U21 World League

ACR Olimpico
Spectators: 7527 (Terracing: 5646, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Arsenio Efraim made the kick off which started today's match. AC Roma's Antonio Cerasoli got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Luis Mannie had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Villa Ballester FC's Freddy Markel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Villa Ballester FC from getting a goal against them. Freddy Markel made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Fabio Cirelli sent off a good shot on target. 14 minutes into the game, Teobaldo Canor was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Villa Ballester FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AC Roma the free kick. Teobaldo Canor hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. 17 minutes into the match, Villa Ballester FC's goal looked a bit too open when Antonio Cerasoli came free, but Freddy Markel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 17 played minutes Villa Ballester FC got a freekick which was hit by Teobaldo Canor. Freddy Markel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Cerasoli in the 20th minute of the match. With a little luck, Villa Ballester FC's Freddy Markel got control of the ball when Cosimo Maccarone tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cosimo Maccarone in the 22ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Freddy Markel, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Aurelio Barresi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Freddy Markel made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cosimo Maccarone in the 25th minute of play forced Villa Ballester FC's goalkeeper Freddy Markel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Arsenio Efraim's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anselmo Cirulli was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Freddy Markel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Aurelio Barresi in the 34th minute. When the match had gone on for 38 minutes, Cosimo Maccarone took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Freddy Markel to make any attempt to save it. The supporters of Villa Ballester FC booed when AC Roma was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ciro Orlandi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 44th minute Cosimo Maccarone shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Freddy Markel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Aurelio Barresi to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Cosimo Maccarone shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Freddy Markel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 54 minutes, Luis Mannie mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Villa Ballester FC and the AC Roma players grew even worse after the yellow card. Luis Mannie hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Freddy Markel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cosimo Maccarone in the 56th minute of play. In the 67th minute Cosimo Maccarone shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Freddy Markel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 72nd minute Aurelio Barresi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Freddy Markel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Freddy Markel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cosimo Maccarone in the 73rd minute of play. Freddy Markel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cosimo Maccarone, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Freddy Markel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonio Cerasoli in the 76th minute of play. In the 79th minute Antonio Cerasoli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Freddy Markel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 80th minute, Cosimo Maccarone left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AC Roma fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Arsenio Efraim's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 86thth minute, Anselmo Cirulli skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Villa Ballester FC's Freddy Markel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonio Cerasoli in the 90th minute of play. 96 minutes into the match, Villa Ballester FC's goal looked a bit too open when Antonio Cerasoli came free, but Freddy Markel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.