U21 World League

Valhalla
Spectators: 7579 (Terracing: 5685, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ciccio Ritacco took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Ciccio Ritacco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anthony Volpe was a little too slow when Efrain Elija got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 9th minute. The score was now 1-0. Squadra de Pippe's Anthony Volpe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonzalo Argoitz in the 12th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Vikingos FC's zone, Davide Mameli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Oscar Gines came out of the goal and Davide Mameli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Oscar Gines showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Davide Mameli in the 16th minute of the match. In the 17thth minute of the game Davide Mameli who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vikingos FC's Oscar Gines was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Squadra de Pippe's Anthony Volpe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Segundo Balendin in the 19th minute of play. In the 20th minute of the match Vikingos FC got a corner. Squadra de Pippe's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lázaro Millrick ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Squadra de Pippe's goalie and right to Gonzalo Argoitz. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Squadra de Pippe's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lázaro Millrick in the 22nd minute of play forced Squadra de Pippe's goalkeeper Anthony Volpe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anthony Volpe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Efrain Elija in the 24th minute. Anthony Volpe didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Vikingos FC's Efrain Elija shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Anthony Volpe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Segundo Balendin in the 32nd minute of play. A hard shot 39 in the game by Efrain Elija from a close distance when the talented Anthony Volpe managed to make a qualified save. Squadra de Pippe's players were relieved. Davide Mameli might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Oscar Gines. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Davide Mameli ran back to his position shaking his head. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Efrain Elija was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes into the game, Vikingos FC's Efrain Elija nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Anthony Volpe made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Squadra de Pippe's Anthony Volpe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lázaro Millrick in the 57th minute of play. A collision led to Vikingos FC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Gustavo Ireno hit a great ball. A collision led to Vikingos FC getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Gustavo Ireno hit a great ball. A collision led to Vikingos FC getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Salvador Calvino hit a great ball. Anthony Volpe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Segundo Balendin, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. After 75 minutes, Efrain Elija mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Vikingos FC and the Squadra de Pippe players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 75th minute, Efrain Elija hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Vikingos FC's Efrain Elija got a free kick in the 76th minute. Anthony Volpe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Efrain Elija, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Anthony Volpe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Segundo Balendin, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Anthony Volpe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Efrain Elija, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Squadra de Pippe's Anthony Volpe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lázaro Millrick in the 88th minute of play. Anthony Volpe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lázaro Millrick, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Segundo Balendin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ciccio Ritacco's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Oscar Gines firmly grabbed it by the left post. Anthony Volpe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Efrain Elija, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vikingos FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.