U23 World League

the temple
Spectators: 7711 (Terracing: 5785, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Faustino Frichoso started the match with the kick off. After 3 played minutes Atletico Benevento got a freekick which was hit by Arnulfo Luzea. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faustino Frichoso in the 6th minute of play forced Atletico Benevento's goalkeeper Alexander Zander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fidel Monte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giacomo Guarisi in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th minute Raul Luken shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexander Zander saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th minute, Raul Luken ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alexander Zander was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Real Ayuntamiento CF's Rosendo Urbasa got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alexander Zander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saverio Cordeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alexander Zander made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raul Luken in the 18th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelo Tarantini in the 19th minute of play forced Real Ayuntamiento CF's goalkeeper Fidel Monte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Faustino Frichoso's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alexander Zander was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Fidel Monte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelo Tarantini in the 26th minute of play. When Real Ayuntamiento CF's Saverio Cordeiro in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Atletico Benevento's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faustino Frichoso in the 33rd minute of play forced Atletico Benevento's goalkeeper Alexander Zander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute, Raul Luken made a precise shot to the right of Alexander Zander. Atletico Benevento's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Alexander Zander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raul Luken, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fidel Monte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giacomo Guarisi in the 44th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faustino Frichoso in the 45th minute of play forced Atletico Benevento's goalkeeper Alexander Zander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Giacomo Guarisi to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Real Ayuntamiento CF's goal looked a bit too open when Angelo Tarantini came free, but Fidel Monte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Real Ayuntamiento CF getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Marcelino Luke hit a great ball. Fidel Monte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giacomo Guarisi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Cosimo Avesani fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Atletico Benevento's protests and gave Cosimo Avesani a yellow card for diving instead. Atletico Benevento made a substitution. Antonello Tripodi replaced Angelo Tarantini. Leonel Felipo missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 64 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Alexander Zander right hand side. Alexander Zander made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Faustino Frichoso sent off a good shot on target. Ernesto Marinetti's late challenge caught a Real Ayuntamiento CF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ernesto Marinetti helped the player get up and apologised. After 69 played minutes Atletico Benevento got a freekick which was hit by Ernesto Marinetti. 71 minutes into the match, Atletico Benevento's goalkeeper Alexander Zander had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Albano Min. With a little luck, Atletico Benevento's Alexander Zander got control of the ball when Faustino Frichoso tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 76th minute Saverio Cordeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexander Zander saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alexander Zander showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saverio Cordeiro in the 82nd minute of the match. 86 minutes into the match, Atletico Benevento's goalkeeper Alexander Zander had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Faustino Frichoso. Raul Luken received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Alexander Zander came out and tried to block the shot, but Raul Luken slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 92nd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Saverio Cordeiro in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alexander Zander saved Atletico Benevento from getting behind. When the final whistle sounded Real Ayuntamiento CF left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Atletico Benevento.