World League

ACR Olimpico
Spectators: 8036 (Terracing: 6028, Seating: 1848, VIP seats: 160) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alvaro Sforza got the match started through his kick off. When the match had gone on for 5 minutes, Alvaro Sforza took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for William Zombori to make any attempt to save it. William Zombori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Sforza in the 8th minute of the match. In the 11th minute İldeniz Turatekin 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. William Zombori was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alvaro Sforza showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 15 minute of play. AC Roma's Cristoforo Brillante played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by İldeniz Turatekin in the 20th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by İldeniz Turatekin in the 22nd minute of play forced AC Roma's goalkeeper Cristoforo Brillante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute, Fatih Kabakchi 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 2-1. A sloppy throw-in by Luiz Paulo Leão in the 27th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™'s Korcan Kutlubay. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alvaro Sforza in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg William Zombori saved 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™ from getting behind. Cristoforo Brillante showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from İldeniz Turatekin, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. A collision led to AC Roma getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Horia Nasta hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Alvaro Sforza managed to get in a good position for a shot. AC Roma's supporters rose to their feet, but Alvaro Sforza was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. William Zombori breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. William Zombori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvaro Sforza, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 38 minutes into the game, when Nelson de Queirós put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 38th minute of the game. One of 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of AC Roma:s goal. 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™:s William Zombori showed great skill when he stopped Alvaro Sforza:s penalty. 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, Luiz Paulo Leão mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AC Roma and the 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Luiz Paulo Leão hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Cristoforo Brillante came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™'s İldeniz Turatekin. But to his dismay, İldeniz Turatekin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. In the 60th minute, İldeniz Turatekin 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 2-3. AC Roma's Horia Nasta quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Domagoj Vida, made in the 66th minute of the game. The supporters of AC Roma booed when 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Korcan Kutlubay didn't get a good kick on the ball. Armin Ascenzi took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 68th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for William Zombori. 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, AC Roma's Alvaro Sforza sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that William Zombori narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Alvaro Sforza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™ made a substitution. Sadettin Reha replaced İldeniz Turatekin. 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™'s Tore-Andre Flo was substituted for Abdurrahim Perviz. 83 minutes into the match, Sadettin Reha had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristoforo Brillante. AC Roma's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sadettin Reha was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-4. In the 89thth minute of the game Sadettin Reha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AC Roma's Cristoforo Brillante was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 93 minutes of play, AC Roma's Alvaro Sforza made it 3-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. William Zombori was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. 11 Aѕℓαη ƒC™ had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.