World League

Ligga Arena
Spectators: 8139 (Terracing: 6105, Seating: 1872, VIP seats: 162) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alvaro Sforza got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, ATHLETICO PRaiano's goal looked a bit too open when Alvaro Sforza came free, but Rodriguinho Sousa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. AC Roma's Cristoforo Brillante proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save AC Roma from getting a goal against them. After 13 played minutes AC Roma got a freekick which was hit by Anıl Akdoruk. If Deilmison van Basten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Deilmison van Basten in the 14th minute of play forced AC Roma's goalkeeper Cristoforo Brillante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Robin van Persie hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. ATHLETICO PRaiano's Rodriguinho Sousa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Javier Della Francesca in the 21st minute of play. Rodriguinho Sousa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Javier Della Francesca in the 21st minute of play. Cristoforo Brillante took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Deilmison van Basten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristoforo Brillante showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Deilmison van Basten, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. 30 minutes into the game, Deilmison van Basten cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Cristoforo Brillante was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Deilmison van Basten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 35 minutes into the game, Alvaro Sforza cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Rodriguinho Sousa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. AC Roma's Cristoforo Brillante proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save AC Roma from getting a goal against them. After 40 minutes AC Roma's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Feng Ting Chong who took care of the corner kick. Feng Ting Chong made a great header on ATHLETICO PRaiano's corner, it was just that AC Roma's Cristoforo Brillante managed to reach the ball for a save. Cristoforo Brillante showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Deilmison van Basten, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. In the 45th minute Fatbardh Malko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodriguinho Sousa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Deilmison van Basten to make the kick off. When Alvaro Sforza came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the AC Roma fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alvaro Sforza couldn't finish the play. Rodriguinho Sousa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Javier Della Francesca in the 70th minute. 74 minutes into the match, Alvaro Sforza dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Rodriguinho Sousa, 1-2. ATHLETICO PRaiano made a substitution. Heitor Maldini replaced Betão Marquez. With a little luck, ATHLETICO PRaiano's Rodriguinho Sousa got control of the ball when Alvaro Sforza tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvaro Sforza in the 86th minute of play forced ATHLETICO PRaiano's goalkeeper Rodriguinho Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute of the match AC Roma got a corner. ATHLETICO PRaiano's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alvaro Sforza ran over to the corner to take the kick. When Deilmison van Basten came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the ATHLETICO PRaiano fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Deilmison van Basten couldn't finish the play. Rodriguinho Sousa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Sforza in the 95th minute of play.