World League

San Siro
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Zhuo Chao Chuan made the kick off which started today's match. Aurelio Mederis short, quick shot in the 12thth minute got Theobald Manjon to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Aurelio Mederi in the 12thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Theobald Manjon, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A.C. Milan's Costin Giugiuc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhuo Chao Chuan in the 14th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, A.C. Milan's goal looked a bit too open when Zhuo Chao Chuan came free, but Costin Giugiuc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Costin Giugiuc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leo Iigo in the 25th minute of the match. In the 27th minute Zhuo Chao Chuan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Costin Giugiuc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th minute, Emil Fărcășan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A.C. Milan were furious when 任南阳 was red carded, 33 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 33rd minute, one of A.C. Milan:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for A.C. Milan. Udo Nigula did an outstanding performance 36 minutes into the match, when he by himself got past the opposing team's defense and with a quick scored 1-1 to the right of an irritated Costin Giugiuc in the goal. Costin Giugiuc showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zhuo Chao Chuan in the 41st minute of the match. 41 minutes into the match, A.C. Milan's goal looked a bit too open when Zhuo Chao Chuan came free, but Costin Giugiuc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Costică Chiriloaie came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the A.C. Milan fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Costică Chiriloaie couldn't finish the play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Costică Chiriloaie made a kick off. Theobald Manjon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Costică Chiriloaie in the 53rd minute of play. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind CE LAJEADENSE RS's goalkeeper Theobald Manjon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 62 minutes of play, A.C. Milan's Emil Gheară made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Theobald Manjon was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 65th minute Emil Gheară shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Theobald Manjon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, CE LAJEADENSE RS's goal looked a bit too open when Dumitru Zdrăilă came free, but Theobald Manjon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Costin Giugiuc took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mauricio Bitxintxo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to A.C. Milan getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Aurelio Mederi hit a great ball. A collision led to CE LAJEADENSE RS getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Celsinho Castro hit a great ball. 84 minutes into the match, Zhuo Chao Chuan notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of A.C. Milan's Costin Giugiuc. Costin Giugiuc was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of A.C. Milan booed when CE LAJEADENSE RS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leo Iigo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 91st minute of the match A.C. Milan got a corner. CE LAJEADENSE RS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Emil Gheară ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of CE LAJEADENSE RS's goalie and right to Emil Gheară. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. CE LAJEADENSE RS's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.