) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mateo Esiquio took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Amerigo Belfiore fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored I ritirandi di Canaus's protests and gave Amerigo Belfiore a yellow card for diving instead. Ermanno De Lellis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Remo Pürro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Remo Pürro did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Ermanno De Lellis 6 minutes into the match. After 9 minutes, Remo Pürro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Olympique Fribourg and the I ritirandi di Canaus players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of I ritirandi di Canaus booed when Olympique Fribourg was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Remo Pürro didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Cesare Chizzo came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the I ritirandi di Canaus fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cesare Chizzo couldn't finish the play. Tristan Arioli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amerigo Belfiore in the 12th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cesare Chizzo in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tristan Arioli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cesare Chizzo in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tristan Arioli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Cesare Chizzo fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored I ritirandi di Canaus's protests and gave Cesare Chizzo a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to I ritirandi di Canaus getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Cesare Chizzo hit a great ball. I ritirandi di Canaus's Amerigo Belfiore got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 36 minutes into the match, Olympique Fribourg's goal looked a bit too open when Diego Crispino came free, but Tristan Arioli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fulvio Volta hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. I ritirandi di Canaus's Ermanno De Lellis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save I ritirandi di Canaus from getting a goal against them. In the 43rd match minute, I ritirandi di Canaus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexander Perilli to maneuver through the defense. Olympique Fribourg's Bruno Steiner shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 44th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Ermanno De Lellis but with some difficulty. After 48 minutes of play, I ritirandi di Canaus's Ettore De Amicis made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tristan Arioli was left in no man's land by his defense there! The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ettore De Amicis to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Cesare Chizzo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The I ritirandi di Canaus fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. In the 58th minute, I ritirandi di Canaus's Diego Crispino dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. In the 65th minute Remo Pürro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ermanno De Lellis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ennio Imperatrice hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Ermanno De Lellis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Remo Pürro in the 68th minute of the match. Tristan Arioli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cesare Chizzo, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Mich Batshuayi kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. In the 72nd minute, Fortunato Di Sipio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, I ritirandi di Canaus's Cesare Chizzo got a free kick in the 74th minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 78 minutes into the game, when Fulvio Volta put in a rough tackle. After 79 played minutes I ritirandi di Canaus got a freekick which was hit by Fulvio Volta. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Bruno Steiner managed to get in a good position for a shot. Olympique Fribourg's supporters rose to their feet, but Bruno Steiner was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ermanno De Lellis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 82nd minute Mateo Esiquio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ermanno De Lellis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Teobaldo Ortle hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. In the 87th match minute, Olympique Fribourg was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patryk Banaszak to maneuver through the defense. 91 minutes into the match, Olympique Fribourg's goalkeeper Tristan Arioli had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cesare Chizzo. Mich Batshuayi took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ermanno De Lellis. Ermanno De Lellis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. After 96 minutes, Ennio Imperatrice mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the I ritirandi di Canaus and the Olympique Fribourg players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ennio Imperatrice kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match.