U23 World League

Bay Harbor Butcher
Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Franco Penna started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Dexter Morgan VR46's goal looked a bit too open when Amauri Barbosa came free, but Davide Cavaliere reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 5th minute, Franco Penna left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dexter Morgan VR46 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's Cristiano Albuquerque played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franco Penna in the 9th minute of play. After 11 minutes, Franco Bobbio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dexter Morgan VR46 and the Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Dexter Morgan VR46 getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Franco Bobbio hit a great ball. In the 13thth minute of the game Amauri Barbosa who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dexter Morgan VR46's Davide Cavaliere was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Dexter Morgan VR46's goal looked a bit too open when Amauri Barbosa came free, but Davide Cavaliere reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 14th minute, Frank Sammartino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 18 minutes into the match, Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's goal looked a bit too open when Franco Penna came free, but Cristiano Albuquerque reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristiano Albuquerque took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Franco Penna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristiano Albuquerque showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franco Penna in the 24th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amauri Barbosa in the 26th minute of play forced Dexter Morgan VR46's goalkeeper Davide Cavaliere to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Franco Penna came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Dexter Morgan VR46 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 Franco Penna couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Franco Penna's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristiano Albuquerque was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. 39 minutes into the match, Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's goal looked a bit too open when Franco Penna came free, but Cristiano Albuquerque reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 41 minutes into the match, Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's goalkeeper Cristiano Albuquerque had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Franco Penna. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Amauri Barbosa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Cristiano Albuquerque made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franco Penna in the 54th minute of play. After 54 played minutes Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ got a freekick which was hit by Acácio Sergipano. Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's Cristiano Albuquerque played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franco Penna in the 56th minute of play. After having played for 59 minutes, Amauri Barbosa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amauri Barbosa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franco Penna in the 69th minute of play forced Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's goalkeeper Cristiano Albuquerque to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's Cristiano Albuquerque played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franco Penna in the 75th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Franco Penna in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristiano Albuquerque saved Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ from getting behind. In the 79th minute Armin Venditti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristiano Albuquerque saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristiano Albuquerque came out of the goal in the 83rd minute to try and stop a shot by Dexter Morgan VR46's Frank Sammartino. But to his dismay, Frank Sammartino quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Dexter Morgan VR46's Davide Cavaliere proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Dexter Morgan VR46 from getting a goal against them. After 91 minutes of play, Dexter Morgan VR46's Franco Bobbio made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cristiano Albuquerque was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Franco Bobbio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dexter Morgan VR46's supporters rose to their feet, but Franco Bobbio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cristiano Albuquerque breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.