World League

Right to Dream Park
Spectators: 7538 (Terracing: 5655, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) FC Nordsjælland's Sindre Walle 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. Ferdinando Cacciatore sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Giampaolo Pazzini in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Andreas Hansen prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franco Lombardi in the 11th minute of play forced FC Nordsjælland's goalkeeper Andreas Hansen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 13 minutes, Ferdinando Cacciatore managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Aris Salonicco FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ferdinando Cacciatore was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fred Siden kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Andreas Hansen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Giampaolo Pazzini's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. Franco Lombardi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Andreas Hansen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Andreas Hansen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Giampaolo Pazzini's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Giampaolo Pazzini managed to get in a good position for a shot. Aris Salonicco FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Giampaolo Pazzini was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andreas Hansen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Andreas Schjelderup kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Ferdinando Cacciatore fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andreas Hansen having to interfere. In the 34th minute Franco Lombardi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andreas Hansen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Andreas Hansen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giampaolo Pazzini, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. In the 37th match minute, Aris Salonicco FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enrico Cera to maneuver through the defense. Giampaolo Pazzini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

FC Nordsjælland's Andreas Hansen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franco Lombardi in the 55th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Giampaolo Pazzini's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andreas Hansen was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. Biagio Polo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ibrahim Osman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aage Thegler kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fred Siden during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, FC Nordsjælland's Fred Siden got a free kick in the 65th minute. Andreas Hansen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Comunardo Brunelli, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. 68 minutes into the game, Giampaolo Pazzini lined in a short shot 0-3 behind a frustrated Andreas Hansen. Giampaolo Pazzini blasted a shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Andreas Hansen having to make a save. Biagio Polo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ibrahim Osman in the 80th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Franco Lombardi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Aris Salonicco FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Franco Lombardi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andreas Hansen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With his leg Andreas Hansen managed to avoid a goal in the 86thth minute, when Aris Salonicco FC's Giampaolo Pazzini fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Bernardo De Sisti recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Giampaolo Pazzini kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Andreas Hansen. That made the score 0-4 in the 91 minute of play.