World League

San Mauro A Mare
Spectators: 7779 (Terracing: 5835, Seating: 1789, VIP seats: 155) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tony Rosa got the match started through his kick off. Helmuth Duckadam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Levent Hicran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 8 minutes into the match, FC Ruscova's goal looked a bit too open when Levent Hicran came free, but Helmuth Duckadam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Helmuth Duckadam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Levent Hicran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 10 minutes FC Ruscova's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dinu Dobre who took care of the corner kick. FC Ruscova's Helmuth Duckadam proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save FC Ruscova from getting a goal against them. Helmuth Duckadam made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Levent Hicran sent off a good shot on target. Helmuth Duckadam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francesco Cremonese, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. San Mauro A Mare FC were awarded a corner in the 17th minute after FC Ruscova's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dinu Dobre took the corner. San Mauro A Mare FC's Dinu Dobre was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Helmuth Duckadam in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. FC Ruscova's Helmuth Duckadam proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save FC Ruscova from getting a goal against them. In a very dangerous position, a player in San Mauro A Mare FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 22nd minute. Penalty! 29 minutes had been played when some careless play by San Mauro A Mare FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Vintilă Miclescu was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Ruscova's players had a chance to rest. In the 31st minute of the match, Fan Liang Chong got a very nice opportunity to score, but Helmuth Duckadam was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Tony Rosa struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Helmuth Duckadam didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for San Mauro A Mare FC. Rogério Mitovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zachary Snaza in the 36th minute of the match. FC Ruscova's Helmuth Duckadam proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save FC Ruscova from getting a goal against them. 45 minutes into the match, Zachary Snaza notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of San Mauro A Mare FC's Rogério Mitovski. Rogério Mitovski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zachary Snaza was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute Tony Rosa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Helmuth Duckadam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When San Mauro A Mare FC's Tony Rosa in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Ruscova's goalie prevented a goal. FC Ruscova's Helmuth Duckadam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tony Rosa in the 57th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tony Rosa in the 59th minute of play forced FC Ruscova's goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 61 minutes into the match, FC Ruscova's Umur Renan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rogério Mitovski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ciro Cortez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Rogério Mitovski made a huge save. Rogério Mitovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Umur Renan in the 68th minute of the match. Umur Renan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Rogério Mitovski made a huge save. San Mauro A Mare FC's Augusto Riso was substituted for Vasco Bento. San Mauro A Mare FC made a substitution. Attilio Di Renzo replaced Francesco Cremonese. Rogério Mitovski made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Ciro Cortez sent off a good shot on target. The San Mauro A Mare FC fans' excitement grew in the 77th match minute when San Mauro A Mare FC's Dinu Dobre looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Helmuth Duckadam made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mario Jardeløv in the 80th minute of play. In the 82nd minute, Dinu Dobre left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The San Mauro A Mare FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Ciro Cortez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Rogério Mitovski made a huge save. Helmuth Duckadam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mario Jardeløv in the 93rd minute of the match. San Mauro A Mare FC's Rogério Mitovski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save San Mauro A Mare FC from getting a goal against them.