World League

Caverna do Dragão
Spectators: 7686 (Terracing: 5765, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) Jeremias Salles started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Donato Balestra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dónald Trump in the 6th minute of play. The supporters of Lindner F.C booed when Calenzano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fedele Alessandrini didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 13th minute Dónald Trump shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donato Balestra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Jeremias Salles took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Donato Balestra to make any attempt to save it. In the 20thth minute of the game Arturo Di Matteo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lindner F.C's Matheus Munhoz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Arturo Di Matteo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Calenzano's supporters rose to their feet, but Arturo Di Matteo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Matheus Munhoz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lindner F.C's Matheus Munhoz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Di Matteo in the 27th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Lindner F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Comunardo Chizzo came free, but Matheus Munhoz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Lindner F.C's Victor Tepedino got a free kick in the 34th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arturo Di Matteo in the 36th minute of play forced Lindner F.C's goalkeeper Matheus Munhoz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arturo Di Matteo scored 1-1 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Matheus Munhoz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Donato Balestra made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elliott Virgin in the 40th minute. After having played for 41 minutes, Arturo Di Matteo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Calenzano's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arturo Di Matteo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 44 minutes into the match, Calenzano's goalkeeper Donato Balestra had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elliott Virgin. With a little luck, Calenzano's Donato Balestra got control of the ball when Dónald Trump tried to sneak it across the goal line. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Arturo Di Matteo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Donato Balestra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dónald Trump, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Calenzano's Pierrot Leenpoels was substituted for Arturo Di Matteo. In the 63rdth minute of the game Pierrot Leenpoels who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lindner F.C's Matheus Munhoz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Calenzano's zone, Jeremias Salles stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Donato Balestra came out of the goal and Jeremias Salles tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 66 minutes into the match, Calenzano's goal looked a bit too open when Elliott Virgin came free, but Donato Balestra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Achille Sciamanna kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Lindner F.C made a substitution. Zdzislaw Gierlach replaced Dalmo Dracena. Achille Sciamanna hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Calenzano's Achille Sciamanna quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Bilal Sebuk, made in the 78th minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet as Calenzano's Pierrot Leenpoels slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Matheus Munhoz. That made the score 1-2 after 79 minutes of play. In the 82nd minute, Zdzislaw Gierlach hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pierrot Leenpoels sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th 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 Pierrot Leenpoels got free with Matheus Munhoz in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Calenzano's Achille Sciamanna quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Bilal Sebuk, made in the 86th minute of the game. Matheus Munhoz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Pierrot Leenpoels showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 87 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zachary Pionek in the 90th minute of play forced Calenzano's goalkeeper Donato Balestra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 93 minutes into the match, Pierrot Leenpoels had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Matheus Munhoz. Lindner F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pierrot Leenpoels was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Lindner F.C lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.