World League

Stade Olympique
Spectators: 8040 (Terracing: 6031, Seating: 1849, VIP seats: 160) When S.S.C. NAPOLI's Fulvio Grande in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's goalie prevented a goal. Nickolai Nickersons short, quick shot in the 4thth minute got Achille Albanesi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Achille Albanesi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nickolai Nickerson in the 6th minute of play. Allan Olofsson hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. In the 12th minute Fulvio Muzzolon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eric Soned saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by Martin Österlund in the 15th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's Fabrício Rivarola. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fulvio Muzzolon in the 18th minute of play forced Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's goalkeeper Eric Soned to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eric Soned made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fulvio Muzzolon in the 20th minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, Nickolai Nickerson notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of S.S.C. NAPOLI's Achille Albanesi. Achille Albanesi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 27 minutes into the match, Nickolai Nickerson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Achille Albanesi. S.S.C. NAPOLI's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nickolai Nickerson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. S.S.C. NAPOLI's Achille Albanesi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save S.S.C. NAPOLI from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the Étoile Sportive Du Sahel defense, Fulvio Muzzolon kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eric Soned. The Étoile Sportive Du Sahel fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eric Soned should have stopped the shot. In the 41st minute Fulvio Grande shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eric Soned saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nickolai Nickerson might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Achille Albanesi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nickolai Nickerson ran back to his position shaking his head. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The wind increased when Fulvio Muzzolon made the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's Eric Soned got control of the ball when Richard Nixon tried to sneak it across the goal line. Martin Österlund hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Achille Albanesi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nickolai Nickerson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 55th minute, Nickolai Nickerson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Achille Albanesi was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Eric Soned made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fulvio Grande in the 61st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nickolai Nickerson in the 63rd minute of play forced S.S.C. NAPOLI's goalkeeper Achille Albanesi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70th minute, Fulvio Grande fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Eric Soned, passed just outside the right post. S.S.C. NAPOLI made a substitution. Dave Pierucci replaced Richard Nixon. Étoile Sportive Du Sahel made a substitution. Per-Arne Gunnarsson replaced Rei Bolas. Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's Valentin Elg managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Fabrício Carmo in the 78 minute of the game. Achille Albanesi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jim Njurenius in the 82nd minute of play. If Carlo Ancelotti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Achille Albanesi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlo Ancelotti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The S.S.C. NAPOLI players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Étoile Sportive Du Sahel from taking control. The game ends in a draw.