World League

Stadio Collegno
Spectators: 7576 (Terracing: 5683, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Oliver Giroud started the match with the kick off. Xu Zheng Zhou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Ireno, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. When FK LIQENORET's Alfredo Ireno in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye COLLEGNO F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. When FK LIQENORET's Alfredo Ireno in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye COLLEGNO F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of COLLEGNO F.C. booed when FK LIQENORET was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Atay Diclehan didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in FK LIQENORET's zone, Jaroslav Michálek stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benjamin Malvin came out of the goal and Jaroslav Michálek tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Xu Zheng Zhou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Ireno, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by FK LIQENORET's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jaroslav Michálek was slow to take the kick. During this time COLLEGNO F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Jaroslav Michálek got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Benjamin Malvin quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. FK LIQENORET's Benjamin Malvin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kert Vähi in the 21st minute of play. If Oliver Giroud had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Xiao Fan Jing in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Xu Zheng Zhou prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 34 minutes, Xiao Fan Jing put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Xu Zheng Zhou. Xu Zheng Zhou stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Xiao Fan Jing's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. Carlo Arpaia kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. In the 47th minute Alfredo Ireno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xu Zheng Zhou saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alfredo Ireno to strike the kick off in the second half. FK LIQENORET were awarded a corner in the 52th minute after COLLEGNO F.C.'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Olof Asplund took the corner. Dé 凌统 was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dé 凌统 in the 54th minute of play forced COLLEGNO F.C.'s goalkeeper Xu Zheng Zhou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th minute, Oliver Giroud hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot 59 in the game by Alfredo Ireno from a close distance when the talented Xu Zheng Zhou managed to make a qualified save. COLLEGNO F.C.'s players were relieved. Alfredo Ireno who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 60thth minute tested the skills of Xu Zheng Zhou when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Haroldo Erruki fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored COLLEGNO F.C.'s protests and gave Haroldo Erruki a yellow card for diving instead. In the 61st minute, Haroldo Erruki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dé 凌统's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Xu Zheng Zhou read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alfredo Ireno got free with Xu Zheng Zhou in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Xu Zheng Zhou made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Alfredo Ireno sent off a good shot on target. With his leg Xu Zheng Zhou managed to avoid a goal in the 69thth minute, when FK LIQENORET's Alfredo Ireno fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Xu Zheng Zhou stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Xiao Fan Jing's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. Xu Zheng Zhou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Ireno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A hard shot 79 in the game by Alfredo Ireno from a close distance when the talented Xu Zheng Zhou managed to make a qualified save. COLLEGNO F.C.'s players were relieved. In the 84th minute of the match FK LIQENORET got a corner. COLLEGNO F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Olof Asplund ran over to the corner to take the kick. Haroldo Erruki recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Alfredo Ireno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The FK LIQENORET players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.