World League

El Cilindro Mágico
Spectators: 8092 (Terracing: 6070, Seating: 1861, VIP seats: 161) Cristoforo Brillante made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Benigno Senon sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in ľƼ-6-ľȜ ♆ ƬЄ ƢƲЄƦЄƧ MƛƬƛƦ's zone, Richard Askelöf stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Oso Prato came out of the goal and Richard Askelöf tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gust Mathijs's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Cristoforo Brillante firmly grabbed it by the left post. Luis Rius's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cristoforo Brillante read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Javier Della Francesca in the 15th minute of play forced ľƼ-6-ľȜ ♆ ƬЄ ƢƲЄƦЄƧ MƛƬƛƦ's goalkeeper Oso Prato to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ľƼ-6-ľȜ ♆ ƬЄ ƢƲЄƦЄƧ MƛƬƛƦ's Oso Prato played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvaro Sforza in the 17th minute of play. Gigi Chificeac made in the 22nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Alvaro Sforza however managed to control. Luis Riuss short, quick shot in the 25thth minute got Cristoforo Brillante to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 26th minute Alvaro Sforza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oso Prato saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Oso Prato showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armin Ascenzi in the 28th minute of the match. In the 35thth minute of the game Luis Rius who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AC Roma's Cristoforo Brillante was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Luis Rius recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, ľƼ-6-ľȜ ♆ ƬЄ ƢƲЄƦЄƧ MƛƬƛƦ's Alfredo Xacintu got a free kick in the 41st minute. ľƼ-6-ľȜ ♆ ƬЄ ƢƲЄƦЄƧ MƛƬƛƦ's Oso Prato played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvaro Sforza in the 42nd minute of play. 44 minutes into the match, ľƼ-6-ľȜ ♆ ƬЄ ƢƲЄƦЄƧ MƛƬƛƦ's goal looked a bit too open when Javier Della Francesca came free, but Oso Prato reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Luis Rius stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Gigi Chificeac made in the 53rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Damazy Kissel however managed to control. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Alvaro Sforza managed to get in a good position for a shot. AC Roma's supporters rose to their feet, but Alvaro Sforza was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Oso Prato breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Javier Della Francesca could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Oso Prato made a huge save. ľƼ-6-ľȜ ♆ ƬЄ ƢƲЄƦЄƧ MƛƬƛƦ's Aurelio Cebrian was substituted for Benigno Senon. A collision led to AC Roma getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Gigi Chificeac hit a great ball. In the 77th minute, Stefan Gerlach ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cristoforo Brillante was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. ľƼ-6-ľȜ ♆ ƬЄ ƢƲЄƦЄƧ MƛƬƛƦ's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.