U23 World League

Stadio Viola Sensi
Spectators: 7469 (Terracing: 5603, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) Kent Gunnarsson made the kick off and thus started the match. 5 minutes into the match, Villa Gordiani's goal looked a bit too open when Kent Gunnarsson came free, but Ciro Del Vecchio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Kent Gunnarsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ciro Del Vecchio was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. When Enzo Bearzot fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Villa Gordiani's protests and gave Enzo Bearzot a yellow card for diving instead. In the 7th match minute, Villa Gordiani was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enzo Bearzot to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Oscar Näfver's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ciro Del Vecchio was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Terra Scaniae's Kent Gunnarsson got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 13th match minute, Villa Gordiani was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Attilio Verdone to maneuver through the defense. When Einar Felin fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Terra Scaniae's protests and gave Einar Felin a yellow card for diving instead. After 14 played minutes Terra Scaniae got a freekick which was hit by Einar Felin. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kent Gunnarsson in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ciro Del Vecchio saved Villa Gordiani from getting behind. Ciro Del Vecchio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kent Gunnarsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Frans Hedling charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Frans Hedling the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Terra Scaniae getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Frans Hedling hit a great ball. In the 29thth minute of the game Kent Gunnarsson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Villa Gordiani's Ciro Del Vecchio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 33rd minute of the match Edvin Gregersson sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ciro Del Vecchio skillfully saved the ball. After 36 minutes of play Terra Scaniae's Frans Hedling was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 37th match minute, Terra Scaniae was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frans Hedling to maneuver through the defense. Ciro Del Vecchio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Staffan Fribäck, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Ciro Del Vecchio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oscar Näfver in the 40th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute, Villa Gordiani's Amedeo Scarpa dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Adriano Barone kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adriano Barone to make the kick off. In the 51st minute, Oscar Näfver got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Edvin Gregersson's late challenge caught a Villa Gordiani's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edvin Gregersson helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Terra Scaniae's Edvin Gregersson got a free kick in the 55th minute. 58 minutes into the game, Amedeo Scarpa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Khodadad Khan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 66 minutes into the match, Villa Gordiani's goalkeeper Ciro Del Vecchio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Oscar Näfver. An unexpectedly hard shot by Staffan Fribäck in the 71st minute of play forced Villa Gordiani's goalkeeper Ciro Del Vecchio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Terra Scaniae's Oscar Näfver was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 71st play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Ciro Del Vecchio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kent Gunnarsson in the 74th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Villa Gordiani's Ferruccio Gelsomini got a free kick in the 75th minute. After 82 minutes of play Terra Scaniae's Einar Felin was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. If Kent Gunnarsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Villa Gordiani support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.