U23 World League

Josè Stadium
Spectators: 7578 (Terracing: 5684, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) StopBuyingToken's Omer Asaf 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 a rather tough play, Aversa's Franco Verna got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Omer Asaf struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Dave Bassani didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for StopBuyingToken. Dave Bassani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lorenz Kirchberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. StopBuyingToken's Hasan Ayna proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save StopBuyingToken from getting a goal against them. In the 8th minute, Lorenz Kirchberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Davut Sönmez kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Hasan Ayna was out of position in the 12 minute of play, and Andrea Malandra capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Andrea Malandra really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edoardo Pantani got free with Hasan Ayna in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. StopBuyingToken's Hasan Ayna proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save StopBuyingToken from getting a goal against them. StopBuyingToken's Hasan Ayna played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edoardo Pantani in the 25th minute of play. After 26 played minutes StopBuyingToken got a freekick which was hit by Omer Asaf. Hasan Ayna was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Enzo Moschetta. Edoardo Pantani's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Hasan Ayna firmly grabbed it by the left post. Hasan Ayna had in the 31stth minute some difficulties stopping Enzo Moschetta's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Lorenz Kirchberg might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dave Bassani. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lorenz Kirchberg ran back to his position shaking his head. Dave Bassani made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lorenz Kirchberg in the 32nd minute of play. Hasan Ayna made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edoardo Pantani in the 39th minute of play. Francesco Cirelli kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. Lorenz Kirchberg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dave Bassani read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 43rd minute of play. Dave Bassani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lorenz Kirchberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. A collision led to Aversa getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Edoardo Pantani hit a great ball. Dave Bassani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Omer Asaf, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Anselmo Cherubini was the one to do the kick off. With a little luck, Aversa's Dave Bassani got control of the ball when Lorenz Kirchberg tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Omer Asaf managed to get in a good position for a shot. StopBuyingToken's supporters rose to their feet, but Omer Asaf was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dave Bassani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 59 played minutes StopBuyingToken got a freekick which was hit by Davut Sönmez. A collision led to StopBuyingToken getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Davut Sönmez hit a great ball. Dave Bassani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rene Gerber in the 70th minute of the match. If Omer Asaf had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 75th minute, Lorenz Kirchberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dave Bassani was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. After 80 minutes, Omer Asaf mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the StopBuyingToken and the Aversa players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 80 played minutes StopBuyingToken got a freekick which was hit by Omer Asaf. Hasan Ayna showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franco Verna in the 82nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Aversa's Anselmo Cherubini got a free kick in the 83rd minute. Hasan Ayna showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franco Verna in the 86th minute of the match. Dave Bassani was a little too slow when Omer Asaf got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 89th minute. The score was now 1-3. Davut Sönmez kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. 96 minutes into the match, StopBuyingToken's goal looked a bit too open when Franco Verna came free, but Hasan Ayna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. StopBuyingToken had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.