World League

The Robíño Dome
Spectators: 7998 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1839, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Karol Czeszejko kicked off to start the match. The supporters of AC Roma booed when Robíño Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roberto-Carlos Junior didn't get a good kick on the ball. Svante Julin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvaro Sforza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Martin Arab hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. In the 13th minute, Karol Czeszejko 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. Eusebio Micael did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Cristoforo Brillante 18 minutes into the match. Martin Arab could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Cristoforo Brillante made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Javier Della Francesca in the 26th minute of play forced Robíño Football Club's goalkeeper Svante Julin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 28 minutes into the match, Alvaro Sforza had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Svante Julin. Robíño Football Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alvaro Sforza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. When AC Roma's Alvaro Sforza in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Robíño Football Club's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to AC Roma getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Elard Braun-Seitz hit a great ball. If Martin Arab had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, Robíño Football Club's Cătălin Ionașcu got a free kick in the 36th minute. 37 minutes into the match, Robíño Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Alvaro Sforza came free, but Svante Julin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristoforo Brillante showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Villiam Hedbom, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. 43 minutes into the match, AC Roma's goalkeeper Cristoforo Brillante had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Martin Arab. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alvaro Sforza to strike the kick off in the second half. Alvaro Sforza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 56 minutes in the game Cătălin Ionașcu did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Patrik Lund. Robíño Football Club's Svante Julin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvaro Sforza in the 62nd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Robíño Football Club's zone, Alvaro Sforza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Svante Julin came out of the goal and Alvaro Sforza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Karol Czeszejko in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cristoforo Brillante prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Robíño Football Club's Karol Czeszejko in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AC Roma's goalie prevented a goal. Patrik Lund hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Robíño Football Club's Alf Nordlander was substituted for Cătălin Ionașcu. Cristoforo Brillante made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fang Ting Yan in the 77th minute of play. With a little luck, Robíño Football Club's Svante Julin got control of the ball when Javier Della Francesca tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panait Mazăre in the 86th minute of play forced AC Roma's goalkeeper Cristoforo Brillante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristoforo Brillante showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Panait Mazăre in the 88th minute of the match. Cristoforo Brillante took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karol Czeszejko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. AC Roma's Cristoforo Brillante played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Panait Mazăre in the 93rd minute of play. Robíño Football Club were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.