World League

Aréna Košíře
Spectators: 7623 (Terracing: 5718, Seating: 1753, VIP seats: 152) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cesare Loreto made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, Sorci Viola's goal looked a bit too open when Petr Anton came free, but Armando Bonelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Martin Plánka was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. The supporters of FK Košíře Praha booed when Sorci Viola was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Camillo Pavlu didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marek Řípa got free with Armando Bonelli in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marek Řípa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Armando Bonelli made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marek Řípa in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Armando Bonelli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With 10 minutes on the clock, Tomáš Silný commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 15th minute, Edoardo Meo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sorci Viola fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Sorci Viola's Armando Bonelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marek Řípa in the 17th minute of play. FK Košíře Praha were awarded a corner in the 19th minute after Sorci Viola's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Petr Anton took the corner. Petr Anton made a great header on FK Košíře Praha's corner, it was just that Sorci Viola's Armando Bonelli managed to reach the ball for a save. When Marek Řípa, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 19 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Armando Bonelli was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. In the 26th minute Flavio Scatena shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pavel Hanka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, Sorci Viola's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Plánka came free, but Armando Bonelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 33 minutes into the match, FK Košíře Praha's goal looked a bit too open when Cesare Loreto came free, but Pavel Hanka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pavel Hanka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edoardo Meo in the 36th minute of the match. Edoardo Meo hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. In the 38th minute, FK Košíře Praha's Marek Řípa dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. 41 minutes into the match, FK Košíře Praha's Marek Řípa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Armando Bonelli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavio Scatena in the 44th minute of play forced FK Košíře Praha's goalkeeper Pavel Hanka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in FK Košíře Praha fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 46th minute. Penalty! Emilio Ricciuti placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marek Řípa was the one to do the kick off. Armando Bonelli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marek Řípa, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cesare Loreto in the 57th minute of play forced FK Košíře Praha's goalkeeper Pavel Hanka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pavel Hanka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cesare Loreto, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. With an all-out effort, Sorci Viola's Pavel Hanka threw himself towards the right post 66 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Camillo Pavlu, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 68 minutes into the match, Sorci Viola's goal looked a bit too open when Marek Řípa came free, but Armando Bonelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 71st minute of the match, Cesare Loreto tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Pavel Hanka saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 73 minutes into the match, FK Košíře Praha's goal looked a bit too open when Cesare Loreto came free, but Pavel Hanka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 77th minute, Marek Řípa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FK Košíře Praha fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Pavel Hanka made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edoardo Meo in the 83rd minute. If Marek Řípa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 89th minute Marek Řípa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armando Bonelli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Armando Bonelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marek Řípa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 92 minutes into the game, Franco Piccirilli was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sorci Viola's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FK Košíře Praha the free kick. Franco Piccirilli hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. FK Košíře Praha's Drahomír Zedek was substituted for Marek Řípa. After a rather tough play, Sorci Viola's Franco Piccirilli got a free kick in the 94th minute. Drahomír Zedek took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Armando Bonelli. Armando Bonelli dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. Sorci Viola made a substitution. Beppe Zoff replaced Edoardo Meo. When the referee blew the final whistle, FK Košíře Praha could leave the field as winners, despite Sorci Viola having more of the ball for most of the match.