World League

Palermo
Spectators: 7701 (Terracing: 5777, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Pastor Dominix made the kick off and thus started the match. Rodrigo Bautista recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With an all-out effort, Palermo AFC's Alex Méret threw himself towards the right post 7 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Rodrigo Bautista, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Sandro Schwaller made in the 15th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Manoel Fraile however managed to control. Palermo AFC's Primitivo Jeraldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manoel Fraile in the 18th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Chancy Olympique's goal looked a bit too open when Rodrigo Bautista came free, but Alex Méret reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alex Méret showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigo Bautista, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Primitivo Jeraldo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pastor Dominix's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. In the 30th minute Pastor Dominix shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Primitivo Jeraldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Rodrigo Bautista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Alex Méret showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigo Bautista, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Alex Méret showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigo Bautista, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. 35 minutes had been played when some careless play by Chancy Olympique's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Marcelo Domiku was slow to take the kick. During this time Palermo AFC's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Palermo AFC's Marcelo Domiku to fire away a dangerous shot which Alex Méret despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Cao Xi Kuan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alex Méret having to interfere. Alex Méret showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigo Bautista, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. After a rather tough play, Chancy Olympique's Marcel van der Velden got a free kick in the 43rd minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rodrigo Bautista was the one to do the kick off. Alex Méret showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo Bautista in the 51st minute of the match. In the 56th minute, Rodrigo Bautista ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alex Méret was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. 61 minutes into the match, Palermo AFC's Rodrigo Bautista sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alex Méret narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Manoel Fraile struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Primitivo Jeraldo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chancy Olympique. Chancy Olympique's Moisés Mangas was substituted for Carlo Wollstadt. Battista Barbonetti charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Battista Barbonetti the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 66th minute, Battista Barbonetti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Palermo AFC's Jesus Dalmu was substituted for Egon Lätte. Battista Barbonetti kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Chancy Olympique's zone, Marcelo Domiku stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alex Méret came out of the goal and Marcelo Domiku tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alex Méret showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo Bautista in the 71st minute of the match. Alex Méret showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigo Bautista, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Chancy Olympique's Alex Méret played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodrigo Bautista in the 76th minute of play. Rodrigo Bautista might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alex Méret. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Rodrigo Bautista ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 78th minute Rodrigo Bautista shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alex Méret saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Bautista in the 79th minute of play forced Chancy Olympique's goalkeeper Alex Méret to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Palermo AFC were awarded a corner in the 80th minute after Chancy Olympique's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Marcelo Domiku took the corner. The corner led Palermo AFC's Marcelo Domiku to fire away a dangerous shot which Alex Méret despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 81st minute of the match Palermo AFC got a corner. Chancy Olympique's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Marcelo Domiku ran over to the corner to take the kick. Alex Méret took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo Bautista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Palermo AFC's Primitivo Jeraldo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Palermo AFC from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rodrigo Bautista in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alex Méret prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Rodrigo Bautista's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alex Méret was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. After 90 minutes Chancy Olympique's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Marcelo Domiku who took care of the corner kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rodrigo Bautista in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alex Méret saved Chancy Olympique from getting behind. If Rodrigo Bautista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Palermo AFC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.