U23 World League

Regent Park
Spectators: 7545 (Terracing: 5660, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) Black Mount™'s Arturo Duro started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 5 minutes, Arturo Duro made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Copérnico F.C.'s Herminio Guillelme tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Baltasar Osorio's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Bianco Pierdomenico firmly grabbed it by the left post. The audience was convinced that Arturo Duro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Herminio Guillelme was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. Copérnico F.C.'s Herminio Guillelme played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciccio Maiorano in the 28th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciccio Maiorano in the 31st minute of play forced Copérnico F.C.'s goalkeeper Herminio Guillelme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ciccio Maiorano scored 1-2 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Herminio Guillelme, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Arturo Duro came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Black Mount™ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Arturo Duro couldn't finish the play. 44 minutes into the match, Copérnico F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Arturo Duro came free, but Herminio Guillelme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th match minute, Copérnico F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armando Padro to maneuver through the defense. In the 46th minute of the match Alexander Mariano shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Herminio Guillelme showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 47th minute Arturo Duro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Herminio Guillelme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Copérnico F.C. players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Black Mount™ were winning 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Siro Bela was the one to do the kick off. Bianco Pierdomenico showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Siro Bela in the 55th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciccio Maiorano in the 59th minute of play forced Copérnico F.C.'s goalkeeper Herminio Guillelme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Herminio Guillelme stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arturo Duro's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. Ciccio Maiorano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arturo Duro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Augusto Melis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Siro Bela charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Siro Bela the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Copérnico F.C.'s Siro Bela got a free kick in the 77th minute. Ciccio Maiorano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 80thth minute of the game Arturo Duro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Copérnico F.C.'s Herminio Guillelme was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Julian Colas fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Copérnico F.C.'s protests and gave Julian Colas a yellow card for diving instead. In the 86th minute, Arturo Duro fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Herminio Guillelme, passed just outside the right post. After 93 minutes, Mustafa Emre Seha mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Black Mount™ and the Copérnico F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. Black Mount™'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.