World League

金谷园
Spectators: 7740 (Terracing: 5806, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when 庞德斐 got the match started through his kick off. In the 6th minute of the game Daniel Prodan made a throw-in which Juliusz Julien played forward. Giacomo Casanova took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 庞德斐, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes into the match, Montesacro FC's Dimitar Berbatov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that 赵响洲 narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 21st minute of the match Montesacro FC got a corner. 『挑战者』银河俱乐部's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Juliusz Julien ran over to the corner to take the kick. A very nice done corner allowed Daniel Prodan to score against 赵响洲 in 『挑战者』银河俱乐部's goal. 1-2 after 21 minutes. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind 『挑战者』银河俱乐部's goalkeeper 赵响洲, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Giacomo Casanova was out of position in the 26 minute of play, and 庞德斐 capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. 庞德斐 really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. 29 minutes into the match, 『挑战者』银河俱乐部's goal looked a bit too open when Dimitar Berbatov came free, but 赵响洲 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A well-hit corner resulted in Edwin 雷震军 heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. 『挑战者』银河俱乐部's 赵响洲 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Loco Palermo in the 35th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimitar Berbatov in the 45th minute of play forced 『挑战者』银河俱乐部's goalkeeper 赵响洲 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 庞德斐 struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Giacomo Casanova didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 『挑战者』银河俱乐部. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Loco Palermo to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute Montesacro FC were awarded a corner. Juliusz Julien went to the cornerflag to take it. A collision led to Montesacro FC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Ciccio Bussi hit a great ball. Dimitar Berbatov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 赵响洲 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Loco Palermo in the 66th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dimitar Berbatov got free with 赵响洲 in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 68th minute of the game 谢康升 made a throw-in which 庞德斐 played forward. 庞德斐 might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Giacomo Casanova. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. 庞德斐 ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dimitar Berbatov got free with 赵响洲 in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Loco Palermo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 赵响洲 having to interfere. Loco Palermo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. 赵响洲 tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Giacomo Casanova showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 庞德斐, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. 『挑战者』银河俱乐部's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by 曾响博 in the 87th minute. After taking down the ball on 『挑战者』银河俱乐部's corner 曾响博 fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Giacomo Casanova quite easily take care of the ball. After 88 minutes of play, 『挑战者』银河俱乐部's 庞德斐 made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Giacomo Casanova was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. 『挑战者』银河俱乐部 had won after a very even match.