World League

STADIO DELLA ROMA
Spectators: 7687 (Terracing: 5766, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Biagio Scoca started the match with the kick off. 6 minutes into the match, 14 YâReN FC's goalkeeper Andoni Zubizarreta had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Biagio Di Marco. 12 minutes into the match, 14 YâReN FC's goalkeeper Andoni Zubizarreta had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Biagio Scoca. In the 13th minute Toma Bo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alvaro Pardini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, Foot Ball Club di Roma's goal looked a bit too open when Toma Bo came free, but Alvaro Pardini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The corner led 14 YâReN FC's Ekin Yaren to fire away a dangerous shot which Alvaro Pardini despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. If Toma Bo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Toma Bo might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alvaro Pardini. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Toma Bo ran back to his position shaking his head. Foot Ball Club di Roma's Alvaro Pardini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toma Bo in the 26th minute of play. 27 minutes into the match, 14 YâReN FC's goal looked a bit too open when Biagio Scoca came free, but Andoni Zubizarreta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 29 minutes into the game, Biagio Scoca cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Andoni Zubizarreta was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Alvaro Pardini stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Toma Bo's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. Alvaro Pardini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toma Bo in the 38th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Biagio Di Marco got free with Andoni Zubizarreta in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, 14 YâReN FC's Andoni Zubizarreta got control of the ball when Biagio Di Marco tried to sneak it across the goal line. Andoni Zubizarreta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Biagio Scoca, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute.

The wind increased when Toma Bo made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Biagio Scoca in the 53rd minute of play forced 14 YâReN FC's goalkeeper Andoni Zubizarreta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alessandro Anastasi made in the 55th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Nicola Zalewski however managed to control. Alvaro Pardini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toma Bo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 62 minutes, Biagio Scoca managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Foot Ball Club di Roma's supporters crossed their fingers, but Biagio Scoca was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 65 minutes into the match, Niccolo Zaniolo notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of 14 YâReN FC's Andoni Zubizarreta. Andoni Zubizarreta was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 69 minutes into the match, 14 YâReN FC's goal looked a bit too open when Armando Ceresoli came free, but Andoni Zubizarreta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 70th match minute, Foot Ball Club di Roma was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gianluca Mancini to maneuver through the defense. Alvaro Pardini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kurt Julin in the 71st minute of the match. Foot Ball Club di Roma's Fedele Cimino suffered a sprained foot after 75 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 75 minutes, Claus Ostwald mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 14 YâReN FC and the Foot Ball Club di Roma players grew even worse after the yellow card. Foot Ball Club di Roma made a substitution. Alberigo Villa replaced Fedele Cimino. In the 76th match minute, 14 YâReN FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claus Ostwald to maneuver through the defense. Biagio Di Marco's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Andoni Zubizarreta read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. Alvaro Pardini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kurt Julin in the 79th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Toma Bo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alvaro Pardini was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. Andoni Zubizarreta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Biagio Di Marco in the 85th minute of the match. Andoni Zubizarreta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Biagio Scoca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Foot Ball Club di Roma's Alvaro Pardini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toma Bo in the 93rd minute of play. Alvaro Pardini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Toma Bo in the 95th minute of play. 14 YâReN FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.