World League

Stadion Ardappen
Spectators: 8012 (Terracing: 6011, Seating: 1842, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Levent Hicran kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Augusto Graziani in the 5th minute of play forced Zjem Cię's goalkeeper Napoleon Jajko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mateo Palacio got free with Samir Afacan in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. San Mauro A Mare FC's Samir Afacan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mateo Palacio in the 12th minute of play. Napoleon Jajko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tony Rosa in the 17th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the match, San Mauro A Mare FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mateo Palacio came free, but Samir Afacan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mateo Palacio got free with Samir Afacan in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 27 minutes into the game, San Mauro A Mare FC's Levent Hicran nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Napoleon Jajko made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Mateo Palacio might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Samir Afacan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mateo Palacio ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, San Mauro A Mare FC's Samir Afacan got control of the ball when Mateo Palacio tried to sneak it across the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, Augusto Graziani notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Zjem Cię's Napoleon Jajko. Napoleon Jajko was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mateo Palacio to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Augusto Graziani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Napoleon Jajko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 52nd minute, Ciriaco Emenon 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. 54 minutes into the game, Jim Morrison cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Samir Afacan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The crowd rose to their feet as Tony Rosa kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Napoleon Jajko. That made the score 2-3 in the 58 minute of play. San Mauro A Mare FC made a substitution. Alex Orsi replaced Francesco Cremonese. 64 minutes into the match, San Mauro A Mare FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ciriaco Emenon came free, but Samir Afacan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fan Liang Chong made in the 70th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Dinu Dobre. Napoleon Jajko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dinu Dobre, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Napoleon Jajko made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Augusto Graziani sent off a good shot on target. Samir Afacan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mateo Palacio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tolek Wojtyna hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Olgierd Cempa hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Zjem Cię's Lino Orešar was substituted for Jim Morrison. Fan Liang Chong shot from long distance in the 82nd minute, but Napoleon Jajko was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. Zjem Cię made a substitution. Franciszek Mirowski replaced Miroslaw Cichowski. Zjem Cię's Czeslaw Pawlak managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Fan Liang Chong in the 87 minute of the game. After 87 played minutes Zjem Cię got a freekick which was hit by Ciriaco Emenon. With a little luck, Zjem Cię's Napoleon Jajko got control of the ball when Augusto Graziani tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 93rd play minute Levent Hicran came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Napoleon Jajko. 2-4. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. San Mauro A Mare FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.