World League

ACR Olimpico
Spectators: 8020 (Terracing: 6017, Seating: 1844, VIP seats: 159) Vidas Lokas made the kick off and thus started the match. When AC Roma's Alvaro Sforza in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Carrossel Caipira's goalie prevented a goal. Alvaro Sforza could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Han Xiao Ting made a huge save. In the 10th minute Tamás Szentesi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristoforo Brillante saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristoforo Brillante showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vidas Lokas in the 13th minute of the match. In the 15th minute of the match Carrossel Caipira got a corner. AC Roma's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. José Maria Sanches ran over to the corner to take the kick. Han Xiao Ting took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Javier Della Francesca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 17 minutes into the match, AC Roma's goal looked a bit too open when Vidas Lokas came free, but Cristoforo Brillante reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th minute Carrossel Caipira were awarded a corner. José Maria Sanches went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind AC Roma's goalkeeper Cristoforo Brillante, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Carrossel Caipira were awarded a corner in the 24th minute after AC Roma's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. José Maria Sanches took the corner. After taking down the ball on Carrossel Caipira's corner José Maria Sanches fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Cristoforo Brillante quite easily take care of the ball. Vidas Lokas struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Cristoforo Brillante didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Carrossel Caipira. In the 43rd minute, Vidas Lokas 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. In the 46th minute, Vítor Hugo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Han Xiao Ting took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvaro Sforza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alvaro Sforza stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Cristoforo Brillante made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tamás Szentesi in the 53rd minute of play. Han Xiao Ting took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Javier Della Francesca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Han Xiao Ting showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Javier Della Francesca, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. In the 60th minute, Nikos Vourlis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cristoforo Brillante was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Carrossel Caipira's Han Xiao Ting played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Horia Nasta in the 63rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Javier Della Francesca in the 64th minute of play forced Carrossel Caipira's goalkeeper Han Xiao Ting to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Han Xiao Ting took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvaro Sforza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 74th minute Alvaro Sforza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Han Xiao Ting saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristoforo Brillante showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tamás Szentesi, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. 84 minutes into the match, AC Roma's goal looked a bit too open when Tamás Szentesi came free, but Cristoforo Brillante reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carrossel Caipira's José Maria Sanches was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Cristoforo Brillante in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in.