World League

Budino Arena
Spectators: 7624 (Terracing: 5719, Seating: 1753, VIP seats: 152) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Víktor Muli made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, Davide Rinaldi notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Flodde CFC's Börje Holmgren. Börje Holmgren was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Davide Rinaldi in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Börje Holmgren saved Flodde CFC from getting behind. Davide Rinaldi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Börje Holmgren having to make a save. Adam Baldy kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. 22 minutes into the match, Flodde CFC's goalkeeper Börje Holmgren had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Davide Rinaldi. 27 minutes into the game, Davide Rinaldi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Börje Holmgren was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Davide Rinaldi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Börje Holmgren was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. A collision led to Flodde CFC getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Víktor Muli hit a great ball. With a little luck, Flodde CFC's Börje Holmgren got control of the ball when Davide Rinaldi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Davide Rinaldi had several of the Flodde CFC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 36 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 3-0 score and a disappointed Börje Holmgren as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 39thth minute of the game Davide Rinaldi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Flodde CFC's Börje Holmgren was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 41st minute Herta Budino were awarded a corner. Fábio Grosso went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Herta Budino's corner Fábio Grosso fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Börje Holmgren quite easily take care of the ball. Davide Rinaldi hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

After 53 minutes of play, Herta Budino's Davide Rinaldi made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Börje Holmgren was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Davide Rinaldi came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Herta Budino 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 Davide Rinaldi couldn't finish the play. 65 minutes into the match, Flodde CFC's goal looked a bit too open when Davide Rinaldi came free, but Börje Holmgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 67th match minute, Flodde CFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Peter Hök to maneuver through the defense. Börje Holmgren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Davide Rinaldi in the 68th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Davide Rinaldi in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Börje Holmgren saved Flodde CFC from getting behind. If Davide Rinaldi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Börje Holmgren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Davide Rinaldi in the 71st minute of play. Herta Budino made a substitution. Virgílio Furtado replaced Achille Di Crescenzo. Peter Hök made in the 75th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Stig-Ove Britz however managed to control. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Giandomenico Sella managed to get in a good position for a shot. Herta Budino's supporters rose to their feet, but Giandomenico Sella was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Börje Holmgren breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Flodde CFC's goalkeeper Börje Holmgren, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Börje Holmgren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Virgílio Furtado, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Börje Holmgren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Virgílio Furtado in the 96th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Flodde CFC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Herta Budino.