U23 World League

Fara Park
Spectators: 7675 (Terracing: 5757, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Just Bazoge took the kick off in the first half of the match. Just Bazoge received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Comunardo Taddeo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 11th minute, Simon Moy made a precise shot to the right of Comunardo Taddeo. Farafulla FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After a rather tough play, Farafulla FC's Cosimo Del Giudice got a free kick in the 14th minute. In the 16th minute Simon Moy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Comunardo Taddeo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fabien Nunes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anfilogino Benvenuto in the 23rd minute. In the 25th match minute, Farafulla FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anıl Ege Karluk to maneuver through the defense. Fabien Nunes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ferruccio Della Torre, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Just Bazoge in the 29th minute of play forced Farafulla FC's goalkeeper Comunardo Taddeo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Comunardo Taddeo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Just Bazoge in the 32nd minute of play. After 44 played minutes Ground Control got a freekick which was hit by Simon Moy. An unexpected shot in the 47th minute by Anfilogino Benvenuto got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The Farafulla FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ground Control were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Anfilogino Benvenuto to make the kick off. Just Bazoge's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 51stth minute, Comunardo Taddeo skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Just Bazoge in the 60thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Comunardo Taddeo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Ground Control were awarded a corner in the 63th minute after Farafulla FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Batiste Lassalle took the corner. The corner ended in Batiste Lassalle almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Farafulla FC's Comunardo Taddeo did a great save. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Just Bazoge managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ground Control's supporters rose to their feet, but Just Bazoge was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Comunardo Taddeo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Comunardo Taddeo made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Just Bazoge sent off a good shot on target. Anıl Ege Karluk made in the 72nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Anfilogino Benvenuto. Ground Control's Fabien Nunes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferruccio Della Torre in the 75th minute of play. Sofiane Donnat's late challenge caught a Farafulla FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sofiane Donnat helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Ground Control getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Sofiane Donnat hit a great ball. Ground Control's Fabien Nunes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cosimo Del Giudice in the 81st minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ferruccio Della Torre during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 85th minute, Ferruccio Della Torre hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Just Bazoge came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Ground Control 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 Just Bazoge couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ferruccio Della Torre in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fabien Nunes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 96th minute Ferruccio Della Torre shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabien Nunes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Farafulla FC lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.