World League

ULTRAS
Spectators: 7810 (Terracing: 5859, Seating: 1796, VIP seats: 155) 5 minutes into the match, S.S.C. NAPOLI's goal looked a bit too open when Rubén Martínez came free, but Achille Albanesi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When S.S.C. NAPOLI's Fulvio Grande in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Colo-Colo's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rubén Martínez in the 9th minute of play forced S.S.C. NAPOLI's goalkeeper Achille Albanesi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 11 minutes S.S.C. NAPOLI's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Honorio Droguett who took care of the corner kick. Fulvio Grande could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Eladio Escalona made a huge save. Eladio Escalona showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fulvio Grande, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Achille Albanesi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rubén Martínez in the 17th minute of the match. S.S.C. NAPOLI's Achille Albanesi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rubén Martínez in the 19th minute of play. After having played for 23 minutes, Rubén Martínez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Colo-Colo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rubén Martínez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Fulvio Grande's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eladio Escalona was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Achille Albanesi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rubén Martínez in the 29th minute of play. S.S.C. NAPOLI's Achille Albanesi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rubén Martínez in the 34th minute of play. Achille Albanesi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rubén Martínez in the 37th minute of the match. Rubén Martínez scored 0-1 in the 38th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Achille Albanesi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Eladio Escalona showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fulvio Muzzolon, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute.

Rubén Martínez struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Achille Albanesi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Colo-Colo. Honorio Droguett fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Achille Albanesi having to interfere. In the 58th minute Ciccio Bassani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eladio Escalona saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th minute of the match, Rubén Martínez tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Achille Albanesi saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 62nd minute of the match S.S.C. NAPOLI got a corner. Colo-Colo's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Fulvio Grande ran over to the corner to take the kick. Eladio Escalona took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fulvio Grande, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Achille Albanesi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rubén Martínez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 68 minutes into the match, Rubén Martínez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Achille Albanesi. S.S.C. NAPOLI's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rubén Martínez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The audience was convinced that Dave Pierucci's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eladio Escalona was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Colo-Colo's Eladio Escalona played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciccio Bassani in the 76th minute of play. Achille Albanesi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rubén Martínez in the 79th minute of play. Eladio Escalona made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dave Pierucci in the 80th minute of play. In the 82nd minute, Rubén Martínez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Colo-Colo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Colo-Colo made a substitution. Cheito Ramírez replaced Tomislav Parev. Colo-Colo's José Julio Almeida was substituted for Marco-Antonio Etcheverry. If Dave Pierucci had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With 89 minutes on the clock, Cheito Ramírez commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 90th minute, Cheito Ramírez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 92nd minute Dave Pierucci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eladio Escalona saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Colo-Colo's Eladio Escalona played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dave Pierucci in the 95th minute of play. The Colo-Colo supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Colo-Colo would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.