World League

SOSNOWIEC ARENA
Spectators: 8039 (Terracing: 6030, Seating: 1849, VIP seats: 160) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jan Kisielka kicked off to start the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alvaro Sforza in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Leszek Wielopolski saved INTER Sosnowiec from getting behind. Leszek Wielopolski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Sforza in the 5th minute of play. Abuzer Uzman kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Cristoforo Brillante made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Leopoldo Villegas sent off a good shot on target. Cristoforo Brillante showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marian Moizuk, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. A collision led to AC Roma getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Gigi Chificeac hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Javier Della Francesca in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Leszek Wielopolski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ennio Cavaliere hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. In the 31st minute, Alvaro Sforza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AC Roma fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvaro Sforza in the 34th minute of play forced INTER Sosnowiec's goalkeeper Leszek Wielopolski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute Alvaro Sforza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leszek Wielopolski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristoforo Brillante showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Literski in the 36th minute of the match. In the 38th minute Alvaro Sforza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leszek Wielopolski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alvaro Sforza hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Cristoforo Brillante showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marian Moizuk, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. In the 44th minute, Alvaro Sforza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AC Roma fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. The INTER Sosnowiec players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. AC Roma were winning 0-2.

After a rather tough play, INTER Sosnowiec's Leszek Gniech got a free kick in the 51st minute. In the 54th minute Leszek Gniech shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristoforo Brillante saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Javier Della Francesca could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Leszek Wielopolski made a huge save. 61 minutes into the match, AC Roma's goal looked a bit too open when Leszek Gniech came free, but Cristoforo Brillante reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind INTER Sosnowiec's goalkeeper Leszek Wielopolski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cristoforo Brillante took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Kisielka, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to AC Roma getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Horia Nasta hit a great ball. INTER Sosnowiec's Wlodzimierz Swoboda was substituted for Herbert Koperski. In the 69th match minute, AC Roma was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Horia Nasta to maneuver through the defense. Leszek Wielopolski made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Javier Della Francesca sent off a good shot on target. After 80 played minutes AC Roma got a freekick which was hit by Armin Ascenzi. The crowd rose to their feet as AC Roma's Alvaro Sforza slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Leszek Wielopolski. That made the score 0-4 after 82 minutes of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Armin Ascenzi got free with Leszek Wielopolski in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cristoforo Brillante made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan Kisielka in the 90th minute of play. Leszek Wielopolski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Sforza in the 96th minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. AC Roma had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.