U23 World League

Red Dead Arena
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The supporters of PomeziaRamblers booed when Arthur Morgan´s Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabian Balendin didn't get a good kick on the ball. 15 minutes into the match, Flavio Paris had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Samuel Buinton. Arthur Morgan´s Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Flavio Paris was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 20th minute Corrado Polito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samuel Buinton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 25 played minutes Arthur Morgan´s Club got a freekick which was hit by Sergio Mergildo. Flavio Pan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Haroldo Etxatxu in the 31st minute. In the 31st minute, Enrico Fava hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maximino Vela who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 40thth minute tested the skills of Flavio Pan when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 41 minutes into the game, Enrico Fava was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. PomeziaRamblers's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Arthur Morgan´s Club the free kick. In the 41st match minute, PomeziaRamblers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enrico Fava to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 44 minutes, Maximino Vela took a quick shot and it went in 3-1 without a chance for Flavio Pan to make any attempt to save it.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lubomír Hruška was the one to do the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Haroldo Etxatxu in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Flavio Pan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. PomeziaRamblers's Flavio Pan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haroldo Etxatxu in the 56th minute of play. Enrico Fava hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carter Cruciani in the 60th minute of play forced Arthur Morgan´s Club's goalkeeper Samuel Buinton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd minute, Jose Romelio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With an all-out effort, PomeziaRamblers's Samuel Buinton threw himself towards the right post 63 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Lubomír Hruška, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lubomír Hruška in the 67th minute of play forced Arthur Morgan´s Club's goalkeeper Samuel Buinton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 69 minutes into the game, Haroldo Etxatxu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Flavio Pan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Federico Pala's late challenge caught a Arthur Morgan´s Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Federico Pala helped the player get up and apologised. Federico Pala hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Flavio Pan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Haroldo Etxatxu in the 73rd minute of the match. Samuel Buinton made an important save on a dangerous shot by Enrico Fava in the 74th minute. In the 80th minute, Haroldo Etxatxu made a precise shot to the right of Flavio Pan. PomeziaRamblers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. Flavio Pan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximino Vela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to PomeziaRamblers getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Enrico Fava hit a great ball. After 91 minutes, Maximino Vela made it 7-1 with a short kick to the right side. PomeziaRamblers's Flavio Pan tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Maximino Vela in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Flavio Pan saved PomeziaRamblers from getting behind. Arthur Morgan´s Club were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of PomeziaRamblers for a fine match.