U21 World League

Alopecia Arena
Spectators: 8056 (Terracing: 6043, Seating: 1853, VIP seats: 160) Ermanno De Lellis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cyprian Henryk in the 3rd minute of play. Santos Hori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego Crispino, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Ennio Imperatrice's late challenge caught a Howling Dawn U18's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ennio Imperatrice helped the player get up and apologised. Santos Hori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ettore De Amicis in the 7th minute of the match. I ritirandi di Canaus's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cosimo Serra in the 9th minute. Cosimo Serra made a great header on I ritirandi di Canaus's corner, it was just that Howling Dawn U18's Santos Hori managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diego Crispino in the 10th minute of play forced Howling Dawn U18's goalkeeper Santos Hori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute Cyprian Henryk 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. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 16th minute of the game. One of I ritirandi di Canaus:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Howling Dawn U18:s goal. Santos Hori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diego Crispino in the 20th minute of play. Cosimo Serra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Santos Hori tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Howling Dawn U18 getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Uriel Lauren hit a great ball. The long shot by Cosimo Serra in the 25th minute really tested Santos Hori's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. When the match had gone on for 29 minutes, Cesare Chizzo put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Santos Hori. Santos Hori made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cesare Chizzo in the 32nd minute. In the 34th minute of the match, Diego Crispino tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Santos Hori saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Everardo Garoa during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Howling Dawn U18 fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 38th minute. Penalty! In the 45th match minute, Howling Dawn U18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Moises Belo to maneuver through the defense. After 46 played minutes I ritirandi di Canaus got a freekick which was hit by Carmine Bonanni. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cesare Chizzo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Howling Dawn U18 booed when I ritirandi di Canaus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ennio Imperatrice didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by Uriel Lauren in the 52nd minute really tested Ermanno De Lellis's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Ermanno De Lellis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Astor Manilan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. I ritirandi di Canaus's Diego Crispino got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. I ritirandi di Canaus's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Astor Manilan 61 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-2. Howling Dawn U18's Santos Hori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diego Crispino in the 68th minute of play. 69 minutes into the match, Howling Dawn U18's goal looked a bit too open when Amerigo Belfiore came free, but Santos Hori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. I ritirandi di Canaus's Diego Crispino got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Howling Dawn U18 made a substitution. Juan Bittor replaced Axl Rose. In the 77th match minute, Howling Dawn U18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juan Bittor to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Howling Dawn U18's Erasmo Oskarbi got a free kick in the 80th minute. Amerigo Belfiore received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Santos Hori tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Santos Hori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cesare Chizzo in the 89th minute of the match. In the 90th match minute, Howling Dawn U18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Moises Belo to maneuver through the defense. Santos Hori stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cesare Chizzo's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. In the 93rd minute Scott Weiland 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. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.