U23 World League

Colosseum of Pain
Spectators: 7678 (Terracing: 5759, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Enrico De Grandis got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Alba FC booed when KS Hetman Zamosc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilbert Zakrzewski didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teofil Wawak in the 10th minute of play forced Alba FC's goalkeeper Demetrio Felli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, KS Hetman Zamosc's Rafal Daszkowski got a free kick in the 14th minute. After 15 played minutes KS Hetman Zamosc got a freekick which was hit by Gilbert Zakrzewski. Flavio Fantini's shot from long distance in the 15th minute was not bad at all, but KS Hetman Zamosc's Sylwester Charlap knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. Demetrio Felli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teofil Wawak in the 17th minute of play. Alba FC's Demetrio Felli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arkadiusz Madej in the 18th minute of play. Demetrio Felli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kryspin Pierz in the 19th minute of play. Demetrio Felli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kryspin Pierz, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 23rd minute Donato Amatori shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sylwester Charlap saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rafal Daszkowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Federico Di Iorio got free with Sylwester Charlap in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Alba FC getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Donato Amatori hit a great ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

With 58 minutes on the clock, Andrea Iannotti commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 57th minute of the game. One of Alba FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of KS Hetman Zamosc:s goal. Alba FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Teofil Wawak 63 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-2. After 67 minutes of play, Alba FC's Donato Amatori made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sylwester Charlap was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alba FC's Demetrio Felli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arkadiusz Madej in the 70th minute of play. Sylwester Charlap made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donato Amatori in the 81st minute of play. 84 minutes into the match, Arkadiusz Madej notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Alba FC's Demetrio Felli. Demetrio Felli was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a little luck, Alba FC's Demetrio Felli got control of the ball when Kryspin Pierz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Teofil Wawak could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Demetrio Felli made a huge save. Flavio Fantini hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Teofil Wawak could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Demetrio Felli made a huge save. Christian Paganelli hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. The Alba FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching KS Hetman Zamosc's performance. The match ended with a win for KS Hetman Zamosc.