World League

Wamba Arena
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Robin Steckamp started the match with the kick off. Cris Courtois took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Ted, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Andre-Yann Dospel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 吴卫天 having to interfere. A collision led to Wambalamba FC getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Brian Finnman hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Ted in the 9th minute of play forced Wambalamba FC's goalkeeper Cris Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute, 蔡西誉 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cris Courtois was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by João Carlos Vianna in the 15th minute of play forced Atletico Benevento's goalkeeper 吴卫天 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brian Finnman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but 吴卫天 made a huge save. 吴卫天 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Brian Finnman in the 21st minute. Cris Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 蔡西誉 in the 27th minute of play. 吴卫天 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brian Finnman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wambalamba FC's Cris Courtois played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 蔡西誉 in the 35th minute of play. After taking down the ball on Atletico Benevento's corner 蔡西誉 fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Cris Courtois quite easily take care of the ball. Cris Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bruno Lucchetta, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Bruno Lucchetta kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Robin Steckamp could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but 吴卫天 made a huge save. After 46 played minutes Atletico Benevento got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Ted. With a little luck, Atletico Benevento's 吴卫天 got control of the ball when Robin Steckamp tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Wambalamba FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Atletico Benevento were winning 0-1.

51 minutes into the game, Rolf Pilgren threw the ball into play from the sideline. Atletico Benevento's Alvaro Di Matteo quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Wambalamba FC's Cris Courtois proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Wambalamba FC from getting a goal against them. Wambalamba FC's Cris Courtois proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save Wambalamba FC from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robin Steckamp in the 54th minute of play forced Atletico Benevento's goalkeeper 吴卫天 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 蔡西誉 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 60th minute Robin Steckamp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 吴卫天 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robin Steckamp in the 71st minute of play forced Atletico Benevento's goalkeeper 吴卫天 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 吴卫天 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robin Steckamp, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. In the 77th match minute, Wambalamba FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brian Finnman to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Atletico Benevento booed when Wambalamba FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rolf Pilgren didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as 蔡西誉 kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Cris Courtois. That made the score 0-2 in the 89 minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Atletico Benevento walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.