World League

Sowliny Arena
Spectators: 7728 (Terracing: 5797, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) Sowliny ☆☆☆ A.D.2007's Viliam Vrábel 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. In the 2nd minute, Qiu Cheng Xiang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 9 minutes into the match, Li Lang had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Donato Balestra. Calenzano's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Li Lang was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Li Lang got free with Donato Balestra in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Dante Llope put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Donato Balestra. 24 minutes into the match, Sowliny ☆☆☆ A.D.2007's goal looked a bit too open when Arturo Di Matteo came free, but Osa Ossa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 26th minute Viliam Vrábel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donato Balestra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30thth minute of the game Viliam Vrábel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Calenzano's Donato Balestra was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Antonello Marcon made in the 32nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Dante Llope however managed to control. Antonello Marcon made in the 37th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Calenzano's Ahmed Sinan. 37 minutes into the game, Dante Llope was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sowliny ☆☆☆ A.D.2007's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Calenzano the free kick. Dante Llope kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Donato Balestra made an important save on a dangerous shot by Viliam Vrábel in the 39th minute. Osa Ossa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arturo Di Matteo, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Calenzano's Yaniusky Pardo got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arturo Di Matteo made a kick off. Osa Ossa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yaniusky Pardo, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Donato Balestra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dante Llope in the 61st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Li Lang in the 63rd minute of play forced Calenzano's goalkeeper Donato Balestra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Calenzano made a substitution. Ennio Daniele replaced Alessio Santini. Calenzano's Pierrot Leenpoels was substituted for Arturo Di Matteo. A throw-in in the 66th minute of the game was made by John Metgod with Li Lang as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. With a little luck, Sowliny ☆☆☆ A.D.2007's Osa Ossa got control of the ball when Pierrot Leenpoels tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Calenzano's goalkeeper Donato Balestra, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 75th minute, Pierrot Leenpoels ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Osa Ossa was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Viliam Vrábel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Donato Balestra tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Donato Balestra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Li Lang, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Donato Balestra made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Li Lang in the 86th minute of play. Donato Balestra stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Viliam Vrábel's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. 92 minutes into the match, Sowliny ☆☆☆ A.D.2007's goalkeeper Osa Ossa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pierrot Leenpoels. In the 94th minute of the game John Metgod made a throw-in which Mehmet Halis Hamurcuoğlu played forward. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Sowliny ☆☆☆ A.D.2007 fans cheered their team off the field, for while Calenzano had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.