U23 World League

Colosseum
Spectators: 7365 (Terracing: 5605, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 42) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hieronim Paciuszko made the kick off which started today's match. Shaan Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franco Mariano in the 6th minute of play. Shaan Kahn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Franco Mariano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Shaan Kahn stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Beppe Rivera's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. Aurelio Epifani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hieronim Paciuszko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Beppe Rivera blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Shaan Kahn having to make a save. Shaan Kahn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Beppe Rivera in the 18th minute of play. TEAM DEATHMATCH WARSZAWA's Shaan Kahn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabiano Tatangelo in the 19th minute of play. After 20 played minutes TEAM DEATHMATCH WARSZAWA got a freekick which was hit by Milosz Dynda. Wasyl Gonsiewski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aurelio Epifani having to interfere. Francesco Tabacco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Shaan Kahn having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hieronim Paciuszko in the 33rd minute of play forced Gladiator FC's goalkeeper Aurelio Epifani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 34 minutes Gladiator FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tomasz Wasilewski who took care of the corner kick. 35 minutes into the game, Beppe Rivera was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gladiator FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave TEAM DEATHMATCH WARSZAWA the free kick. In the 35th match minute, Gladiator FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Beppe Rivera to maneuver through the defense. Gladiator FC's Aurelio Epifani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hieronim Paciuszko in the 41st minute of play. In the 45th match minute, TEAM DEATHMATCH WARSZAWA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Izydor Skrzypiec to maneuver through the defense. Fabiano Tatangelo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 48 minutes, Franco Mariano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gladiator FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Franco Mariano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gladiator FC made a substitution. Fulvio Di Prinzio replaced Amedeo Orlandi. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Beppe Rivera to strike the kick off in the second half. The supporters of TEAM DEATHMATCH WARSZAWA booed when Gladiator FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fulvio Di Prinzio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tomasz Wasilewski was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 57th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 65th minute Beppe Rivera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shaan Kahn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, TEAM DEATHMATCH WARSZAWA's Radowit Jaszyna got a free kick in the 66th minute. After a defensive mix-up in TEAM DEATHMATCH WARSZAWA's zone, Beppe Rivera stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Shaan Kahn came out of the goal and Beppe Rivera tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of TEAM DEATHMATCH WARSZAWA booed when Gladiator FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabiano Tatangelo didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Beppe Rivera in the 79th minute of play forced TEAM DEATHMATCH WARSZAWA's goalkeeper Shaan Kahn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gladiator FC's Francesco Tabacco got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fabiano Tatangelo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Fabiano Tatangelo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Shaan Kahn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The TEAM DEATHMATCH WARSZAWA players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Gladiator FC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.