World League

Calcio ParadisOval
Spectators: 7455 (Terracing: 5592, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) Constantino Idacio started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Felix Martinsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Constantino Idacio in the 9th minute of the match. After 13 played minutes Piratas FC got a freekick which was hit by Piri Vangioni. After 17 played minutes Piratas FC got a freekick which was hit by Serafino Loi. Albert Rutledge fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raimond Lenk having to interfere. Raimond Lenk stood somewhat misplaced when Osvald Uter came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 29 minute. Nunez Hernandez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Felix Martinsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 33 played minutes Piratas FC got a freekick which was hit by Serafino Loi. LA VIOLA's Svante Bäckman shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 34th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Raimond Lenk but with some difficulty. After a rather tough play, Piratas FC's Cleto Onofre got a free kick in the 39th minute. LA VIOLA were awarded a corner in the 43th minute after Piratas FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Svante Bäckman took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Osvald Uter heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. After having played for 45 minutes, Tage Löfgren managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LA VIOLA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tage Löfgren was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Osvald Uter was the one to do the kick off. 50 minutes into the match, Piratas FC's Constantino Idacio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Felix Martinsson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Amanda Bennison kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. In the 61st minute LA VIOLA were awarded a corner. Svante Bäckman went to the cornerflag to take it. LA VIOLA's Svante Bäckman was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Raimond Lenk in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 62ndth minute of the game Constantino Idacio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but LA VIOLA's Felix Martinsson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. LA VIOLA's Felix Martinsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Constantino Idacio in the 64th minute of play. Constantino Idacio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Osvald Uter in the 73rd minute of play forced Piratas FC's goalkeeper Raimond Lenk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th minute Svante Bäckman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raimond Lenk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 79 minutes Piratas FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Svante Bäckman who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Svante Bäckman almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Piratas FC's Raimond Lenk did a great save. Raimond Lenk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Svante Bäckman in the 81st minute of play. Raimond Lenk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Osvald Uter, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gottfrid Brenner kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Constantino Idacio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 89 played minutes Piratas FC got a freekick which was hit by Baldomero Birjaio. In the 90th minute, Svante Bäckman made a precise shot to the right of Raimond Lenk. Piratas FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Felix Martinsson made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Spyros Zacharioudakis sent off a good shot on target. After 95 played minutes LA VIOLA got a freekick which was hit by Kenny Högberg. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. LA VIOLA fully deserved thier win.