World League

Arena Stadium
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The throw-in from Columbus Long in the 4th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Longobarda's Manuel Zărnescu. If Edwin Godholm had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edwin Godholm might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jakub Nieruchliwy. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edwin Godholm ran back to his position shaking his head. Edwin Godholm might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jakub Nieruchliwy. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edwin Godholm ran back to his position shaking his head. After 18 played minutes Longobarda got a freekick which was hit by Frank Cherubini. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bara Miss in the 23rd minute of play forced Longobarda's goalkeeper Lev Yashin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anthimos Vougas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jakub Nieruchliwy made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edwin Godholm in the 28th minute. Edwin Godholm might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jakub Nieruchliwy. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edwin Godholm ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frances Tisserand in the 32nd minute of play forced Longobarda's goalkeeper Lev Yashin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lev Yashin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frances Tisserand in the 33rd minute of play. Longobarda's Lev Yashin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bara Miss in the 38th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Florian Cocca got free with Jakub Nieruchliwy in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marshrose's Jakub Nieruchliwy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florian Cocca in the 41st minute of play. Edwin Godholm could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Jakub Nieruchliwy made a huge save. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Anthimos Vougas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Columbus Long made in the 55th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Longobarda's Arnulfo Riba. 56 minutes into the match, Marshrose's goal looked a bit too open when Florian Cocca came free, but Jakub Nieruchliwy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Columbus Long made in the 60th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Brice Bergman. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edwin Godholm in the 63rd minute of play forced Marshrose's goalkeeper Jakub Nieruchliwy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 66 minutes into the match, Longobarda's goalkeeper Lev Yashin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bara Miss. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florian Cocca in the 67th minute of play forced Marshrose's goalkeeper Jakub Nieruchliwy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 68 minutes into the game, Columbus Long threw the ball into play from the sideline. Longobarda's Arnulfo Riba quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 71st minute Edwin Godholm shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jakub Nieruchliwy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marshrose's Jakub Nieruchliwy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edwin Godholm in the 74th minute of play. Edwin Godholm charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edwin Godholm the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 75th match minute, Longobarda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edwin Godholm to maneuver through the defense. Longobarda made a substitution. Adriano Colantoni replaced Franco Sciamanna. A collision led to Longobarda getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Edwin Godholm hit a great ball. Edwin Godholm might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jakub Nieruchliwy. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edwin Godholm ran back to his position shaking his head. Edwin Godholm blasted a shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jakub Nieruchliwy having to make a save. Edwin Godholm fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jakub Nieruchliwy having to interfere. Edwin Godholm might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jakub Nieruchliwy. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edwin Godholm ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 89th match minute, Marshrose was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Blair Mélançon to maneuver through the defense. Longobarda made a substitution. Fabiano Canzano replaced Edwin Godholm. After 90 played minutes Marshrose got a freekick which was hit by Blair Mélançon. In the 91st minute, Fabiano Canzano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jakub Nieruchliwy was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. 96 minutes into the match, Marshrose's goal looked a bit too open when Fabiano Canzano came free, but Jakub Nieruchliwy reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marshrose's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.