World League

Legion Arena
Spectators: 7472 (Terracing: 5605, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) MKS Legion Częstochowa's Valter Festas 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. In the 3rd minute, MKS Legion Częstochowa's Czeslaw Banan ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Aurelio Di Lullo. Aurelio Di Lullo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. A collision led to Valdieri getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Elia Cicchini hit a great ball. If Attilio Fortunato had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Attilio Fortunato received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Paco Dean tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 16th minute, Czeslaw Banan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aurelio Di Lullo was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Aurelio Di Lullo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valter Festas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20th minute, Czeslaw Banan reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Aurelio Di Lullo. The goal made the score 3-0. Elia Cicchini hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. In the 26th minute, Zachary Naskrent reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Aurelio Di Lullo. The goal made the score 4-0. Valdieri's Aurelio Di Lullo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Czeslaw Banan in the 30th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Valdieri's goalkeeper Aurelio Di Lullo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Czeslaw Kostrzewski. In the 35thth minute of the game Krzysztof Jajecznica who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Valdieri's Aurelio Di Lullo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 47 minutes into the match, Czeslaw Banan dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Aurelio Di Lullo, 6-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 6-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Attilio Fortunato to make the kick off. Edoardo Cabrini's late challenge caught a MKS Legion Częstochowa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edoardo Cabrini helped the player get up and apologised. After 56 played minutes Valdieri got a freekick which was hit by Edoardo Cabrini. Czeslaw Kostrzewski recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 60 minutes into the game, Czeslaw Banan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-0. Aurelio Di Lullo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 63 played minutes Valdieri got a freekick which was hit by Elia Cicchini. The supporters of MKS Legion Częstochowa booed when Valdieri was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elia Cicchini didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aurelio Di Lullo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zachary Naskrent, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Czeslaw Banan struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Aurelio Di Lullo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MKS Legion Częstochowa. After 68 minutes of play, MKS Legion Częstochowa's Zachary Naskrent made it 8-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aurelio Di Lullo was left in no man's land by his defense there! MKS Legion Częstochowa's Napoleon Chlebek was substituted for Iwan Falk. Aurelio Di Lullo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Igor Zajac's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. 80 minutes into the game, Pawel Niezywy was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MKS Legion Częstochowa's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Valdieri the free kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Czeslaw Banan in the 83rd minute of play forced Valdieri's goalkeeper Aurelio Di Lullo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valter Festas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Aurelio Di Lullo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Krzysztof Jajecznica made in the 87th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Pawel Niezywy. Aurelio Di Lullo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zachary Naskrent, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Aurelio Di Lullo didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when MKS Legion Częstochowa's Zachary Naskrent shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 10-0 in the ordered_time% minute. After a defensive mix-up in Valdieri's zone, Valter Festas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aurelio Di Lullo came out of the goal and Valter Festas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. MKS Legion Częstochowa's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.