U23 World League

EL COJEDERO
Spectators: 7569 (Terracing: 5678, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Andrea Cicchini took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of Simoneta FC booed when Kroton F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enzo Scacchi didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maximino Ursino got free with Edmondo Milanese in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 7th match minute, Kroton F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Davide Zangari to maneuver through the defense. Abel Umbruso received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Edmondo Milanese came out and tried to block the shot, but Abel Umbruso slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 9th minute. Hans Dalström recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Hans Dalström managed to get in a good position for a shot. Simoneta FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Hans Dalström was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Edmondo Milanese breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kroton F.C.'s Edmondo Milanese proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Kroton F.C. from getting a goal against them. In the 24th minute, Abel Umbruso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Simoneta FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. A collision led to Kroton F.C. getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Carter Bianco hit a great ball. In the 29th match minute, Kroton F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonio Cavaliere to maneuver through the defense. In the 30th minute Joel Senio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edmondo Milanese saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, Kroton F.C.'s goalkeeper Edmondo Milanese had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abel Umbruso. After a rather tough play, Kroton F.C.'s Biagio Rotili got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Edmondo Milanese showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hans Dalström in the 38th minute of the match. In the 40th minute, Primitivo Fonda made a precise shot to the right of Edmondo Milanese. Kroton F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Hasret Şahinalp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrea Cicchini in the 45th minute of the match. Edmondo Milanese showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hans Dalström in the 46th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hans Dalström to strike the kick off in the second half. Edmondo Milanese stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abel Umbruso's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. In the 56th minute, Hans Dalström left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Simoneta FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. 63 minutes into the game, Hans Dalström cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Edmondo Milanese was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 66th minute Andrea Cicchini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hasret Şahinalp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hasret Şahinalp took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrea Cicchini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 70 minutes of play, Simoneta FC's Hans Dalström made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Edmondo Milanese was left in no man's land by his defense there! Edmondo Milanese showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abel Umbruso, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. In the 78th minute Andrea Cicchini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hasret Şahinalp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Simoneta FC made a substitution. Florentino Laurin replaced Abel Umbruso. Florentino Laurin scored 7-0 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Edmondo Milanese, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Simoneta FC made a substitution. Silvio Gregory replaced Joel Senio. Edmondo Milanese came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by Simoneta FC's Hans Dalström. But to his dismay, Hans Dalström quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 8-0. In the 92nd minute Florentino Laurin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edmondo Milanese saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Hans Dalström came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Simoneta FC 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 Hans Dalström couldn't finish the play. Biagio Rotili hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Simoneta FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.