U21 World League

Stadio Montesacro
Spectators: 7652 (Terracing: 5741, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nils-Erik Vik started the match with the kick off. Gert Blomqvist made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Alberigo Gregori sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the Bahrtys Talanger defense, Fabiano Paoletti kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gert Blomqvist. The Bahrtys Talanger fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gert Blomqvist should have stopped the shot. In the 9th match minute, Bahrtys Talanger was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stellan Blomqvist to maneuver through the defense. Fabiano Paoletti could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Gert Blomqvist made a huge save. Gert Blomqvist stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dave Paoletti's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. A well placed Dave Paoletti short distance shot in the 12th minute ended with a hard ball which without a chance for the goalkeeper went staright up into the goalkeepers left cross. Antonio Teodori kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Emil Barck took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 15th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Achille Fiordelisi. Talenti Roma Calcio's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Gert Blomqvist showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dave Paoletti, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. After 21st play minutes Antonio Teodori shot 3-0, a short shot which went by Gert Blomqvist and just under the crossbar into goal. Nils-Erik Vik charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nils-Erik Vik the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 24th minute, Nils-Erik Vik hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With his leg Gert Blomqvist managed to avoid a goal in the 26thth minute, when Talenti Roma Calcio's Fabiano Paoletti fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Nils-Erik Vik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fabiano Paoletti did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 4-0 to the left of a surprised Gert Blomqvist 32 minutes into the match. Talenti Roma Calcio's Dave Paoletti got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 38th minute, Fabiano Paoletti 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. 40 minutes into the game, Talenti Roma Calcio's Fabiano Paoletti nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gert Blomqvist made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. If Fabiano Paoletti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 47th play minutes Fabiano Paoletti shot 6-0, a short shot which went by Gert Blomqvist and just under the crossbar into goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

In the 56thth minute of the game Fabiano Paoletti who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bahrtys Talanger's Gert Blomqvist was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 60 minutes into the match, Bahrtys Talanger's goal looked a bit too open when Dave Paoletti came free, but Gert Blomqvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Talenti Roma Calcio fans' excitement grew in the 61st match minute when Talenti Roma Calcio's Fabiano Paoletti looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 8-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 66th minute Fabiano Paoletti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gert Blomqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 70thth minute of the game Fabiano Paoletti who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bahrtys Talanger's Gert Blomqvist was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dave Paoletti in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gert Blomqvist saved Bahrtys Talanger from getting behind. Nils-Erik Vik kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. After 76 minutes of play, Talenti Roma Calcio's Dave Paoletti made it 9-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gert Blomqvist was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Fabiano Paoletti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 84th minute, Dave Paoletti ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gert Blomqvist was frozen by the shot and now it was 10-0. 87 minutes into the game, Fabiano Paoletti cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 11-0. Gert Blomqvist was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Fabiano Paoletti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In a very dangerous position, a player in Bahrtys Talanger fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 92nd minute. Penalty! After some careless play in the Bahrtys Talanger defense, Fabiano Paoletti kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gert Blomqvist. The Bahrtys Talanger fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gert Blomqvist should have stopped the shot. There was no doubt that Talenti Roma Calcio were the better team. Talenti Roma Calcio's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.