World League

TEATRO DAS ARTES
Spectators: 7705 (Terracing: 5780, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) FUTEBOL ARTE's Margus Niilus played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carmine Milani in the 3rd minute of play. Vítor Peixoto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudinei Pirani in the 5th minute of play forced LIVIOFOREVER's goalkeeper Fabiano Rago to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vítor Peixoto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Fabiano Rago tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Margus Niilus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuele Morelli, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Margus Niilus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carmine Milani, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. After some careless play in the LIVIOFOREVER defense, Claudinei Pirani kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fabiano Rago. The LIVIOFOREVER fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fabiano Rago should have stopped the shot. In the 20th minute Emanuele Morelli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Margus Niilus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Margus Niilus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuele Morelli in the 24th minute of play. Fabiano Rago showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudinei Pirani in the 26th minute of the match. In the 27th minute, Giancarlo Antognoni got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Fabiano Rago made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yan Le in the 29th minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, FUTEBOL ARTE's Vítor Peixoto sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fabiano Rago narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 39thth minute of the game Vítor Peixoto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but LIVIOFOREVER's Fabiano Rago was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Margus Niilus stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carmine Milani's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. In the 45th minute, Emanuele Morelli got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vítor Peixoto to make the kick off. 61 minutes into the match, LIVIOFOREVER's goal looked a bit too open when Yan Le came free, but Fabiano Rago reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Concetto Tacconelli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 67th minute Claudinei Pirani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabiano Rago saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Claudinei Pirani managed to get in a good position for a shot. FUTEBOL ARTE's supporters rose to their feet, but Claudinei Pirani was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fabiano Rago breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. LIVIOFOREVER's Giancarlo Antognoni managed to work through FUTEBOL ARTE's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Giancarlo Antognoni dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Margus Niilus made an important save on a dangerous shot by Giancarlo Antognoni in the 78th minute. Fabiano Rago took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yan Le, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 80 played minutes FUTEBOL ARTE got a freekick which was hit by César Luz. After some careless play in the FUTEBOL ARTE defense, Giuliano Galfrè kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Margus Niilus. The FUTEBOL ARTE fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Margus Niilus should have stopped the shot. Iordache Pandrea kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. 86 minutes into the match, FUTEBOL ARTE's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuele Morelli came free, but Margus Niilus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fabiano Rago made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudinei Pirani in the 88th minute of play. In the 95th minute, Yan Le made a precise shot to the right of Fabiano Rago. LIVIOFOREVER's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the LIVIOFOREVER players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for FUTEBOL ARTE.