U21 World League

Senza Vergogna
Spectators: 7515 (Terracing: 5637, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) In the 4th minute Edmund Gerdberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alvise Colombi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alvise Colombi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sten Lund in the 7th minute of the match. 8 minutes into the match, Squadra de Pippe's goal looked a bit too open when Pål Lindman came free, but Alvise Colombi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Squadra de Pippe were furious when Franco Evani was red carded, 9 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The supporters of Squadra de Pippe booed when Söderhall was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ragnar Browald didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Donato Cesarini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 25 played minutes Söderhall got a freekick which was hit by Pål Lindman. If Flavio Scalia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alvise Colombi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sten Lund in the 28th minute of the match. Pål Lindman took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 30th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Alvise Colombi. Squadra de Pippe's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 32nd minute, Flavio Scalia fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Augusto Marini's late challenge caught a Söderhall's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Augusto Marini helped the player get up and apologised. Bertil Öfverman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alvise Colombi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edmund Gerdberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. In the 39th minute Bertil Öfverman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alvise Colombi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edmund Gerdberg charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edmund Gerdberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 41st match minute, Söderhall was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edmund Gerdberg to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Söderhall's zone, Donato Cesarini stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Göran Hellqvist came out of the goal and Donato Cesarini tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ciro Biondi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Göran Hellqvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-1 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. Bengi Rana was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute, Söderhall's Knut Håning dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. If Ciro Biondi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alvise Colombi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bertil Öfverman in the 60th minute of the match. In the 65th minute Flavio Scalia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Göran Hellqvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bertil Öfverman hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Bengi Rana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alvise Colombi made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Sten Lund sent off a good shot on target. Alvise Colombi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmund Gerdberg in the 76th minute of play. After 77 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Söderhall! Augusto Marini shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Edmund Gerdberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Alvise Colombi made a huge save. When the match had gone on for 91 minutes, Pål Lindman took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Alvise Colombi to make any attempt to save it. A collision led to Squadra de Pippe getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Donato Cesarini hit a great ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Söderhall walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.