U21 World League

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Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gintautas Jameikis started the match with the kick off. FC Pegasas Siauliai's Audrius Dūdėnas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ercole Marra in the 2nd minute of play. In the 4th minute Carloforte f.c. were awarded a corner. Bianco Mannucci went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Carloforte f.c.'s corner Bianco Mannucci fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Audrius Dūdėnas quite easily take care of the ball. In the 7th minute, Arturo De Vito made a precise shot to the right of Audrius Dūdėnas. FC Pegasas Siauliai's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arturo De Vito in the 10th minute of play forced FC Pegasas Siauliai's goalkeeper Audrius Dūdėnas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Angelo Vitale kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. When Petras Tamašauskas came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the FC Pegasas Siauliai fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Petras Tamašauskas couldn't finish the play. Audrius Dūdėnas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelo Vitale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 23rd minute Ercole Marra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Audrius Dūdėnas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 23 played minutes FC Pegasas Siauliai got a freekick which was hit by Valentas Daunoras. Alex Federici was out of position in the 26 minute of play, and Petras Tamašauskas capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Petras Tamašauskas really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. 29 minutes into the match, FC Pegasas Siauliai's goal looked a bit too open when Ferdinando Carosella came free, but Audrius Dūdėnas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 32nd minute, Arturo De Vito made a precise shot to the right of Audrius Dūdėnas. FC Pegasas Siauliai's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. In the 35th minute, Ercole Marra left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Carloforte f.c. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. 42 minutes into the match, FC Pegasas Siauliai's goal looked a bit too open when Ercole Marra came free, but Audrius Dūdėnas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Audrius Dūdėnas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bianco Mannucci in the 44th minute of the match. After the first half Carloforte f.c. were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arturo De Vito made a kick off. The supporters of FC Pegasas Siauliai booed when Carloforte f.c. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elia Crisantemo didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, FC Pegasas Siauliai's Deividas Pavilionis got a free kick in the 52nd minute. 56 minutes into the match, FC Pegasas Siauliai's goal looked a bit too open when Ferdinando Carosella came free, but Audrius Dūdėnas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, FC Pegasas Siauliai's goal looked a bit too open when Ercole Marra came free, but Audrius Dūdėnas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Audrius Dūdėnas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ercole Marra, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. A collision led to Carloforte f.c. getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Cesare Cinalli hit a great ball. 68 minutes into the match, Arturo De Vito notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of FC Pegasas Siauliai's Audrius Dūdėnas. Audrius Dūdėnas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. FC Pegasas Siauliai's Audrius Dūdėnas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save FC Pegasas Siauliai from getting a goal against them. Audrius Dūdėnas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arturo De Vito in the 73rd minute of play. A collision led to FC Pegasas Siauliai getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Raimundas Ulys hit a great ball. Audrius Dūdėnas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ercole Marra in the 77th minute of play. Valentas Daunoras kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Audrius Dūdėnas was a little too slow when Ferdinando Carosella got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 82nd minute. The score was now 1-5. Audrius Dūdėnas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ercole Marra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 87 minutes into the game, Ferdinando Carosella lined in a short shot 1-6 behind a frustrated Audrius Dūdėnas. When the match had gone on for 90 minutes, Arturo De Vito took a quick shot and it went in 1-7 without a chance for Audrius Dūdėnas to make any attempt to save it. Through an outstanding action, after 94 minutes, Audrius Dūdėnas successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 95 minutes into the match, FC Pegasas Siauliai's goalkeeper Audrius Dūdėnas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ferdinando Carosella. 95 minutes into the game, Juras Biknius was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Pegasas Siauliai's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Carloforte f.c. the free kick. After 96 played minutes FC Pegasas Siauliai got a freekick which was hit by Juras Biknius. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Carloforte f.c. walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.