U23 World League

EL MONUMENTAL
Spectators: 7471 (Terracing: 5604, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) LOS MENTI's Omar Cuartio started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes into the game, Giovanni Morris cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Teodosio Isauro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Sporting Club Sicilia getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Giovanni Morrison hit a great ball. 8 minutes into the match, Sporting Club Sicilia's goal looked a bit too open when Ernesto Barbosa came free, but Edoardo Allemandi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of LOS MENTI booed when Sporting Club Sicilia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonardo Spinazzola didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, LOS MENTI's Natalio Guillelmus got a free kick in the 14th minute. Giovanni Morris's late challenge caught a LOS MENTI's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Giovanni Morris helped the player get up and apologised. Giovanni Morris hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Teodosio Isauro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giovanni Morrison in the 19th minute of the match. In the 21stth minute of the game Edoardo Mozzoni who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but LOS MENTI's Teodosio Isauro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 22 played minutes LOS MENTI got a freekick which was hit by Joaquin Miliano. Edoardo Mozzoni scored 0-2 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Teodosio Isauro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Sporting Club Sicilia booed when LOS MENTI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ismael Tulio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edoardo Mozzoni scored 0-3 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Teodosio Isauro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Teodosio Isauro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edoardo Mozzoni in the 38th minute of play. Teodosio Isauro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edoardo Mozzoni in the 39th minute of play. The supporters of LOS MENTI booed when Sporting Club Sicilia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonardo Spinazzola didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 44th minute, Giovanni Morris ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Teodosio Isauro was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Giovanni Morrison was the one to do the kick off. Gianluca Scamacca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. LOS MENTI's Teodosio Isauro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giovanni Morrison in the 55th minute of play. After 55 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for LOS MENTI! Amos Giusto shot the penalty kick right outside the post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquin Miliano in the 62nd minute of play forced Sporting Club Sicilia's goalkeeper Edoardo Allemandi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Giovanni Morrison took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Teodosio Isauro. Teodosio Isauro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. 69 minutes into the game, Giovanni Morrison was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sporting Club Sicilia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave LOS MENTI the free kick. A collision led to Sporting Club Sicilia getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Giovanni Morrison hit a great ball. Teodosio Isauro made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Gianluca Scamacca sent off a good shot on target. Edoardo Allemandi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joaquin Miliano went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-5 was the resulting score. 85 minutes into the match, Joaquin Miliano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edoardo Allemandi. Sporting Club Sicilia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joaquin Miliano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-5. Gianluca Scamacca had several of the LOS MENTI's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 91 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 2-7 score and a disappointed Teodosio Isauro as he didn't even see the shot coming. Sporting Club Sicilia played a much better game than LOS MENTI and deserved their victory. The LOS MENTI players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.