World League

Circus Circus Arena
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Alberto Lo Iacono made the kick off and thus started the match. Valentin Zgrăbunţa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adriano Mancini having to interfere. Adriano Mancini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Qiao Kang Yi, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Adriano Mancini stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Valentin Zgrăbunţa's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. 24 minutes into the match, Qiao Kang Yi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Adriano Mancini. Gonzo Style f.c's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Qiao Kang Yi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in STARS TEAM's zone, Alberto Lo Iacono stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ateş Rahim came out of the goal and Alberto Lo Iacono tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Zgrăbunţa in the 34th minute of play forced Gonzo Style f.c's goalkeeper Adriano Mancini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Gonzo Style f.c defense, Esteban Paredes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adriano Mancini. The Gonzo Style f.c fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adriano Mancini should have stopped the shot. Adriano Mancini stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Valentin Zgrăbunţa's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. In the 42nd minute Esteban Paredes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adriano Mancini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Esteban Paredes scored 0-4 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Adriano Mancini, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Valentin Zgrăbunţa was the one to do the kick off. In the 59th match minute, Gonzo Style f.c was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuele Bertoni to maneuver through the defense. Valentin Zgrăbunţa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Adriano Mancini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Davide Zisser fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gonzo Style f.c's protests and gave Davide Zisser a yellow card for diving instead. Davide Zisser kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Emanuele Bertoni kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute, STARS TEAM's Valentin Zgrăbunţa dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-5. The audience was convinced that Valentin Zgrăbunţa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adriano Mancini was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. Adriano Mancini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Zgrăbunţa, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Qiao Kang Yi got free with Adriano Mancini in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Gonzo Style f.c booed when STARS TEAM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Burç Boztepe didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Gonzo Style f.c getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Amedeo Signoretti hit a great ball. Valentin Zgrăbunţa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Adriano Mancini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 90 minutes into the game, Valentin Zgrăbunţa lined in a short shot 0-6 behind a frustrated Adriano Mancini. With an all-out effort, STARS TEAM's Adriano Mancini threw himself towards the right post 95 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Valentin Zgrăbunţa, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The STARS TEAM supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing STARS TEAM would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.