U23 World League

Friuli
Spectators: 7650 (Terracing: 5739, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) 8 minutes into the match, Eraldo Motta notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Santa Maradona's Cristo Haritz. Cristo Haritz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 12 minutes into the match, A.S. Udinese's goal looked a bit too open when Cecilio Ubarna came free, but Gigi Donnarumma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gigi Donnarumma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cecilio Ubarna in the 18th minute of play. A.S. Udinese's Gigi Donnarumma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cecilio Ubarna in the 18th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Santana in the 19th minute of play forced A.S. Udinese's goalkeeper Gigi Donnarumma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Octavio Txurio in the 21st minute of play forced A.S. Udinese's goalkeeper Gigi Donnarumma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, A.S. Udinese's Filippo Di Cesare got a free kick in the 24th minute. The supporters of Santa Maradona booed when A.S. Udinese was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alessio Ferreri didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Santana in the 25th minute of play forced A.S. Udinese's goalkeeper Gigi Donnarumma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gigi Donnarumma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis Santana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A.S. Udinese's Gigi Donnarumma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cecilio Ubarna in the 30th minute of play. Luis Santana struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Gigi Donnarumma didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Santa Maradona. Eraldo Motta blasted a shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cristo Haritz having to make a save. Eraldo Motta took the ball and in the 38 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cristo Haritz. Cristo Haritz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. 42 minutes into the game, Santa Maradona's Octavio Txurio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gigi Donnarumma made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. 47 minutes into the match, A.S. Udinese's goal looked a bit too open when Octavio Txurio came free, but Gigi Donnarumma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Luis Santana to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Santa Maradona's goalkeeper Cristo Haritz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Through an outstanding action, after 63 minutes, Gigi Donnarumma successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 67th minute, Filippo Di Cesare hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 77th minute, Hakkı Kenan Ushan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristo Haritz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filippo Di Cesare in the 78th minute of the match. After 80 minutes, Emilio Dossena made it 3-2 with a short kick to the right side. Santa Maradona's Cristo Haritz tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emilio Dossena in the 83rd minute of play forced Santa Maradona's goalkeeper Cristo Haritz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 85 minutes into the match, Santa Maradona's goal looked a bit too open when Emilio Dossena came free, but Cristo Haritz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th minute, Emilio Dossena ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cristo Haritz was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. Cristo Haritz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emilio Dossena in the 90th minute of the match. After 91 minutes Santa Maradona's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Filippo Di Cesare who took care of the corner kick. A well done corner resulted in Filippo Di Leonardo drilling the ball in to score 5-2 behind Santa Maradona's goalkeeper. After a rather tough play, A.S. Udinese's Filippo Di Cesare got a free kick in the 93rd minute. When the referee blew the final whistle, A.S. Udinese could leave the field as winners, despite Santa Maradona having more of the ball for most of the match.