U21 World League

ESTADIO APPLE ARENA
Spectators: 7582 (Terracing: 5687, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Duarte Tofiño took the kick off in the first half of the match. Cruz Valsera didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Flavio Grieco went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 8th minute Flavio Grieco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cruz Valsera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cruz Valsera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flavio Grieco in the 8th minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, Fc Molina di Quosa's goal looked a bit too open when Eulalio Estades came free, but Alberto Giorgi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 15 minutes into the game, Frank Giacomini was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fc Molina di Quosa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FITO APPLE TEAM the free kick. After 14 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Fc Molina di Quosa! Aldo Gonzalez shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. 20 minutes into the game, Carmine Di Lullo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Cruz Valsera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 23 played minutes Fc Molina di Quosa got a freekick which was hit by Achille Aversa. Ildefonso Andibidria kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Cruz Valsera didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Flavio Grieco went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Cruz Valsera came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by Fc Molina di Quosa's Alessio Manzo. But to his dismay, Alessio Manzo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. After some careless play in the FITO APPLE TEAM defense, Carmine Di Lullo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cruz Valsera. The FITO APPLE TEAM fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cruz Valsera should have stopped the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Carmine Di Lullo to strike the kick off in the second half. After 55 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Fc Molina di Quosa! Alberto Giorgi went to the wrong direction when Aldo Gonzalez was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. After 60 minutes, Duarte Tofiño mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FITO APPLE TEAM and the Fc Molina di Quosa players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carmine Di Lullo in the 66th minute of play forced FITO APPLE TEAM's goalkeeper Cruz Valsera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th minute, Ildefonso Andibidria hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 68th minute, Carmine Di Lullo reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Cruz Valsera. The goal made the score 0-6. Cruz Valsera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Flavio Grieco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 73rd minute, Flavio Grieco got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 76thth minute of the game Duarte Tofiño who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fc Molina di Quosa's Alberto Giorgi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 79th minute Carmine Di Lullo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cruz Valsera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FITO APPLE TEAM's Cruz Valsera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carmine Di Lullo in the 83rd minute of play. After 90 played minutes Fc Molina di Quosa got a freekick which was hit by Flavio Grieco. Fc Molina di Quosa's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.