World League

Colosseo
Spectators: 7553 (Terracing: 5666, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Amerigo Firmani kicked off to start the match. Mehmet Kerem made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marty Simpson in the 3rd minute of play. 3 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Lapachito's Marty Simpson fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Mehmet Kerem made an important save on a dangerous shot by Feliciano Raitin in the 5th minute. In the 14th minute, Tsinamdzghvrishvili Højlund left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ASD Real Molinella 1911 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. A hard shot 19 in the game by Feliciano Raitin from a close distance when the talented Mehmet Kerem managed to make a qualified save. ASD Real Molinella 1911's players were relieved. 21 minutes into the match, ASD Real Molinella 1911's goalkeeper Mehmet Kerem had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gavino Frantzes. In the 24th minute, Tsinamdzghvrishvili Højlund left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ASD Real Molinella 1911 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. After 28 played minutes ASD Real Molinella 1911 got a freekick which was hit by Amerigo Firmani. 28 minutes into the game, one of ASD Real Molinella 1911:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 30 minutes, Lapachito's Hilario Llanos got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Mehmet Kerem. The crowd rose to their feet as Gavino Frantzes kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Mehmet Kerem. That made the score 2-2 in the 38 minute of play. ASD Real Molinella 1911's Tsinamdzghvrishvili Højlund got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mehmet Kerem showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marty Simpson in the 44th minute of the match. Segundo Balaunde fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julian Guillelme having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Feliciano Raitin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Marty Simpson notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of ASD Real Molinella 1911's Mehmet Kerem. Mehmet Kerem was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Julian Guillelme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tsinamdzghvrishvili Højlund in the 54th minute of play. Mehmet Kerem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marty Simpson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mehmet Kerem stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marty Simpson's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. After 61 played minutes ASD Real Molinella 1911 got a freekick which was hit by Segundo Balaunde. In the 65th minute Karol Zahemski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mehmet Kerem saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lapachito's Ruperto Matei was substituted for Gavino Frantzes. Mehmet Kerem showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruperto Matei in the 71st minute of the match. Mehmet Kerem showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruperto Matei, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. A hard shot 78 in the game by Tsinamdzghvrishvili Højlund from a close distance when the talented Julian Guillelme managed to make a qualified save. Lapachito's players were relieved. ASD Real Molinella 1911 were awarded a corner in the 79th minute after Lapachito's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tsinamdzghvrishvili Højlund took the corner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Feliciano Raitin in the 81st minute of play forced ASD Real Molinella 1911's goalkeeper Mehmet Kerem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mehmet Kerem made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ruperto Matei in the 83rd minute of play. 84 minutes into the match, ASD Real Molinella 1911's goal looked a bit too open when Marty Simpson came free, but Mehmet Kerem reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in ASD Real Molinella 1911's zone, Ruperto Matei stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mehmet Kerem came out of the goal and Ruperto Matei tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mehmet Kerem showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Feliciano Raitin, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marty Simpson in the 93rd minute of play forced ASD Real Molinella 1911's goalkeeper Mehmet Kerem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lapachito were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.