U23 World League

Circus Circus Arena
Spectators: 7514 (Terracing: 5636, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Timo!'s Arsenio Esquipula 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cipriano Stanislao in the 5th minute of play forced Gonzo Style f.c's goalkeeper Adriano Mancini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute, Fulvio Chiavetta made a precise shot to the right of Teodosio Nicholas. Timo!'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. 22 minutes into the match, Gonzo Style f.c's goal looked a bit too open when Arsenio Esquipula came free, but Adriano Mancini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adriano Mancini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cipriano Stanislao in the 27th minute of play. Teodosio Nicholas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Davide Zisser in the 28th minute of play. In the 29th match minute, Timo! was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carmelo Bidun to maneuver through the defense. The long shot by Damiano Mian in the 30th minute really tested Teodosio Nicholas's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. 32 minutes into the match, Gonzo Style f.c's goal looked a bit too open when Cipriano Stanislao came free, but Adriano Mancini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lucio Franco blasted a shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Adriano Mancini having to make a save. In the 39th match minute, Timo! was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amancio Ceandro to maneuver through the defense. Timo!'s Teodosio Nicholas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Timo! from getting a goal against them. Flavio De Matteis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Teodosio Nicholas made a huge save. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Flavio De Matteis was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Timo! getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Cipriano Stanislao hit a great ball. In the 52nd minute Augusto Vieri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teodosio Nicholas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Teodosio Nicholas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augusto Vieri in the 58th minute of play. Teodosio Nicholas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fulvio Chiavetta, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. After 60 played minutes Timo! got a freekick which was hit by Raimundo Gorka. A collision led to Timo! getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Raimundo Gorka hit a great ball. Gonzo Style f.c's Adriano Mancini proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Gonzo Style f.c from getting a goal against them. Teodosio Nicholas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Davide Zisser, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Timo! getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Raimundo Gorka hit a great ball. Adriano Mancini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arsenio Esquipula in the 69th minute of play. After 74 minutes of play Timo!'s Cipriano Stanislao was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. A collision led to Timo! getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Cipriano Stanislao hit a great ball. Teodosio Nicholas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flavio De Matteis, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 82nd minute, Raimundo Gorka hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Firmani in the 84th minute of play forced Timo!'s goalkeeper Teodosio Nicholas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Timo!'s Raimundo Gorka got a free kick in the 85th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Davide Zisser in the 87th minute of play forced Timo!'s goalkeeper Teodosio Nicholas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carmelo Bidun hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Gonzo Style f.c's Flavio De Matteis got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 95 minutes into the match, Timo!'s goal looked a bit too open when Fulvio Chiavetta came free, but Teodosio Nicholas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gonzo Style f.c walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.