U23 World League

Merceron Arena
Spectators: 7577 (Terracing: 5683, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Téo Vaz got the match started through his kick off. Ennio Guidoni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Téo Vaz in the 2nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Percival Vidal in the 4th minute of play forced Merceron United's goalkeeper Ennio Guidoni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th minute, Téo Vaz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Power Guido FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Merceron United's Ennio Guidoni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jairo Bueno in the 9th minute of play. After 11 played minutes Merceron United got a freekick which was hit by Federico Del Giudice. Merceron United's Ennio Guidoni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Téo Vaz in the 13th minute of play. Ennio Guidoni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Téo Vaz in the 18th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the match, Merceron United's goal looked a bit too open when Jairo Bueno came free, but Ennio Guidoni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Téo Vaz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ennio Guidoni having to interfere. 25 minutes into the match, Jeferson Madureira had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ennio Guidoni. Merceron United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jeferson Madureira was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Merceron United's Ennio Guidoni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Percival Vidal in the 27th minute of play. Merceron United's Ennio Guidoni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jairo Bueno in the 30th minute of play. If Jeferson Madureira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 36th minute of the match, Concetto Nicolo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Tiago Correia was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Ennio Guidoni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Percival Vidal in the 41st minute of play. After the first half The Power Guido FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Concetto Nicolo to make the kick off. When Concetto Nicolo fell near the penalty area in the 50th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Merceron United's protests and gave Concetto Nicolo a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of The Power Guido FC booed when Merceron United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 50 match minutes in a wonderful position. Concetto Nicolo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carmine Latini kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Ennio Guidoni made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jeferson Madureira in the 55th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Filippo Corna in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tiago Correia prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ennio Guidoni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Téo Vaz in the 58th minute of the match. 59 minutes into the match, Merceron United's goalkeeper Ennio Guidoni had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Percival Vidal. Merceron United's Ennio Guidoni proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Merceron United from getting a goal against them. Tiago Correia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Concetto Nicolo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Concetto Nicolo spun around in front of the goal 66 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of The Power Guido FC's goal. A collision led to The Power Guido FC getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Hortêncio Travassos hit a great ball. The supporters of Merceron United booed when The Power Guido FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hortêncio Travassos didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 74 played minutes Merceron United got a freekick which was hit by Dario Gelsomini. Percival Vidal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 79 minutes, Fulvio Pasquino mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Merceron United and the The Power Guido FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 79th match minute, Merceron United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fulvio Pasquino to maneuver through the defense. Instead of passing the ball, Percival Vidal made a really hard long shot towards goal. Merceron United's Ennio Guidoni realized he got lucky when he saw the ball passing the outside of the left post. After a rather tough play, The Power Guido FC's Cássio Rossi got a free kick in the 84th minute. Tiago Correia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Concetto Nicolo's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. Ennio Guidoni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fausto Veloso, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Ennio Guidoni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cássio Rossi in the 90th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cássio Rossi in the 90th minute of play forced Merceron United's goalkeeper Ennio Guidoni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of The Power Guido FC booed when Merceron United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fulvio Pasquino didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 95 minutes of play, The Power Guido FC's Fausto Veloso made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ennio Guidoni was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Power Guido FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.