World League

Kleanthis Vikelidis
Spectators: 7579 (Terracing: 5685, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Donato Verdini got the match started through his kick off. The audience was convinced that Carlos Santana's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Beppe Natalucci was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. The supporters of Galo do Japi booed when Aris Salonicco FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enrico Cera didn't get a good kick on the ball. 11 minutes into the match, Aris Salonicco FC's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo Renato Saraiva came free, but Beppe Natalucci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, Aris Salonicco FC's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo Renato Saraiva came free, but Beppe Natalucci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Galo do Japi's Durvalino Caca-Rato managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Christian Di Marino in the 13 minute of the game. If Adriano Michelini had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Renato Saraiva in the 18th minute of play forced Aris Salonicco FC's goalkeeper Beppe Natalucci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Galo do Japi's Númi Fode was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Beppe Natalucci in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Adriano Michelini could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Ronaldo Giovanelli made a huge save. Aris Salonicco FC's Beppe Natalucci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Renato Saraiva in the 29th minute of play. Christian Di Marino made in the 31st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Galo do Japi's Durvalino Caca-Rato. The audience was convinced that Carlos Santana's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Beppe Natalucci was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Ronaldo Giovanelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Donato Verdini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Beppe Natalucci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Santana in the 37th minute of the match. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind Aris Salonicco FC's goalkeeper Beppe Natalucci, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Donato Verdini might have been able to make a better finish in the 42nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ronaldo Giovanelli. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Donato Verdini ran back to his position shaking his head. Beppe Natalucci showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulo Renato Saraiva in the 44th minute of the match. A collision led to Aris Salonicco FC getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Christian Di Marino hit a great ball. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Paulo Renato Saraiva made a kick off. In the 51st minute Donato Verdini shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ronaldo Giovanelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 55 minutes into the match, Carlos Santana dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Beppe Natalucci, 0-1. 59 minutes into the match, Aris Salonicco FC's Giampaolo Pazzini sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ronaldo Giovanelli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Renato Saraiva in the 62nd minute of play forced Aris Salonicco FC's goalkeeper Beppe Natalucci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ronaldo Giovanelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giampaolo Pazzini in the 66th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Aris Salonicco FC's Dennis Bani got a free kick in the 67th minute. 69 minutes into the game, Christian Di Marino threw the ball into play from the sideline. Galo do Japi's Durvalino Caca-Rato quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Ronaldo Giovanelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adriano Michelini in the 70th minute of play. Ronaldo Giovanelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adriano Michelini in the 72nd minute of the match. Aris Salonicco FC's Beppe Natalucci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Renato Saraiva in the 73rd minute of play. The throw-in from Christian Di Marino in the 77th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Galo do Japi's Durvalino Caca-Rato. 80 minutes into the match, Galo do Japi's goal looked a bit too open when Giampaolo Pazzini came free, but Ronaldo Giovanelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aris Salonicco FC's Giampaolo Pazzini got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Durvalino Caca-Rato kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. Galo do Japi's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.