U23 World League

Adriatico Arena
Spectators: 7654 (Terracing: 5742, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Arturo Pellecchia took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a little luck, CİCERO's Yağızalp Günden got control of the ball when Christian Mian tried to sneak it across the goal line. Arcan Sargınal kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. The supporters of Montesacro FC booed when CİCERO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hayati Roman didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in CİCERO's zone, Arturo Pellecchia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yağızalp Günden came out of the goal and Arturo Pellecchia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 11 minutes into the game, Montesacro FC's Arturo Castagna nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Yağızalp Günden made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. The supporters of CİCERO booed when Montesacro FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arturo Castagna didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee felt a red card was in order, 17 minutes into the game, when Christian Mian put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Montesacro FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 16th minute. Penalty! In the 21st minute, Arturo Castagna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 24th minute, Arturo Pellecchia 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. Arturo Pellecchias short, quick shot in the 27thth minute got Yağızalp Günden to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Taner Tuğkan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Daniele Monzeglio didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when CİCERO's Taner Tuğkan shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Arturo Pellecchia hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. In the 35th minute, Arturo Pellecchia 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arturo Pellecchia got free with Yağızalp Günden in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Daniele Monzeglio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Necdet Yunus in the 42nd minute of the match. Mustafa Hamit Saye sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Taner Tuğkan was the one to do the kick off. Yağızalp Günden took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arturo Pellecchia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to CİCERO getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Arcan Sargınal hit a great ball. Arturo Castagna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 70 minutes into the match, Mustafa Hamit Saye dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Daniele Monzeglio, 1-3. The supporters of Montesacro FC booed when CİCERO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arcan Sargınal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Montesacro FC's Arturo Pellecchia got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Montesacro FC's Daniele Monzeglio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hayati Roman in the 86th minute of play. After some careless play in the CİCERO defense, Arturo Pellecchia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Yağızalp Günden. The CİCERO fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Yağızalp Günden should have stopped the shot. Arturo Pellecchia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Yağızalp Günden tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. CİCERO's Yağızalp Günden played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Castagna in the 95th minute of play. Yağızalp Günden showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arturo Pellecchia in the 96th minute of the match. CİCERO's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.