World League

Tiszavirág Stadion
Spectators: 7819 (Terracing: 5866, Seating: 1798, VIP seats: 155) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bernardino Vedillo got the match started through his kick off. Gábor Joó could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Fabrizio Manzi made a huge save. Fabrizio Manzi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gábor Joó in the 6th minute. In the 7th minute Emilio Ferrante shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rene Higuita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8th minute of the match PICCOLE PESTI got a corner. Valencia CF Mindszent's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Donato Dossena ran over to the corner to take the kick. Rene Higuita stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emilio Ferrante's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Gábor Joó notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of PICCOLE PESTI's Fabrizio Manzi. Fabrizio Manzi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 17 minutes into the match, Valencia CF Mindszent's goal looked a bit too open when Emilio Ferrante came free, but Rene Higuita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th minute, Emilio Ferrante ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rene Higuita was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Gábor Joó took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Fabrizio Manzi to make any attempt to save it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gábor Joó got free with Fabrizio Manzi in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 27 minutes, Gábor Joó took a quick shot and it went in 3-1 without a chance for Fabrizio Manzi to make any attempt to save it. After 31 minutes of play, Valencia CF Mindszent's Gábor Joó made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fabrizio Manzi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rene Higuita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emilio Ferrante, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. PICCOLE PESTI's Bernardino Vedillo got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Fabrizio Manzi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gábor Joó in the 38th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fortunato Brini in the 42nd minute of play forced Valencia CF Mindszent's goalkeeper Rene Higuita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 47 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 Christos Xenidis. 48 minutes into the match, PICCOLE PESTI's goal looked a bit too open when Gábor Joó came free, but Fabrizio Manzi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gábor Joó was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute Gábor Joó 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. Fabrizio Manzi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elek Bognár, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rene Higuita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardino Vedillo in the 57th minute of the match. The supporters of PICCOLE PESTI booed when Valencia CF Mindszent was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maurício Monsanto didn't get a good kick on the ball. PICCOLE PESTI's Pietruzzu Rizzi was substituted for Emilio Ferrante. After a rather tough play, Valencia CF Mindszent's Maurício Monsanto got a free kick in the 59th minute. Fabrizio Manzi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gábor Joó went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. PICCOLE PESTI made a substitution. Tom Jakobsson replaced Don Frye. Valencia CF Mindszent made a substitution. Konstantin Fitos replaced Gábor Joó. Valencia CF Mindszent's Silvestre Pacorro was substituted for Christos Xenidis. With a little luck, Valencia CF Mindszent's Rene Higuita got control of the ball when Pietruzzu Rizzi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Rene Higuita 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 71st minute. Konstantin Fitos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fabrizio Manzi having to make a save. PICCOLE PESTI's Fabrizio Manzi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Konstantin Fitos in the 73rd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tom Jakobsson during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Tom Jakobsson kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Tom Jakobsson kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. A collision led to PICCOLE PESTI getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Tom Jakobsson hit a great ball. In the 80th minute, Konstantin Fitos 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. In the 82nd minute Konstantin Fitos 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. The supporters of Valencia CF Mindszent booed when PICCOLE PESTI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frans Beckenbauer didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 84 played minutes PICCOLE PESTI got a freekick which was hit by Bernabe Urki. Fabrizio Manzi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konstantin Fitos, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Konstantin Fitos in the 94th minute of play forced PICCOLE PESTI's goalkeeper Fabrizio Manzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Konstantin Fitos scored 6-2 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fabrizio Manzi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Valencia CF Mindszent were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of PICCOLE PESTI for a fine match.