U23 World League

Monumental MORTEROS
Spectators: 8071 (Terracing: 6055, Seating: 1856, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Anibal Cordeiro started the match with the kick off. 6 minutes into the match, AC Collins's goalkeeper Donato Foddis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Anibal Cordeiro. Real Còrdoba FC's Victor Vulpăşin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mel Önen in the 8th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, AC Collins's goal looked a bit too open when Raimundo Birjaio came free, but Donato Foddis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 16 minutes into the match, Real Còrdoba FC's goal looked a bit too open when Carmine Oddi came free, but Victor Vulpăşin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Donato Foddis made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Anibal Cordeiro sent off a good shot on target. Victor Vulpăşin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mel Önen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Donato Foddis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anibal Cordeiro in the 24th minute. AC Collins's Donato Foddis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Léo Messis in the 25th minute of play. In the 30th minute, Real Còrdoba FC's Léo Messis dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Donato Foddis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raimundo Birjaio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Victor Vulpăşin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carmine Oddi in the 38th minute of play. Victor Vulpăşin came out of the goal in the 40th minute to try and stop a shot by AC Collins's Uci Hardon. But to his dismay, Uci Hardon quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Donato Foddis was out of position in the 45 minute of play, and Anibal Cordeiro capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Anibal Cordeiro really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Uci Hardon struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Victor Vulpăşin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AC Collins. Donato Foddis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anibal Cordeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 54th minute Anibal Cordeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donato Foddis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mel Önen's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Victor Vulpăşin firmly grabbed it by the left post. Uci Hardon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Victor Vulpăşin made a huge save. Victor Vulpăşin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexander Ottavi in the 62nd minute of the match. 66 minutes into the match, AC Collins's goal looked a bit too open when Raimundo Birjaio came free, but Donato Foddis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 68 minutes into the match, Real Còrdoba FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alexander Ottavi came free, but Victor Vulpăşin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, AC Collins's goal looked a bit too open when Raimundo Birjaio came free, but Donato Foddis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Donato Foddis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Anibal Cordeiro's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. When Real Còrdoba FC's Anibal Cordeiro in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AC Collins's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to AC Collins getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Uci Hardon hit a great ball. AC Collins made a substitution. Pekko Rino replaced Alexander Ottavi. A collision led to AC Collins getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Uci Hardon hit a great ball. Pekko Rino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 80 minutes of play, Real Còrdoba FC's Anibal Cordeiro made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Donato Foddis was left in no man's land by his defense there! 85 minutes into the match, Real Còrdoba FC's goalkeeper Victor Vulpăşin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mel Önen. AC Collins's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ara Gostev in the 86th minute. A nice corner shot did that Ara Gostev got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Victor Vulpăşin quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mel Önen got free with Victor Vulpăşin in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.