U23 World League

Robert Nesta Marley
Spectators: 7990 (Terracing: 5994, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) If Richard Nixon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s Apolo Bihar got a free kick in the 7th minute. Angelo Ongile showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciccio Bassani, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciccio Bassani in the 13th minute of play forced ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s goalkeeper Angelo Ongile to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When S.S.C. NAPOLI's Richard Nixon in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s goalie prevented a goal. After 20 played minutes S.S.C. NAPOLI got a freekick which was hit by Dave Pierucci. ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s Silverio Bizen got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Franco Tarulli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eustacio Nastasio in the 23rd minute of play. Ciccio Bassani took the ball and in the 25 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Angelo Ongile. Angelo Ongile dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in S.S.C. NAPOLI's zone, Eustacio Nastasio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Franco Tarulli came out of the goal and Eustacio Nastasio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 40 minutes into the game, Dave Pierucci cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Angelo Ongile was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s Angelo Ongile played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dave Pierucci in the 42nd minute of play. S.S.C. NAPOLI's Franco Tarulli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Eron in the 45th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Paulo Eron managed to get in a good position for a shot. ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s supporters rose to their feet, but Paulo Eron was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Franco Tarulli breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

A collision led to S.S.C. NAPOLI getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Alvise Vanni hit a great ball. Franco Tarulli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiburcio Checa in the 52nd minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s Paulo Eron sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Franco Tarulli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 60th minute of the match ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ got a corner. S.S.C. NAPOLI's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Silverio Bizen ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 64 minutes of play, S.S.C. NAPOLI's Dave Pierucci made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Angelo Ongile was left in no man's land by his defense there! Angelo Ongile showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciccio Bassani in the 69th minute of the match. In the 73rd minute Paulo Eron shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Tarulli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 75 minutes into the game, Tiburcio Checa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Franco Tarulli was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dave Pierucci received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Angelo Ongile came out and tried to block the shot, but Dave Pierucci slotted it home off the left post making it 1-5 in the 83rd minute. 86 minutes into the match, Ciccio Bassani had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Angelo Ongile. ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ciccio Bassani was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-6. If Richard Nixon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 93 minutes into the match, S.S.C. NAPOLI's goal looked a bit too open when Anier Bartoli came free, but Franco Tarulli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. S.S.C. NAPOLI's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.