World League

BRADUL
Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Manuel Pantiș started the match with the kick off. After having played for 3 minutes, Manuel Pantiș managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC BRADUL -MM-'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Manuel Pantiș was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Marius Niculescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giampaolo Pazzini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 8 played minutes Aris Salonicco FC got a freekick which was hit by Bernardo De Sisti. Marius Niculescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franco Lombardi in the 12th minute of the match. Marius Niculescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardo De Sisti in the 14th minute of the match. In the 16th minute, Laurențiu Vlădoiu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 21st minute Franco Lombardi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marius Niculescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 26 minutes into the match, Franco Lombardi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marius Niculescu. FC BRADUL -MM-'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Franco Lombardi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Biagio Polo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Pantiș in the 30th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Giampaolo Pazzini notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of FC BRADUL -MM-'s Marius Niculescu. Marius Niculescu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Marius Niculescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Franco Lombardi, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. 36 minutes into the match, FC BRADUL -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Franco Lombardi came free, but Marius Niculescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Pantiș in the 38th minute of play forced Aris Salonicco FC's goalkeeper Biagio Polo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Giampaolo Pazzini's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marius Niculescu was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. After 40 minutes, Giampaolo Pazzini made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. FC BRADUL -MM-'s Marius Niculescu tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Bernardo De Sisti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

FC BRADUL -MM-'s Costel Pacuraru was substituted for Manuel Pantiș. Marius Niculescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giampaolo Pazzini, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC BRADUL -MM-'s Dorin Cârțan was substituted for Vali Papaiani. FC BRADUL -MM- made a substitution. Eusebiu Fânaru replaced Valeriu Zăraşcu. Costică Hârșu kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Ferdinando Cacciatore received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Marius Niculescu came out and tried to block the shot, but Ferdinando Cacciatore slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 58th minute. The supporters of Aris Salonicco FC booed when FC BRADUL -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Costel Pacuraru didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aris Salonicco FC's Federico Cardano was substituted for Giampaolo Pazzini. Biagio Polo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Costel Pacuraru in the 65th minute of play. In the 70th minute Costel Pacuraru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Biagio Polo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of FC BRADUL -MM- booed when Aris Salonicco FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ferdinando Cacciatore didn't get a good kick on the ball. Biagio Polo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Costel Pacuraru's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Costel Pacuraru in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Biagio Polo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edu Ramos in the 77th minute of play forced Aris Salonicco FC's goalkeeper Biagio Polo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Costel Pacuraru's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Biagio Polo was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. Franco Bergomi hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Marius Niculescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franco Lombardi in the 88th minute of play. Biagio Polo came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by FC BRADUL -MM-'s Dorin Cârțan. But to his dismay, Dorin Cârțan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. Bernardo De Sisti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marius Niculescu having to interfere. When the match was over Aris Salonicco FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than FC BRADUL -MM- throughout the match.