World League

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Spectators: 7441 (Terracing: 5582, Seating: 1711, VIP seats: 148) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Amedeo Giancola took the kick off in the first half of the match. FC Kurdish Warriors's Sven-Arne Gustafsson got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sven-Arne Gustafsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Corrado Contestabile took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niclas Hjälm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 12 minutes into the match, FC Kurdish Warriors's goal looked a bit too open when Amedeo Giancola came free, but Wictor Hagström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Hyblae FC's Darien Tebar got a free kick in the 16th minute. Corrado Contestabile took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sven-Arne Gustafsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Hyblae FC's Amedeo Giancola got a free kick in the 23rd minute. 27 minutes into the match, Folke Alebäck had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Corrado Contestabile. Hyblae FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Folke Alebäck was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. When Siniša Stjepanović fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hyblae FC's protests and gave Siniša Stjepanović a yellow card for diving instead. Corrado Contestabile didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Folke Alebäck went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Amedeo Giancola sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Corrado Contestabile made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Niclas Hjälm sent off a good shot on target. 52 minutes into the game, Folke Alebäck cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Corrado Contestabile was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Niclas Hjälm received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Corrado Contestabile tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 59th match minute, Hyblae FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zé Urbano to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of FC Kurdish Warriors booed when Hyblae FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Darien Tebar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Niclas Hjälm struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Corrado Contestabile didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Kurdish Warriors. Sven-Arne Gustafsson succeeded in the game's 62nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-4. Niclas Hjälm could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Corrado Contestabile made a huge save. A well-hit corner resulted in Wilhelm Bergström heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Hyblae FC's Corrado Contestabile proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Hyblae FC from getting a goal against them. After having played for 81 minutes, Amedeo Giancola managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hyblae FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Amedeo Giancola was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Hyblae FC's Eigirdas Burnickas got a free kick in the 86th minute. Federico Marsilio hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. When Eigirdas Burnickas came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Hyblae FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Eigirdas Burnickas couldn't finish the play. The Hyblae FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. FC Kurdish Warriors were clearly better and deserved to take the win.