U23 World League

ASF Megastadium
Spectators: 7561 (Terracing: 5672, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ferdinando Mariano got the match started through his kick off. After 4 played minutes Veritas F.C got a freekick which was hit by Hu Xun Jian. In the 4th minute Ciro Palleschi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mustafa Haydar Darga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ferdinando Mariano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Selçuk Haylaz in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Elia Ciscato prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ferdinando Mariano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Mustafa Haydar Darga made a huge save. 18 minutes into the match, Veritas F.C's goalkeeper Mustafa Haydar Darga had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ferdinando Mariano. Veritas F.C's Mustafa Haydar Darga proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Veritas F.C from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Selçuk Haylaz in the 24th minute of play forced A.S. Ian Fenomeni's goalkeeper Elia Ciscato to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elia Ciscato took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Selçuk Haylaz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Veritas F.C's Mustafa Haydar Darga got control of the ball when Ferdinando Mariano tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Veritas F.C's Taha Maldini got a free kick in the 33rd minute. After a rather tough play, A.S. Ian Fenomeni's Sandro Nesta got a free kick in the 40th minute. In the 42nd match minute, Veritas F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Taha Maldini to maneuver through the defense. In the 43rd minute, Ettore Toto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ceyhan Ugraş kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Serhan Şahin made a kick off. After a rather tough play, A.S. Ian Fenomeni's Amos Valcareggi got a free kick in the 55th minute. Buğra Denizcan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elia Ciscato having to interfere. After having played for 61 minutes, Serhan Şahin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Veritas F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Serhan Şahin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cristoforo Negri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mustafa Haydar Darga having to interfere. In the 65th minute, Alessio Cinalli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Elia Ciscato came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by Veritas F.C's Ahmet Koralp Karadağ. But to his dismay, Ahmet Koralp Karadağ quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gökçek Özal in the 76th minute of play forced A.S. Ian Fenomeni's goalkeeper Elia Ciscato to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 83 played minutes Veritas F.C got a freekick which was hit by Ahmet Koralp Karadağ. Taha Maldini's late challenge caught a A.S. Ian Fenomeni's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Taha Maldini helped the player get up and apologised. Taha Maldini hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Mustafa Haydar Darga showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Demetrio Garofoli, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. In the 92nd minute Selçuk Haylaz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elia Ciscato saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in A.S. Ian Fenomeni's zone, Serhan Şahin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elia Ciscato came out of the goal and Serhan Şahin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.