World League

Stadio E Scida
Spectators: 7561 (Terracing: 5672, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) Artemio Odol made the kick off and thus started the match. A collision led to Sacando del Medio getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Cristobal Kelemen hit a great ball. Bernardo Loren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Severino Messias, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Martin Eriksson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Artemio Odol in the 5th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the game, Artemio Odol cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Martin Eriksson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 12 minutes of play, Kroton F.C.'s Johannes Støle made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bernardo Loren was left in no man's land by his defense there! Fabrizio Vieri made in the 15th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Cristiano Chitarroni immediately put the ball in play. 16 minutes into the game, Fabrizio Vieri threw the ball into play from the sideline. Sacando del Medio's Gökcan Şensal quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After a rather tough play, Kroton F.C.'s Saul Sanduru got a free kick in the 21st minute. 26 minutes into the match, Sacando del Medio's goal looked a bit too open when Veli Vefa came free, but Bernardo Loren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Martin Eriksson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Artemio Odol in the 27th minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 28 minutes, Bernardo Loren successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Artemio Odol might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Martin Eriksson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Artemio Odol ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artemio Odol in the 29th minute of play forced Kroton F.C.'s goalkeeper Martin Eriksson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute Artemio Odol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Eriksson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Severino Messias got free with Bernardo Loren in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kroton F.C.'s goalkeeper Martin Eriksson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 38th minute of the match Sacando del Medio got a corner. Kroton F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cristobal Kelemen ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Cristobal Kelemen got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Martin Eriksson quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Artemio Odol scored 1-2 in the 42nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Martin Eriksson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 44th minute Eulalio Omero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Eriksson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Artemio Odol in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Martin Eriksson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Severino Messias stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Bernardo Loren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Johannes Støle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sacando del Medio's Artemio Odol got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Artemio Odol's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Martin Eriksson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. With a little luck, Kroton F.C.'s Martin Eriksson got control of the ball when Artemio Odol tried to sneak it across the goal line. With his leg Martin Eriksson managed to avoid a goal in the 58thth minute, when Sacando del Medio's Artemio Odol fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 60th minute, Severino Messias made a precise shot to the right of Bernardo Loren. Sacando del Medio's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. 68 minutes into the match, Sacando del Medio's Artemio Odol sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Martin Eriksson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Artemio Odol kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Martin Eriksson. That made the score 2-3 in the 73 minute of play. In the 80th minute Johannes Støle shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardo Loren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 83rd minute Sacando del Medio were awarded a corner. Cristobal Kelemen went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Cristobal Kelemen got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Martin Eriksson quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Artemio Odol in the 84thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Martin Eriksson, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Bernardo Loren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Johannes Støle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Artemio Odol in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Martin Eriksson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Veli Vefa in the 92nd minute of play forced Sacando del Medio's goalkeeper Bernardo Loren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bernardo Loren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Severino Messias, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. The throw-in from Fabrizio Vieri in the 95th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Sacando del Medio's Santo James. Sacando del Medio's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.