U23 World League

Stadio Delle Aquile
Spectators: 7743 (Terracing: 5809, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fragiskos Koukoulekis kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in Los Diablos Rojos's zone, Frank Nelli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rogelio Barbosa came out of the goal and Frank Nelli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rogelio Barbosa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miro Klose, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. 15 minutes into the game, Maximo Cresenciano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Los Diablos Rojos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Aquile Azzurre the free kick. A collision led to Los Diablos Rojos getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Maximo Cresenciano hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Miro Klose got free with Rogelio Barbosa in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. FC Aquile Azzurre's Flavio Macchione played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximo Cloyo in the 21st minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, Doug Bermudez notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of FC Aquile Azzurre's Flavio Macchione. Flavio Macchione was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Rogelio Barbosa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Miro Klose in the 27th minute. The supporters of Los Diablos Rojos booed when FC Aquile Azzurre was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Comunardo Cianci didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximo Cloyo in the 43rd minute of play forced FC Aquile Azzurre's goalkeeper Flavio Macchione to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maximo Cresenciano kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Alvise Mazzocchetti hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. FC Aquile Azzurre's Flavio Macchione played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximo Cloyo in the 48th minute of play. The FC Aquile Azzurre players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Los Diablos Rojos were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Miro Klose to make the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Miro Klose in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rogelio Barbosa saved Los Diablos Rojos from getting behind. In the 54th minute Edoardo Proia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rogelio Barbosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fragiskos Koukoulekis charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fragiskos Koukoulekis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Los Diablos Rojos getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Fragiskos Koukoulekis hit a great ball. 62 minutes in the game Maximo Cresenciano did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Maximo Cloyo. Rogelio Barbosa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edoardo Proia in the 64th minute of play. FC Aquile Azzurre's Edoardo Proia got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. FC Aquile Azzurre's Miro Klose got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miro Klose in the 81st minute of play forced Los Diablos Rojos's goalkeeper Rogelio Barbosa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Aquile Azzurre's Miro Klose got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 87 minutes into the match, Los Diablos Rojos's goal looked a bit too open when Edoardo Proia came free, but Rogelio Barbosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fragiskos Koukoulekis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Flavio Macchione having to interfere. Flavio Macchione made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Doug Bermudez sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Doug Bermudez got free with Flavio Macchione in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. FC Aquile Azzurre succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Los Diablos Rojos had controlled the match.