U21 World League

La Cucha
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Aurelio Ferrante made the kick off and thus started the match. Fortunato Di Ianni was a little too slow when Hektor Tsiaris got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 3rd minute. The score was now 1-0. In the 7th minute, Hektor Tsiaris reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Fortunato Di Ianni. The goal made the score 2-0. Fortunato Di Ianni didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 12th minute, which inside left pole to 3-0. Freddy Asteri blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fortunato Di Ianni having to make a save. In the 21st match minute, Perrucho FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victorino Reynardo to maneuver through the defense. Victorino Reynardo hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. After 34 minutes of play, Perrucho FC's Hektor Tsiaris made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fortunato Di Ianni was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Perrucho FC booed when OldHighburyInvincibles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Federico Castelli didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Perrucho FC booed when OldHighburyInvincibles was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ian Stam didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fortunato Di Ianni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enrique Quexal in the 40th minute of the match. If Daniel Pepillo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 45 played minutes Perrucho FC got a freekick which was hit by Hektor Tsiaris. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hektor Tsiaris was the one to do the kick off. When the match had gone on for 52 minutes, Hektor Tsiaris put it in 5-0 from a short distance just to the right of Fortunato Di Ianni. Ian Stam kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind OldHighburyInvincibles's goalkeeper Fortunato Di Ianni, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Prospero Raebert's late challenge caught a OldHighburyInvincibles's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Prospero Raebert helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aurelio Ferrante in the 70th minute of play forced Perrucho FC's goalkeeper Urbano Remicio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 73 minutes into the match, Hektor Tsiaris had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fortunato Di Ianni. OldHighburyInvincibles's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hektor Tsiaris was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. Fortunato Di Ianni didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hektor Tsiaris went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-0 was the resulting score. 82 minutes into the match, Perrucho FC's goal looked a bit too open when Aurelio Ferrante came free, but Urbano Remicio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 89thth minute of the game Hektor Tsiaris who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but OldHighburyInvincibles's Fortunato Di Ianni was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Fortunato Di Ianni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Pepillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.