U21 World League

C.S. Comunale
Spectators: 7640 (Terracing: 5731, Seating: 1757, VIP seats: 152) After some careless play in the Three Lions FC defense, Antonello Bencivenni kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dênis de Castro. The Three Lions FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dênis de Castro should have stopped the shot. In the 10th minute, Emanuele Di Liddo had to leave the field with a concussion. Oscar Linhares's late challenge caught a Calenzano's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Oscar Linhares helped the player get up and apologised. After 12 played minutes Three Lions FC got a freekick which was hit by Oscar Linhares. If Antonello Bencivenni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dênis de Castro made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Ernesto Renzi sent off a good shot on target. 29 minutes into the match, Antonello Bencivenni notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Three Lions FC's Dênis de Castro. Dênis de Castro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ernesto Renzi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dênis de Castro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. When Antonello Bencivenni came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Calenzano fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Antonello Bencivenni couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernesto Renzi in the 37th minute of play forced Three Lions FC's goalkeeper Dênis de Castro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Three Lions FC's zone, Antonello Bencivenni stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dênis de Castro came out of the goal and Antonello Bencivenni tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. George Kimmich's late challenge caught a Calenzano's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. George Kimmich helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Three Lions FC's George Kimmich got a free kick in the 39th minute. Camillo Paolini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 44th minute, Antonello Bencivenni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kléber Cerezo hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match.

The wind increased when Oscar Linhares made the kick off in the second half. George Kimmich fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carmine Cimino having to interfere. 58 minutes into the game, Ernesto Renzi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Calenzano's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Three Lions FC the free kick. Ernesto Renzi scored 3-0 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dênis de Castro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 70thth minute of the game Antonello Bencivenni who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Three Lions FC's Dênis de Castro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Calenzano's Antonio Gizzi pulled a muscle in his back after 70 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 70 minutes into the game, Cafu de Moraes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Three Lions FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Calenzano the free kick. In the 72nd match minute, Three Lions FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cafu de Moraes to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Calenzano's Carmine Panella got a free kick in the 74th minute. In the 78th minute, Ernesto Renzi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dênis de Castro was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. In the 83rd minute, Diego Nanni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 87 minutes into the match, Calenzano's goalkeeper Carmine Cimino had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cafu de Moraes. Calenzano's Carmine Cimino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Kimmich in the 90th minute of play. Carmine Cimino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from George Kimmich, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. 96 minutes into the match, Antonello Bencivenni had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dênis de Castro. Three Lions FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Antonello Bencivenni was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Calenzano had won after a very even match.