World League

Stadio Avenza
Spectators: 7499 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Sporting Mambo's Frederik Blaumüller 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. Florian De Vleeschauwere made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberigo Addari in the 9th minute of play. In the 11th minute, Emilio Rizzo fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Florian De Vleeschauwere, passed just outside the right post. When Duri come il marmo's Alberigo Addari in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sporting Mambo's goalie prevented a goal. Florian De Vleeschauwere made an important save on a dangerous shot by Corrado Contestabile in the 19th minute. Emiliano Polito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Behzat Hazer in the 25th minute of the match. After 25th play minutes Behzat Hazer shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Emiliano Polito and just under the crossbar into goal. Florian De Vleeschauwere made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Emilio Rizzo sent off a good shot on target. After 30 minutes Duri come il marmo's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Antony Rodrigues who took care of the corner kick. Sporting Mambo's Florian De Vleeschauwere played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberigo Addari in the 35th minute of play. In the 36th match minute, Sporting Mambo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Behzat Hazer to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Sporting Mambo booed when Duri come il marmo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Flavio Lattanzio didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sporting Mambo's goalkeeper Florian De Vleeschauwere, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 42nd minute Duri come il marmo were awarded a corner. Mary Cau went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind Duri come il marmo's goalkeeper Emiliano Polito, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Emilio Rizzo made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Sporting Mambo's goal looked a bit too open when Alberigo Addari came free, but Florian De Vleeschauwere reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Emilio Rizzo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Florian De Vleeschauwere was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Sporting Mambo's zone, Emilio Rizzo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Florian De Vleeschauwere came out of the goal and Emilio Rizzo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Emilio Rizzo in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Florian De Vleeschauwere saved Sporting Mambo from getting behind. A collision led to Sporting Mambo getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Wincenty Ranowiecki hit a great ball. Sporting Mambo's Rajmond Petris was substituted for Constant Maerschalk. Duri come il marmo made a substitution. Cristoforo Di Loreto replaced Mary Cau. Duri come il marmo made a substitution. Carter Romanese replaced Corrado Contestabile. Sporting Mambo's Jordi De Mesemaekre was substituted for Eric Mattsson. In the 66th match minute, Sporting Mambo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wincenty Ranowiecki to maneuver through the defense. Florian De Vleeschauwere showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberigo Addari in the 67th minute of the match. If Frederik Blaumüller had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 73rd minute Behzat Hazer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emiliano Polito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Florian De Vleeschauwere stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Emilio Rizzo's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Sporting Mambo's zone, Carter Romanese stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Florian De Vleeschauwere came out of the goal and Carter Romanese tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Duri come il marmo booed when Sporting Mambo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antony Rodrigues didn't get a good kick on the ball. Florian De Vleeschauwere showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emilio Rizzo in the 78th minute of the match. In the 80th minute, Emilio Rizzo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Frederik Blaumüller's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 87thth minute, Emiliano Polito skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Sporting Mambo's Florian De Vleeschauwere played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carter Romanese in the 88th minute of play. In the 89th minute of the match Duri come il marmo got a corner. Sporting Mambo's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ludvig Rudkvist ran over to the corner to take the kick. Carter Romanese made a great header on Duri come il marmo's corner, it was just that Sporting Mambo's Florian De Vleeschauwere managed to reach the ball for a save. The Sporting Mambo players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.