World League

iL Grosso Stadio
Spectators: 7792 (Terracing: 5845, Seating: 1792, VIP seats: 155) Grosso United's Åke Abelsson 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. Arcadio Buendia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Urti Baeza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Åke Abelsson got free with Emil Kiepski in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Urti Baeza's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arcadio Buendia read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. In the 9th minute Urti Baeza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arcadio Buendia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 【FLY】宁波奉化星际银河队's Emil Kiepski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save 【FLY】宁波奉化星际银河队 from getting a goal against them. Grosso United's Arcadio Buendia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 柯正轩 in the 14th minute of play. 15 minutes had been played when some careless play by Grosso United's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. 洪适威 was slow to take the kick. During this time 【FLY】宁波奉化星际银河队's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that 洪适威 got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Arcadio Buendia quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Arcadio Buendia didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Urti Baeza went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Emil Kiepski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonín Orlík in the 22nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Urti Baeza in the 25th minute of play forced Grosso United's goalkeeper Arcadio Buendia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute, 洪适威 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. After 41 minutes, Urti Baeza made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Grosso United's Arcadio Buendia tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Urti Baeza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The Grosso United players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. 【FLY】宁波奉化星际银河队 were winning 0-2.

50 minutes into the match, Grosso United's goalkeeper Arcadio Buendia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Urti Baeza. An unexpectedly hard shot by Urti Baeza in the 51st minute of play forced Grosso United's goalkeeper Arcadio Buendia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of 【FLY】宁波奉化星际银河队 booed when Grosso United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gustavo da Costa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arcadio Buendia made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Urti Baeza sent off a good shot on target. 【FLY】宁波奉化星际银河队's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by 洪适威 in the 64th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo da Costa in the 66th minute of play forced 【FLY】宁波奉化星际银河队's goalkeeper Emil Kiepski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When 洪适威 came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the 【FLY】宁波奉化星际银河队 fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that 洪适威 couldn't finish the play. 【FLY】宁波奉化星际银河队's Wu Ping Zhen was substituted for Urti Baeza. 【FLY】宁波奉化星际银河队's Emil Kiepski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonín Orlík in the 71st minute of play. In the 76th minute Gustavo da Costa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emil Kiepski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ian Finsberg recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Grosso United made a substitution. Reynaldo Pietro replaced Åke Abelsson. Wu Ping Zhen might have been able to make a better finish in the 81st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arcadio Buendia. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Wu Ping Zhen ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 88thth minute of the game Wu Ping Zhen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Grosso United's Arcadio Buendia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 91 minutes of play, Grosso United's Reynaldo Pietro made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emil Kiepski was left in no man's land by his defense there! Reynaldo Pietro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emil Kiepski having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. 【FLY】宁波奉化星际银河队 walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.