World League

Estadio SINGULAR
Spectators: 7721 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) PLURAL's Jonatan Dorio started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's Dan Van Caels got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 7 minutes into the game, JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's Dan Van Caels nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alexandre Perdigão made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Alexandre Perdigão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dan Van Caels, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Dan Van Caels blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Alexandre Perdigão having to make a save. Alexandre Perdigão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dan Van Caels in the 20th minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Dan Van Caels had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alexandre Perdigão. PLURAL's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dan Van Caels was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Jonatan Dorio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Karl-Erik Hellström made a huge save. The corner led PLURAL's Estevão Patrício to fire away a dangerous shot which Karl-Erik Hellström despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The audience was convinced that Dan Van Caels's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alexandre Perdigão was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Castrejana in the 43rd minute of play forced PLURAL's goalkeeper Alexandre Perdigão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's Karl-Erik Hellström got control of the ball when Robot Haaland tried to sneak it across the goal line. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alessandro Del Piero was the one to do the kick off. JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's Karl-Erik Hellström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonatan Dorio in the 54th minute of play. In the 55th minute Robot Haaland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl-Erik Hellström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 56 minutes into the match, JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jonatan Dorio came free, but Karl-Erik Hellström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. PLURAL's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Estevão Patrício in the 57th minute. After a rather tough play, PLURAL's Jonatan Dorio got a free kick in the 67th minute. Dan Van Caels received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Alexandre Perdigão came out and tried to block the shot, but Dan Van Caels slotted it home off the left post making it 1-4 in the 69th minute. JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's Karl-Erik Hellström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robot Haaland in the 72nd minute of play. A collision led to JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Ivon Trullols hit a great ball. PLURAL made a substitution. Iustinian Herescu replaced Paulo Velasques. Ivon Trullols hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. 76 minutes into the match, PLURAL's goalkeeper Alexandre Perdigão had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alessandro Del Piero. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alessandro Del Piero got free with Alexandre Perdigão in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 86 minutes into the match, JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC's goal looked a bit too open when Antônio Zonta came free, but Karl-Erik Hellström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Karl-Erik Hellström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonatan Dorio in the 87th minute of play. Karl-Erik Hellström showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonatan Dorio, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. 95 minutes into the game, Robot Haaland cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-4. Karl-Erik Hellström was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The JUVENTUS BIANCONERI FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.