U23 World League

Estadio de la UBA
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Francesco Cabrini got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to GiaSiRo 08 getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Camillo Nola hit a great ball. 6 minutes into the match, GiaSiRo 08's goalkeeper Fabiano Ciraci had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Evelio Urbasa. The audience thought a goal was coming when Evelio Urbasa got free with Fabiano Ciraci in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alessio Di Blasio during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 16 played minutes Doping Positivo got a freekick which was hit by Mauro Telmo. Fabiano Ciraci was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Evelio Urbasa showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 28 minute of play. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind GiaSiRo 08's goalkeeper Fabiano Ciraci, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 38 minutes, Camilo Aznar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Doping Positivo and the GiaSiRo 08 players grew even worse after the yellow card. Francesco Cabrini blasted a shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Carter Gargano having to make a save. When GiaSiRo 08's Francesco Cabrini in the 47th minute got a chance for a shot 47th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Doping Positivo's goalie prevented a goal. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Evelio Urbasa made a kick off. Camillo Nola received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Carter Gargano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the GiaSiRo 08 defense, Mauro Telmo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fabiano Ciraci. The GiaSiRo 08 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fabiano Ciraci should have stopped the shot. GiaSiRo 08's Ermanno De Rubeis was substituted for Francesco Cabrini. When Mauro Telmo came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Doping Positivo 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 Mauro Telmo couldn't finish the play. When Leopoldo Ellande fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Doping Positivo's protests and gave Leopoldo Ellande a yellow card for diving instead. GiaSiRo 08's Fabiano Ciraci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evelio Urbasa in the 74th minute of play. In the 75th minute, Enzo Cellucci hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 79 minutes into the match, GiaSiRo 08's goal looked a bit too open when Evelio Urbasa came free, but Fabiano Ciraci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fabiano Ciraci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evelio Urbasa in the 84th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 84 minutes, Mauro Telmo put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Fabiano Ciraci. 87 minutes into the match, Evelio Urbasa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fabiano Ciraci. GiaSiRo 08's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Evelio Urbasa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Evelio Urbasa's late challenge caught a GiaSiRo 08's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Evelio Urbasa helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Doping Positivo's Evelio Urbasa got a free kick in the 94th minute.