U21 World League

Estadio Ciénega
Spectators: 7710 (Terracing: 5784, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) Felice Fantozzi made the kick off and thus started the match. With a little luck, AC Roma's Carlo Cirone got control of the ball when Pablo Mouche tried to sneak it across the goal line. Agustin Orion showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cesare Chizzo in the 14th minute of the match. Carlo Cirone made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pedro Lluc in the 16th minute. After a rather tough play, AC Roma's Felice Fantozzi got a free kick in the 19th minute. Pablo Mouche sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 22 minutes into the match, AC Roma's goal looked a bit too open when Pedro Lluc came free, but Carlo Cirone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, Pilar FC's Carlo Cirone threw himself towards the right post 27 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Pedro Lluc, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 29 minutes into the match, AC Roma's goal looked a bit too open when Felix Firmo came free, but Carlo Cirone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlo Cirone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Lluc in the 30th minute of play. After 31 played minutes AC Roma got a freekick which was hit by Donato Capuozzi. In the 32nd match minute, AC Roma was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Augusto Evangelista to maneuver through the defense. In the 32nd minute, Pablo Mouche fired a really elegant long shot, but Carlo Cirone threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. Agustin Orion showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cesare Chizzo, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. A collision led to AC Roma getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Fabio Cirelli hit a great ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pedro Lluc stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Lluc in the 51st minute of play forced AC Roma's goalkeeper Carlo Cirone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 59 minutes into the game, Dave Paolini was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AC Roma's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pilar FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, AC Roma's Dave Paolini got a free kick in the 59th minute. Carlo Cirone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Lluc in the 66th minute of play. Carlo Cirone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felix Firmo, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Aurelio Barresi managed to get in a good position for a shot. AC Roma's supporters rose to their feet, but Aurelio Barresi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Agustin Orion breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Carlo Cirone didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Paolo Lalla went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Carlo Cirone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felix Firmo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pablo Ledesma's late challenge caught a AC Roma's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pablo Ledesma helped the player get up and apologised. Carlo Cirone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pablo Mouche, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Firmo in the 88th minute of play forced AC Roma's goalkeeper Carlo Cirone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 90 minutes into the match, Pedro Lluc had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carlo Cirone. AC Roma's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pedro Lluc was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. After 93 minutes, Pablo Mouche mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pilar FC and the AC Roma players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 93rd match minute, Pilar FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pablo Mouche to maneuver through the defense. There was no doubt that Pilar FC were the better team. Pilar FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.