World League

Ricardo Vidovi
Spectators: 7751 (Terracing: 5871, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Barbaros Bozbey made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Francesco Totti sent off a good shot on target. 7 minutes into the game, Jeremías Fouillioux threw the ball into play from the sideline. VERDOLAGA CITY FC's Alvaro Carnevale quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xande Cavani in the 8th minute of play forced Los Mega's goalkeeper Federico Jaizki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xande Cavani sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Federico Jaizki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xande Cavani in the 10th minute of play. Barbaros Bozbey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abel Calvet, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xande Cavani in the 20th minute of play forced Los Mega's goalkeeper Federico Jaizki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The throw-in from Miroslaw Resel in the 28th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by VERDOLAGA CITY FC's Alvaro Carnevale. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusebio Ecija in the 29th minute of play forced Los Mega's goalkeeper Federico Jaizki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute, Jeremías Fouillioux hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stig-Arne Melberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Barbaros Bozbey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 42nd minute, Xande Cavani made a precise shot to the right of Federico Jaizki. Los Mega's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Federico Jaizki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xande Cavani in the 48th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Francesco Totti to make the kick off. Francesco Totti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Barbaros Bozbey having to interfere. 53 minutes into the game, Jeremías Fouillioux threw the ball into play from the sideline. VERDOLAGA CITY FC's Alvaro Carnevale quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Barbaros Bozbey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hieronim Siwy in the 55th minute of the match. Xande Cavani scored 0-3 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Federico Jaizki, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind VERDOLAGA CITY FC's goalkeeper Barbaros Bozbey, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Xande Cavani's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Federico Jaizki read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. In the 64th minute VERDOLAGA CITY FC were awarded a corner. Sun Yang Yue went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on VERDOLAGA CITY FC's corner Sun Yang Yue fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Federico Jaizki quite easily take care of the ball. Xande Cavani took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Federico Jaizki. Federico Jaizki dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. With a little luck, Los Mega's Federico Jaizki got control of the ball when Xande Cavani tried to sneak it across the goal line. VERDOLAGA CITY FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sun Yang Yue in the 73rd minute. The corner ended in Eusebio Ecija almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Los Mega's Federico Jaizki did a great save. Cordero Jesus struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Federico Jaizki didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for VERDOLAGA CITY FC. Huang Xi Feng could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Federico Jaizki made a huge save. After 78 played minutes Huang Xi Feng rounded Los Mega's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-5. In the 90th minute of the match VERDOLAGA CITY FC got a corner. Los Mega's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sun Yang Yue ran over to the corner to take the kick. Huang Xi Feng was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. When Cordero Jesus came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the VERDOLAGA CITY FC 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 Cordero Jesus couldn't finish the play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched VERDOLAGA CITY FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.