U21 World League

Colosseum
Spectators: 7399 (Terracing: 5631, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 42) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Beppe Rivera started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Beppe Rivera made a precise shot to the right of Ollie Clark. TibaDons's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. TibaDons's Ollie Clark played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amos Iacomini in the 13th minute of play. Ollie Clark made an important save on a dangerous shot by Franco Mariano in the 14th minute. The audience was convinced that Franco Mariano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ollie Clark was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Franco Marianos short, quick shot in the 16thth minute got Ollie Clark to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Stu Blewett fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aurelio Epifani having to interfere. Bianco Carozza kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Beppe Rivera hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Ollie Clark showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beppe Rivera, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Francesco Tabacco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Ollie Clark tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. TibaDons's Ollie Clark played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabiano Tatangelo in the 41st minute of play. 43 minutes into the match, TibaDons's goalkeeper Ollie Clark had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Franco Mariano. Franco Mariano hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Franco Mariano hit a great freekick 49 minutes into the match. 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.

The wind increased when Grant Cornish made the kick off in the second half. 55 minutes into the match, Gladiator FC's goalkeeper Aurelio Epifani had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Grant Cornish. A collision led to Gladiator FC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Franco Mariano hit a great ball. 60 minutes into the match, TibaDons's goal looked a bit too open when Fabiano Tatangelo came free, but Ollie Clark reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ollie Clark took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Beppe Rivera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ollie Clark showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beppe Rivera, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Ollie Clark showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franco Mariano in the 78th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franco Mariano in the 81st minute of play forced TibaDons's goalkeeper Ollie Clark to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabiano Tatangelo in the 82nd minute of play forced TibaDons's goalkeeper Ollie Clark to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ollie Clark showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabiano Tatangelo in the 86th minute of the match. In the 88th minute, Franco Mariano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ollie Clark was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 92nd minute, Angelo Marchegiani hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 96 minutes of play, Gladiator FC's Beppe Rivera made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ollie Clark was left in no man's land by his defense there! TibaDons's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.