World League

Artemio Franchi
Spectators: 7526 (Terracing: 5645, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sándor Kocsis started the match with the kick off. Canteranos Fc's Johans Raigada quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Elorri Palmer, made in the 2nd minute of the game. Sándor Kocsis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ralondo Barboa having to make a save. AFC Viola Gigliati's Ralondo Barboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sándor Kocsis in the 3rd minute of play. Rosario Escarza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kurt Hamrin in the 5th minute. Erland Odman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Ralondo Barboa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 10 minutes of play, Canteranos Fc's Sándor Kocsis made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ralondo Barboa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sándor Kocsis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ralondo Barboa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. Canteranos Fc were awarded a corner in the 16th minute after AFC Viola Gigliati's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lartaun Carrera took the corner. Alberino Salgado made a great header on Canteranos Fc's corner, it was just that AFC Viola Gigliati's Ralondo Barboa managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 20th minute, Sándor Kocsis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Canteranos Fc fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Sándor Kocsis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ralondo Barboa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. Sándor Kocsis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ralondo Barboa having to make a save. Ralondo Barboa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sándor Kocsis in the 32nd minute of the match. Sándor Kocsis took the ball and in the 37 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ralondo Barboa. Ralondo Barboa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. In the 39thth minute of the game Sándor Kocsis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AFC Viola Gigliati's Ralondo Barboa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Elorri Palmer hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. The AFC Viola Gigliati players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Canteranos Fc were winning 1-4.

The wind increased when Mario Balotelli made the kick off in the second half. Ralondo Barboa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sándor Kocsis in the 53rd minute. Sándor Kocsis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. AFC Viola Gigliati's Ralondo Barboa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sándor Kocsis in the 63rd minute of play. Rosario Escarza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kurt Hamrin in the 69th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 76 minutes, Sándor Kocsis took a quick shot and it went in 1-6 without a chance for Ralondo Barboa to make any attempt to save it. AFC Viola Gigliati's Ciriaco Cañaveral was substituted for Kurt Hamrin. Canteranos Fc made a substitution. Jurgen Turpin replaced Sándor Kocsis. AFC Viola Gigliati's Dunixi Bueno was substituted for Frutos Sator. In the 81st minute, Jurgen Turpin made a precise shot to the right of Ralondo Barboa. AFC Viola Gigliati's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-7. The audience was convinced that Jurgen Turpin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ralondo Barboa was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. After 85 minutes, Jurgen Turpin made it 1-8 with a short kick to the right side. AFC Viola Gigliati's Ralondo Barboa tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd rose to their feet as Jurgen Turpin kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ralondo Barboa. That made the score 1-9 in the 90 minute of play. After some careless play in the AFC Viola Gigliati defense, Jurgen Turpin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ralondo Barboa. The AFC Viola Gigliati fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ralondo Barboa should have stopped the shot. Canteranos Fc played a much better game than AFC Viola Gigliati and deserved their victory. The AFC Viola Gigliati players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.