U21 World League

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Spectators: 7721 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Honesto Palou made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Honesto Palou got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 4th minute, Cristiano Sabater hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lunatics of Arianrhod's Elia Liaci got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The attack was good, but when Honesto Palou in the 14th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. 16 minutes into the match, Barrio Norte FC's goal looked a bit too open when Elia Liaci came free, but Gaspar Babul reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Elia Liaci fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lunatics of Arianrhod's protests and gave Elia Liaci a yellow card for diving instead. After 18 played minutes Lunatics of Arianrhod got a freekick which was hit by Elia Liaci. In the 22nd minute, Honesto Palou got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Cosimo Briano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yerko Papič, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rúben Sacadura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 26 minutes of play, Barrio Norte FC's Honesto Palou made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cosimo Briano was left in no man's land by his defense there! 30 minutes into the match, Lunatics of Arianrhod's goal looked a bit too open when Honesto Palou came free, but Cosimo Briano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Dennis Orioli fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lunatics of Arianrhod's protests and gave Dennis Orioli a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Barrio Norte FC booed when Lunatics of Arianrhod was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dennis Orioli didn't get a good kick on the ball. With 42 minutes on the clock, Ennio Caruso commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 42nd minute, Ennio Caruso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 43 minutes into the match, Lunatics of Arianrhod's goal looked a bit too open when Franco Saldés came free, but Cosimo Briano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Lunatics of Arianrhod's zone, Franco Saldés stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cosimo Briano came out of the goal and Franco Saldés tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Emilio Albanesi was the one to do the kick off. After 53 minutes of play, Lunatics of Arianrhod's Elia Liaci made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gaspar Babul was left in no man's land by his defense there! Amedeo Baruffa got a throw-in 59 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Dennis Orioli. Yerko Papič fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cosimo Briano having to interfere. Cosimo Briano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yerko Papič in the 64th minute of the match. Cosimo Briano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yerko Papič, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Cosimo Briano made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Honesto Palou sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Honesto Palou kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Cosimo Briano. That made the score 1-4 in the 69 minute of play. Cristiano Sabater hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. 76 minutes into the match, Lunatics of Arianrhod's goal looked a bit too open when Yerko Papič came free, but Cosimo Briano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 78 played minutes Lunatics of Arianrhod got a freekick which was hit by Dennis Orioli. The supporters of Lunatics of Arianrhod booed when Barrio Norte FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Honesto Palou didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yerko Papič in the 82nd minute of play forced Lunatics of Arianrhod's goalkeeper Cosimo Briano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Honesto Palou could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Cosimo Briano made a huge save. Cosimo Briano made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Mati Ruiz sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Barrio Norte FC getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Yerko Papič hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristiano Migliorati during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 90th minute, Cristiano Migliorati hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lunatics of Arianrhod's Cosimo Briano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yerko Papič in the 92nd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 94 minutes, Yerko Papič took a quick shot and it went in 1-5 without a chance for Cosimo Briano to make any attempt to save it. Barrio Norte FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.