World League

Coliseo
Spectators: 7765 (Terracing: 5825, Seating: 1786, VIP seats: 154) Fabio Santilli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Nafarroa, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Fabio Santilli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Nafarroa in the 8th minute of play. Chatziantoniou Anagnostopoulos might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Guaberto Playo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Chatziantoniou Anagnostopoulos ran back to his position shaking his head. Italia's Guaberto Playo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zdzislaw Rydzewski in the 17th minute of play. Guaberto Playo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sataporn Snabl, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Nikiforos Kalaintzidis made in the 20th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Flavio Elodio immediately put the ball in play. Guaberto Playo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chatziantoniou Anagnostopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. When KIA KAHA's Chatziantoniou Anagnostopoulos in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Italia's goalie prevented a goal. Chatziantoniou Anagnostopoulos struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Guaberto Playo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for KIA KAHA. 39 minutes into the match, Redas Baliukonis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fabio Santilli. KIA KAHA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Redas Baliukonis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. After a rather tough play, Italia's Nikiforos Kalaintzidis got a free kick in the 41st minute. In the 47th minute Sataporn Snabl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guaberto Playo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tomas Nafarroa to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Italia's goalkeeper Guaberto Playo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Chatziantoniou Anagnostopoulos. 55 minutes into the match, Tomas Nafarroa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fabio Santilli. KIA KAHA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomas Nafarroa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Nafarroa in the 61st minute of play forced KIA KAHA's goalkeeper Fabio Santilli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Guaberto Playo managed to avoid a goal in the 63rdth minute, when KIA KAHA's Sataporn Snabl fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Eleuterio Maraman's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Fabio Santilli read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. In the 67th minute Tomas Nafarroa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabio Santilli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. KIA KAHA's Chatziantoniou Anagnostopoulos got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. KIA KAHA's Pelle Flinck was substituted for Chatziantoniou Anagnostopoulos. KIA KAHA made a substitution. Daniel Glanselius replaced Sataporn Snabl. KIA KAHA's Fabio Santilli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kerim Kılıc in the 78th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kerim Kılıc in the 79th minute of play forced KIA KAHA's goalkeeper Fabio Santilli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Glanselius in the 83rd minute of play forced Italia's goalkeeper Guaberto Playo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute, Daniel Glanselius ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Guaberto Playo was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-3. Italia's attentive Edgard Alves managed to snatch the ball when Kong Zhou Li made a throw-in in the 86th minute of the game. Redas Baliukonis scored 4-3 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fabio Santilli, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Kerim Kılıc had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Fabio Santilli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kerim Kılıc, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. In the 93rd minute, Kerim Kılıc made a precise shot to the right of Fabio Santilli. KIA KAHA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-3. Guaberto Playo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Glanselius in the 95th minute of the match. Italia's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.