World League

Pokulleva
Spectators: 7687 (Terracing: 5766, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Bernardino Vedillo made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Black horses's goalkeeper Valdis Felbergs, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fabrizio Manzi came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by Black horses's Cipriano Sauveur. But to his dismay, Cipriano Sauveur quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Balvis Kiberkalns made in the 8th minute of the game a quick throw-in and George Maradona immediately put the ball in play. Cipriano Sauveur's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fabrizio Manzi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. A collision led to PICCOLE PESTI getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Bernabe Urki hit a great ball. Cipriano Sauveur's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 14thth minute, Fabrizio Manzi skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. If Cipriano Sauveur had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fabrizio Manzi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cipriano Sauveur, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Fabrizio Manzi was a little too slow when Cipriano Sauveur got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 24th minute. The score was now 2-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cipriano Sauveur got free with Fabrizio Manzi in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind PICCOLE PESTI's goalkeeper Fabrizio Manzi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After taking down the ball on Black horses's corner Toma Chinkov fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Fabrizio Manzi quite easily take care of the ball. In the 36th minute Cipriano Sauveur shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabrizio Manzi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cipriano Sauveur sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cipriano Sauveur got free with Fabrizio Manzi in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 41 minutes into the match, PICCOLE PESTI's goalkeeper Fabrizio Manzi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cipriano Sauveur. Fortunato Brini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valdis Felbergs having to interfere. Valdis Felbergs showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pietruzzu Rizzi in the 46th minute of the match. Black horses's Valdis Felbergs played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardino Vedillo in the 49th minute of play. Valdis Felbergs made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pietruzzu Rizzi in the 50th minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cipriano Sauveur made a kick off. Fabrizio Manzi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cipriano Sauveur, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Valdis Felbergs made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Aaron Anselmino sent off a good shot on target. Pietruzzu Rizzi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Valdis Felbergs having to interfere. If Cipriano Sauveur had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 62 minutes into the match, Black horses's goalkeeper Valdis Felbergs had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pietruzzu Rizzi. A collision led to Black horses getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Toma Chinkov hit a great ball. Black horses made a substitution. Jakub Swierczok replaced Cipriano Sauveur. After a rather tough play, Black horses's Toma Chinkov got a free kick in the 66th minute. The throw-in from Pitt Rosich in the 68th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Black horses's Jakub Swierczok. Jakub Swierczok sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. PICCOLE PESTI made a substitution. Tom Jakobsson replaced Pitt Rosich. PICCOLE PESTI made a substitution. Christian Borgatello replaced Pietruzzu Rizzi. Valdis Felbergs showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Borgatello, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Christian Borgatello in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Valdis Felbergs prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Black horses's Valdis Felbergs played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Borgatello in the 75th minute of play. PICCOLE PESTI's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Donato Dossena in the 76th minute. The corner led PICCOLE PESTI's Christian Borgatello to fire away a dangerous shot which Valdis Felbergs despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Valdis Felbergs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Borgatello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jakub Swierczok blasted a shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fabrizio Manzi having to make a save. Fabrizio Manzi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joakim Kämpe in the 87th minute of the match. 97 minutes into the match, PICCOLE PESTI's goal looked a bit too open when Jakub Swierczok came free, but Fabrizio Manzi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Black horses fans cheered their team off the field, for while PICCOLE PESTI had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.