U21 World League

Arena Juridica
Spectators: 7563 (Terracing: 5673, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) XMAS's Alessandro Vettori got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. XMAS's Armando Polidori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silas de Salles in the 6th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silas de Salles in the 8th minute of play forced XMAS's goalkeeper Armando Polidori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 13 minutes into the game, XMAS's Alberigo Gianfrancesco nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alfredinho Cordeiro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 17thth minute of the game Silas de Salles who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but XMAS's Armando Polidori was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberigo Gianfrancesco in the 18th minute of play forced JURIDIQUES F.C's goalkeeper Alfredinho Cordeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute, Ernesto Minichiello ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alfredinho Cordeiro was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Enzo Alfonsi struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Alfredinho Cordeiro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for XMAS. In the 26th minute, Antônio Carlos Machado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alfredinho Cordeiro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberigo Gianfrancesco, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Silas de Salles might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Armando Polidori. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Silas de Salles ran back to his position shaking his head. Armando Polidori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silas de Salles, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alberigo Gianfrancesco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Alfredinho Cordeiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alfredinho Cordeiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernesto Minichiello in the 34th minute of the match. 37 minutes into the game, XMAS's Alberigo Gianfrancesco nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alfredinho Cordeiro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Enzo Alfonsi hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. After a good free kick, Enzo Alfonsi got an opportunity to smash the ball into the goal, but unfortunately, the ball went just outside the goal, which resulted in a goal kick for JURIDIQUES F.C. The XMAS fans' excitement grew in the 44th match minute when XMAS's Ernesto Minichiello 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 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. XMAS's Alberigo Gianfrancesco got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ernesto Minichiello made a kick off. After 52 played minutes JURIDIQUES F.C got a freekick which was hit by Joaquim Vargas. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ernesto Minichiello in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alfredinho Cordeiro saved JURIDIQUES F.C from getting behind. In the 55th minute, Alberigo Gianfrancesco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The XMAS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Alfredinho Cordeiro made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Alberigo Gianfrancesco sent off a good shot on target. JURIDIQUES F.C's Alfredinho Cordeiro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save JURIDIQUES F.C from getting a goal against them. In the 68th match minute, JURIDIQUES F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joaquim Vargas to maneuver through the defense. When Guilherme Cardozo fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored JURIDIQUES F.C's protests and gave Guilherme Cardozo a yellow card for diving instead. Alessandro Vettori was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 73rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernesto Minichiello in the 77th minute of play forced JURIDIQUES F.C's goalkeeper Alfredinho Cordeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute, Christian Zaccardi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Ernesto Minichiello kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Alfredinho Cordeiro. That made the score 0-6 in the 81 minute of play. A collision led to XMAS getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Alberigo Gianfrancesco hit a great ball. Alberigo Gianfrancesco blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alfredinho Cordeiro having to make a save. Alfredinho Cordeiro didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when XMAS's Ernesto Minichiello shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-7 in the ordered_time% minute. Silas de Salles fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armando Polidori having to interfere. The JURIDIQUES F.C fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. XMAS were clearly better and deserved to take the win.