World League

El Fortín
Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gaspar Mateo got the match started through his kick off. Virgilio Sotil showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Biagio Pallini in the 5th minute of the match. Biagio Pallini took the ball and in the 8 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Virgilio Sotil. Virgilio Sotil dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Biagio Pallini's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Virgilio Sotil read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. Foot Ball Club di Roma's attentive Ettore Scarcella managed to snatch the ball when Aurelio Rubio made a throw-in in the 15th minute of the game. 16 minutes into the match, Villa Mitre's goal looked a bit too open when Biagio Pallini came free, but Virgilio Sotil reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 18 played minutes, Foot Ball Club di Roma's Biagio Di Marco shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Virgilio Sotil came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Foot Ball Club di Roma reached it. After a rather tough play, Villa Mitre's Ramiro Jerano got a free kick in the 20th minute. In the 26th minute, Biagio Pallini left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Foot Ball Club di Roma fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Biagio Pallini's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Virgilio Sotil read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. Virgilio Sotil came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by Foot Ball Club di Roma's Biagio Pallini. But to his dismay, Biagio Pallini quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Biagio Pallini might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Virgilio Sotil. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Biagio Pallini ran back to his position shaking his head. Virgilio Sotil made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Biagio Pallini in the 39th minute of play. 42 minutes into the game, Biagio Pallini cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Virgilio Sotil was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Armando Ceresoli to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Biagio Pallini had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Virgilio Sotil. Villa Mitre's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Biagio Pallini was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-6. After 55 minutes of play, Foot Ball Club di Roma's Biagio Pallini made it 0-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Virgilio Sotil was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alvaro Pardini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramiro Jerano in the 58th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Villa Mitre's Paulo Admon got a free kick in the 59th minute. Virgilio Sotil made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Biagio Pallini in the 61st minute of play. A collision led to Villa Mitre getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Blas Seber hit a great ball. In the 64th match minute, Villa Mitre was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Blas Seber to maneuver through the defense. Biagio Scoca had several of the Villa Mitre's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 66 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-8 score and a disappointed Virgilio Sotil as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 68th minute, Biagio Scoca reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Virgilio Sotil. The goal made the score 0-9. Biagio Scoca recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Virgilio Sotil didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 75th minute, which inside left pole to 0-10. Virgilio Sotil showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armando Ceresoli in the 81st minute of the match. If Armando Ceresoli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Foot Ball Club di Roma's Aldo Pesce was substituted for Ettore Scarcella. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Niccolo Zaniolo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Foot Ball Club di Roma's supporters rose to their feet, but Niccolo Zaniolo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Virgilio Sotil breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Armando Ceresoli scored 0-12 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Virgilio Sotil, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Foot Ball Club di Roma's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.