U21 World League

Blue Eagles Stadium
Spectators: 7526 (Terracing: 5645, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alfredo Belgrano got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd match minute, GiaSiRo 08 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cosimo Giusti to maneuver through the defense. Alfredo Belgrano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Diego Iacobucci tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 6th minute Cosme Hodei shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diego Iacobucci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Diego Iacobucci showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cosme Hodei, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. 9 minutes into the match, Alfredo Belgrano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Diego Iacobucci. GiaSiRo 08's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alfredo Belgrano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Alfredo Olave made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Fabiano Loreto sent off a good shot on target. After 15 minutes of play, GiaSiRo 08's Alberigo Muzi made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alfredo Olave was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 21st match minute, GiaSiRo 08 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fedele Di Gennaro to maneuver through the defense. Delfim Ferreira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diego Iacobucci having to interfere. Diego Iacobucci took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Belgrano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 35 minutes, Flavio De Marchi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the GiaSiRo 08 and the Belgrano de Pibasog players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 35 played minutes GiaSiRo 08 got a freekick which was hit by Flavio De Marchi. In the 38th match minute, Belgrano de Pibasog was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Delfim Ferreira to maneuver through the defense. When Marcos Igon came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Belgrano de Pibasog 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 Marcos Igon couldn't finish the play. The supporters of GiaSiRo 08 booed when Belgrano de Pibasog was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfredo Gøsby didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fabiano Loreto got free with Alfredo Olave in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 47 played minutes Belgrano de Pibasog got a freekick which was hit by Cosme Hodei. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Diego Iacobucci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Delfim Ferreira in the 54th minute of play. In the 60th match minute, Belgrano de Pibasog was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ulises Otsoko to maneuver through the defense. Ulises Otsoko hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Alfredo Olave showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Coletti in the 68th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Belgrano de Pibasog's Higinio Casado got a free kick in the 75th minute. Antonio Natalucci was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 76th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 78 minutes into the match, GiaSiRo 08's goal looked a bit too open when Cosme Hodei came free, but Diego Iacobucci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Diego Iacobucci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentim Barco in the 79th minute of play. When Fabiano Loreto fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored GiaSiRo 08's protests and gave Fabiano Loreto a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, GiaSiRo 08's Fabiano Loreto got a free kick in the 80th minute. Alberigo Muzi kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Belgrano de Pibasog's Marcos Igon got a free kick in the 87th minute. Diego Iacobucci was a little too slow when Alfredo Belgrano got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 89th minute. The score was now 1-2. In the 94th minute, Marcos Igon left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Belgrano de Pibasog fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Belgrano de Pibasog played a much better game than GiaSiRo 08 and deserved their victory. The GiaSiRo 08 players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.