World League

Dejani
Spectators: 7510 (Terracing: 5633, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) Xu Zheng Zhou made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Isac Mihălțan sent off a good shot on target. Isac Mihălțan's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Xu Zheng Zhou firmly grabbed it by the left post. Isac Mihălțans short, quick shot in the 10thth minute got Xu Zheng Zhou to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The audience was convinced that Isac Mihălțan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Xu Zheng Zhou was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. In the 15th minute Kert Vähi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Lobonț saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by COLLEGNO F.C.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Calistrat Ploieșteanu was slow to take the kick. During this time A4p Dejani's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Calistrat Ploieșteanu got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Xu Zheng Zhou quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 21 minutes, Kubrat Delkov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the A4p Dejani and the COLLEGNO F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to A4p Dejani getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Kubrat Delkov hit a great ball. 23 minutes into the match, COLLEGNO F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Luis Sampil came free, but Xu Zheng Zhou reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Xu Zheng Zhou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isac Mihălțan, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. In the 25th minute, Achille Villa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The A4p Dejani fans' excitement grew in the 27th match minute when A4p Dejani's Isac Mihălțan looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Xu Zheng Zhou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isac Mihălțan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Xu Zheng Zhou made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isac Mihălțan in the 32nd minute of play. Bogdan Lobonț came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by COLLEGNO F.C.'s Kert Vähi. But to his dismay, Kert Vähi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Haroldo Erruki in the 36th minute of play forced A4p Dejani's goalkeeper Bogdan Lobonț to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, COLLEGNO F.C.'s Xu Zheng Zhou got control of the ball when Isac Mihălțan tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Haroldo Erruki in the 41st minute of play forced A4p Dejani's goalkeeper Bogdan Lobonț to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42ndth minute of the game Isac Mihălțan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but COLLEGNO F.C.'s Xu Zheng Zhou was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Isac Mihălțan's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 46thth minute, Xu Zheng Zhou skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Isac Mihălțan to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isac Mihălțan in the 51st 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. Xu Zheng Zhou showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guaberto Ulizes in the 54th minute of the match. Bogdan Lobonț made an important save on a dangerous shot by Haroldo Erruki in the 58th minute. After 62 minutes, Isac Mihălțan made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. COLLEGNO F.C.'s Xu Zheng Zhou tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Isac Mihălțan in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Xu Zheng Zhou saved COLLEGNO F.C. from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Isac Mihălțan in the 70th 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Isac Mihălțan in the 72nd 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. COLLEGNO F.C.'s Xu Zheng Zhou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isac Mihălțan in the 73rd minute of play. Xu Zheng Zhou stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Isac Mihălțan's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. COLLEGNO F.C.'s Xu Zheng Zhou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isac Mihălțan in the 78th minute of play. 80 minutes into the game, COLLEGNO F.C.'s Kajetan Gdaniec nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bogdan Lobonț made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. A4p Dejani made a substitution. Ahmet Vefik Hisar replaced Kubrat Delkov. 85 minutes into the match, Isac Mihălțan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Xu Zheng Zhou. COLLEGNO F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Isac Mihălțan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Xu Zheng Zhou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isac Mihălțan, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. The audience was convinced that Isac Mihălțan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Xu Zheng Zhou was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. COLLEGNO F.C.'s Xu Zheng Zhou played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isac Mihălțan in the 91st minute of play. Xu Zheng Zhou showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isac Mihălțan, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. A collision led to COLLEGNO F.C. getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Kajetan Gdaniec hit a great ball. COLLEGNO F.C.'s players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.