World League

Juventus Stadium
Spectators: 7728 (Terracing: 5797, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Bozhil Vaptzarov made the kick off which started today's match. Corder Nunn made in the 6th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by U.D. Mancini's Ugutz Campos. In the 8th minute, Kadir Celilay ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eugenio Lorenzi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After a rather tough play, U.D. Mancini's Rolando Salvatore got a free kick in the 10th minute. After 11 played minutes Juventus F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Arias Baltanas. Juventus F.C.'s Eugenio Lorenzi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kadir Celilay in the 21st minute of play. In the 24th minute Bozhil Vaptzarov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eugenio Lorenzi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to U.D. Mancini getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Ugutz Campos hit a great ball. 29 minutes into the match, Bozhil Vaptzarov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eugenio Lorenzi. Juventus F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bozhil Vaptzarov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. If Arias Baltanas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arias Baltanas in the 34th minute of play forced U.D. Mancini's goalkeeper Gonsalve Flores to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd minute Carlo Montanari shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gonsalve Flores saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 44 minutes into the match, Juventus F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Bozhil Vaptzarov came free, but Eugenio Lorenzi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arias Baltanas made a kick off. 50 minutes into the game, Arnout Van den Wyngaert threw the ball into play from the sideline. U.D. Mancini's Ugutz Campos quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. U.D. Mancini's Gonsalve Flores played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlo Montanari in the 52nd minute of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 55th minute of the game. One of U.D. Mancini:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Juventus F.C.:s goal. 58 minutes into the match, Juventus F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Kadir Celilay came free, but Eugenio Lorenzi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Corder Nunn made in the 59th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by U.D. Mancini's Rudolf Esken. After 62 played minutes Juventus F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Carlo Montanari. U.D. Mancini's Pello Sanz was substituted for Nemesio Quiroga. Ugutz Campos took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 64th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Eugenio Lorenzi. Juventus F.C.'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Gonsalve Flores took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arias Baltanas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 70th minute Arias Baltanas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gonsalve Flores saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of U.D. Mancini booed when Juventus F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arnout Van den Wyngaert didn't get a good kick on the ball. U.D. Mancini's Vatan Attaroğlu was substituted for Ugutz Campos. Juventus F.C.'s Bernardo Benarrivo was substituted for Arias Baltanas. In the 79th minute, Arnout Van den Wyngaert hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardo Benarrivo in the 81st minute of play forced U.D. Mancini's goalkeeper Gonsalve Flores to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juventus F.C.'s Eugenio Lorenzi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Juventus F.C. from getting a goal against them. U.D. Mancini made a substitution. Cresconio Campoamor replaced Henrik Larsson. Corder Nunn made in the 88th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Bernardo Benarrivo. Eugenio Lorenzi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bozhil Vaptzarov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.