U23 World League

San Jacopino Arena
Spectators: 7741 (Terracing: 5807, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ezequiel Calderón kicked off to start the match. Fedele Marzo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Romulo Sal made a huge save. In the 23rd minute, Ezequiel Calderón ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fabiano Daniele was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Fedele Marzo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Romulo Sal made a huge save. Ferruccio Nicolai's late challenge caught a Pan FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ferruccio Nicolai helped the player get up and apologised. In the 27th minute, Ferruccio Nicolai hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pan FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Luciano Nevada in the 29th minute. The supporters of Pan FC booed when Atletico San Jacopino was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ferruccio Nicolai didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fabiano Daniele made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ezequiel Calderón in the 31st minute of play. Fabiano Daniele made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ezequiel Calderón in the 33rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Pan FC's Ezequiel Calderón got a free kick in the 36th minute. Kamal Hamilton-Maurice's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fabiano Daniele read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. In the 41st match minute, Pan FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aleksandr Leonov to maneuver through the defense. In the 43rd minute, Ezequiel Calderón got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Fabiano Daniele came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by Pan FC's Ezequiel Calderón. But to his dismay, Ezequiel Calderón quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. The Atletico San Jacopino players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Pan FC were winning 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Er Didia to make the kick off. Fabiano Daniele took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ezequiel Calderón, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Romulo Sal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Er Didia in the 55th minute of the match. Ezequiel Calderón blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fabiano Daniele having to make a save. Fabiano Daniele made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Ezequiel Calderón sent off a good shot on target. Fabiano Daniele showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ezequiel Calderón in the 62nd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kamal Hamilton-Maurice got free with Fabiano Daniele in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Romulo Sal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fedele Marzo, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Kamal Hamilton-Maurice received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Fabiano Daniele tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Atletico San Jacopino getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Fedele Marzo hit a great ball. Aldo Paganelli made in the 81st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Alessandro Federici immediately put the ball in play. Fedele Marzo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Romulo Sal having to interfere. Atletico San Jacopino's Fabiano Daniele played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ezequiel Calderón in the 85th minute of play. In the 86th minute, Ferruccio Nicolai hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 88 played minutes Atletico San Jacopino got a freekick which was hit by Ferruccio Nicolai. Fabiano Daniele took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ezequiel Calderón, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Romulo Sal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergio Sandalio in the 91st minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Er Didia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Atletico San Jacopino's supporters rose to their feet, but Er Didia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Romulo Sal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ferruccio Nicolai kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Pan FC were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Atletico San Jacopino's much stronger midfield.