World League

Gabumon Arena
Spectators: 7688 (Terracing: 5767, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bernardino Vedillo took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 9th minute, Emilio Ferrante made a precise shot to the right of Silvino Domingo. MetalGarurumon F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 15 minutes into the match, MetalGarurumon F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Emilio Ferrante came free, but Silvino Domingo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in PICCOLE PESTI's zone, Alexander Horsky stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabrizio Manzi came out of the goal and Alexander Horsky tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. MetalGarurumon F.C's Silvino Domingo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emilio Ferrante in the 23rd minute of play. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind MetalGarurumon F.C's goalkeeper Silvino Domingo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. PICCOLE PESTI's Donato Dossena quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Jaunti Cantoral, made in the 28th minute of the game. Martin Gos got a throw-in 46 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Jaunti Cantoral. Silvino Domingo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emilio Ferrante in the 47th minute of the match.

After 50 played minutes MetalGarurumon F.C got a freekick which was hit by Jaunti Cantoral. Emilio Ferrante received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Silvino Domingo came out and tried to block the shot, but Emilio Ferrante slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 53rd minute. In the 56th minute, Emilio Ferrante left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The PICCOLE PESTI fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. PICCOLE PESTI made a substitution. Pietruzzu Rizzi replaced Emilio Ferrante. PICCOLE PESTI made a substitution. Secondo Arshavin replaced Zhang Xi Yi. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pietruzzu Rizzi in the 80th minute of play forced MetalGarurumon F.C's goalkeeper Silvino Domingo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Silvino Domingo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pietruzzu Rizzi, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. 84 minutes into the match, MetalGarurumon F.C's goalkeeper Silvino Domingo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bernardino Vedillo. 88 minutes into the match, MetalGarurumon F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Pietruzzu Rizzi came free, but Silvino Domingo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pietruzzu Rizzi might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Silvino Domingo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pietruzzu Rizzi ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pietruzzu Rizzi in the 89th minute of play forced MetalGarurumon F.C's goalkeeper Silvino Domingo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the PICCOLE PESTI defense, Otto Snell kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fabrizio Manzi. The PICCOLE PESTI fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fabrizio Manzi should have stopped the shot. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. PICCOLE PESTI had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.