World League

San Mauro A Mare
Spectators: 8012 (Terracing: 6011, Seating: 1842, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tony Rosa started the match with the kick off. Alysson Rezende made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Levent Hicran sent off a good shot on target. When Ogro F.C.'s Igor Cavalera in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye San Mauro A Mare FC's goalie prevented a goal. If Levent Hicran had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Alysson Rezende took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Levent Hicran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes into the match, Ogro F.C.'s Igor Cavalera sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Samir Afacan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Levent Hicran in the 21st minute of play forced Ogro F.C.'s goalkeeper Alysson Rezende to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Levent Hicran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Levent Hicran in the 25th minute of play forced Ogro F.C.'s goalkeeper Alysson Rezende to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alysson Rezende made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Levent Hicran in the 30th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tony Rosa got free with Alysson Rezende in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The throw-in from Zbigniew Limanowski in the 44th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Ogro F.C.'s João Barone. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Igor Cavalera to make the kick off. Samir Afacan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Igor Cavalera in the 59th minute. 67 minutes into the match, San Mauro A Mare FC's goalkeeper Samir Afacan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Igor Cavalera. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Levent Hicran in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alysson Rezende saved Ogro F.C. from getting behind. In the 70th minute of the match, Igor Cavalera got a very nice opportunity to score, but Samir Afacan was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. San Mauro A Mare FC made a substitution. Vasco Bento replaced Trey Cai. San Mauro A Mare FC made a substitution. Alex Orsi replaced Levent Hicran. Ogro F.C.'s Dan Zimmermann was substituted for Nicko McBrain. In the 72nd match minute, San Mauro A Mare FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zbigniew Limanowski to maneuver through the defense. Samir Afacan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dan Zimmermann in the 73rd minute of play. In the 74th match minute, Ogro F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Barone to maneuver through the defense. Ogro F.C.'s Alysson Rezende played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Orsi in the 75th minute of play. Ogro F.C.'s Marco Minnemann was substituted for Igor Cavalera. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Alex Orsi put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Alysson Rezende. In the 88th minute, Augusto Riso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mike Mangini succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-2 in the 89th playminute. Ogro F.C.'s supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.