World League

Stadio E Scida
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Kroton F.C.'s Concetto Donato started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the match, Cristiano Chitarroni dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Oscar Saldanha, 1-0. Oscar Saldanha was a little too slow when Veli Vefa got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 10th minute. The score was now 2-0. Oscar Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristiano Chitarroni in the 15th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Veli Vefa got free with Oscar Saldanha in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 22 minutes into the match, Squadra Demarchi's goalkeeper Oscar Saldanha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Concetto Donato. Kroton F.C.'s Alvaro Cirelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexsandro Britto in the 24th minute of play. Kléber Queirós sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alvaro Cirelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kléber Queirós in the 35th minute of the match. In the 38th minute, Concetto Donato made a precise shot to the right of Oscar Saldanha. Squadra Demarchi's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Squadra Demarchi's Oscar Saldanha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Squadra Demarchi from getting a goal against them. Oscar Saldanha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristiano Chitarroni in the 43rd minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alexsandro Britto stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Oscar Saldanha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Concetto Donato, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Alvaro Cirelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernesto Pereira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 54 minutes into the game, Dedé Messias threw the ball into play from the sideline. Squadra Demarchi's Samuel Ribeiro quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Oscar Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Concetto Donato, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Oscar Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristiano Chitarroni in the 63rd minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, Squadra Demarchi's goal looked a bit too open when Cristiano Chitarroni came free, but Oscar Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Veli Vefa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Oscar Saldanha having to make a save. Squadra Demarchi's Oscar Saldanha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristiano Chitarroni in the 72nd minute of play. Ernesto Pereira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristiano Chitarroni in the 84th minute of play forced Squadra Demarchi's goalkeeper Oscar Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 85 minutes, Cristiano Chitarroni managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kroton F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristiano Chitarroni was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 89 minutes into the match, Johannes Støle notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Squadra Demarchi's Oscar Saldanha. Oscar Saldanha was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Oscar Saldanha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Concetto Donato, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Kroton F.C. walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.