U23 World League

Valinor
Spectators: 7623 (Terracing: 5700, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) Sorci Viola's Flavio Scatena started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Bernardo Romeo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cesare Simone having to make a save. Cesare Simone made a fantastic save in the 2nd minute, when Bernardo Romeo sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bernardo Romeo got free with Cesare Simone in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mauricio Abaurre during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The audience was convinced that Beppe Zoff's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alejandro Jerano was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Beppe Zoff put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Alejandro Jerano. Alejandro Jerano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amerigo Toninelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Kalessin's Bernardo Romeo in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sorci Viola's goalie prevented a goal. Cesare Simone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardo Romeo in the 20th minute of the match. Alejandro Jerano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flavio Scatena, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. With a little luck, Sorci Viola's Cesare Simone got control of the ball when Zhao Xiong Han tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kalessin were awarded a corner in the 25th minute after Sorci Viola's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jeronimo Cesaro took the corner. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristiano Cicchetti during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 27th match minute, Sorci Viola was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristiano Cicchetti to maneuver through the defense. Sorci Viola's Cesare Simone proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Sorci Viola from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardo Romeo in the 32nd minute of play forced Sorci Viola's goalkeeper Cesare Simone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute Amerigo Toninelli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alejandro Jerano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sorci Viola's Cristiano Cicchetti got his second yellow card of the match in the 36th minute. The referee ordered Cristiano Cicchetti off the ground. After 36 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Sorci Viola! After 39 minutes Sorci Viola's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jeronimo Cesaro who took care of the corner kick. Bernardo Romeo kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. In the 44th minute, Zhao Xiong Han made a precise shot to the right of Cesare Simone. Sorci Viola's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. The supporters of Kalessin booed when Sorci Viola was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edmondo Bertini didn't get a good kick on the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bernardo Romeo to make the kick off. After 53 played minutes Sorci Viola got a freekick which was hit by Flavio Scatena. Alejandro Jerano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arturo Liberti in the 56th minute of play. Cesare Simone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardo Romeo, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Eugenio Petrosino hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. In the 64th minute, Eugenio Petrosino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alejandro Jerano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Beppe Zoff in the 70th minute. Zhao Xiong Han took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cesare Simone. Cesare Simone dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Kalessin's Gonzalo Regis was substituted for Zhao Xiong Han. Cesare Simone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gonzalo Regis, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Sorci Viola's Cesare Simone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonzalo Regis in the 87th minute of play. In the 88th minute, Beppe Zoff made a precise shot to the right of Alejandro Jerano. Kalessin's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Cesare Simone took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lautaro Suárez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.