World League

Estadio El Coloso
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cesare Loreto made the kick off which started today's match. In the 6th minute, Frances Mangas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Igor Jarmulowicz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Armando Bonelli having to make a save. Armando Bonelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Jarmulowicz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Igor Jarmulowicz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Armando Bonelli having to make a save. Sorci Viola's Armando Bonelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Igor Jarmulowicz in the 13th minute of play. In the 17thth minute of the game Igor Jarmulowicz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sorci Viola's Armando Bonelli was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 18th minute Edoardo Meo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jedrzej Galus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesare Loreto in the 20th minute of play forced El Stradivarius's goalkeeper Jedrzej Galus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Cesare Loreto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jedrzej Galus was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. After having played for 25 minutes, Angelo Goren managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Stradivarius's supporters crossed their fingers, but Angelo Goren was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match had gone on for 28 minutes, Igor Jarmulowicz put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Armando Bonelli. 36 minutes into the match, Sorci Viola's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Jarmulowicz came free, but Armando Bonelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Igor Jarmulowicz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 41 minutes into the match, Cesare Loreto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jedrzej Galus. El Stradivarius's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cesare Loreto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 45 minutes into the match, El Stradivarius's goal looked a bit too open when Edoardo Meo came free, but Jedrzej Galus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Sorci Viola's Edoardo Meo in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye El Stradivarius's goalie prevented a goal. In the 45thth minute of the game Edoardo Meo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but El Stradivarius's Jedrzej Galus was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Igor Jarmulowicz made the kick off in the second half. Edoardo Meo kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. 51 minutes into the game, El Stradivarius's Igor Jarmulowicz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Armando Bonelli made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Jedrzej Galus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cesare Loreto in the 55th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 59 minutes, the score became 3-1 when Igor Jarmulowicz sped through Sorci Viola's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Armando Bonelli. In the 63rd minute, Igor Jarmulowicz got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 66 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Sorci Viola! The referee gave El Stradivarius a penalty, 67 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Igor Jarmulowicz, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Sorci Viola's Armando Bonelli. 4-1. El Stradivarius made a substitution. Fernandinho Furtado replaced Igor Jarmulowicz. Flavio Scatena could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Jedrzej Galus made a huge save. Fernandinho Furtado might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Armando Bonelli. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fernandinho Furtado ran back to his position shaking his head. Armando Bonelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernandinho Furtado in the 78th minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, Fernandinho Furtado notched a goal, 6-1, to the right of Sorci Viola's Armando Bonelli. Armando Bonelli was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Sorci Viola's Beppe Zoff was substituted for Edoardo Meo. After 91 played minutes Sorci Viola got a freekick which was hit by Dario Tondi. Armando Bonelli came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by El Stradivarius's Fernandinho Furtado. But to his dismay, Fernandinho Furtado quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-1. Frances Mangas kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. In the 97th minute Emilio Ricciuti managed to get in a great position but fired away a sharp shot that went outside the goal on the goalie's right hand side. It could just as well have been a goal. Sorci Viola's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.