World League

PARS STADIUM
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Samuel Keller made the kick off and thus started the match. Gianluigi Donnarumma showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Samuel Keller, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Marcus Gantenbein hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Goren Puget made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bela Herrero in the 10th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, ꜰᴄ ꜱᴄʜᴇʟʟᴇɴʙᴇʀɢ's goalkeeper Goren Puget had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cipriano Ganix. In the 16th minute, one of PERSPOLIS:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for PERSPOLIS. The supporters of PERSPOLIS booed when ꜰᴄ ꜱᴄʜᴇʟʟᴇɴʙᴇʀɢ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Veliko Saraliev didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Isidoro Erroman in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gianluigi Donnarumma saved PERSPOLIS from getting behind. ꜰᴄ ꜱᴄʜᴇʟʟᴇɴʙᴇʀɢ were awarded a corner in the 25th minute after PERSPOLIS's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Marcus Gantenbein took the corner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuel Keller in the 27th minute of play forced PERSPOLIS's goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gianluigi Donnarumma showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Samuel Urbez, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. PERSPOLIS's Gianluigi Donnarumma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcus Gantenbein in the 40th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Isidoro Erroman in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gianluigi Donnarumma prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mihovil Štibić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Goren Puget tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Facundo Feria to make the kick off. After 52 minutes ꜰᴄ ꜱᴄʜᴇʟʟᴇɴʙᴇʀɢ's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Myles Powderham who took care of the corner kick. PERSPOLIS's Mihovil Štibić was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Goren Puget in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 57 minutes into the game, Adhemar Neto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ꜰᴄ ꜱᴄʜᴇʟʟᴇɴʙᴇʀɢ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PERSPOLIS the free kick. In the 57th match minute, ꜰᴄ ꜱᴄʜᴇʟʟᴇɴʙᴇʀɢ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adhemar Neto to maneuver through the defense. In the 61st minute Facundo Feria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Goren Puget saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 61 minutes into the game, PERSPOLIS's Facundo Feria nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Goren Puget made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Gianluigi Donnarumma stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Samuel Keller's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. Bela Herrero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gianluigi Donnarumma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samuel Keller, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 72 minutes into the match, PERSPOLIS's goal looked a bit too open when Samuel Urbez came free, but Gianluigi Donnarumma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 73 minutes into the match, PERSPOLIS's goal looked a bit too open when Isidoro Erroman came free, but Gianluigi Donnarumma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 76thth minute of the game Samuel Keller who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but PERSPOLIS's Gianluigi Donnarumma was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 79th minute of the match, Samuel Urbez tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gianluigi Donnarumma saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Gianluigi Donnarumma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samuel Urbez in the 84th minute of play. Goren Puget came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by PERSPOLIS's Facundo Feria. But to his dismay, Facundo Feria quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Stayko Stratiev took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 87th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gianluigi Donnarumma. PERSPOLIS's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 89 minutes into the match, PERSPOLIS's goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Samuel Keller. Goren Puget showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bela Herrero, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. After 91 minutes, Mihovil Štibić mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PERSPOLIS and the ꜰᴄ ꜱᴄʜᴇʟʟᴇɴʙᴇʀɢ players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to PERSPOLIS getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Mihovil Štibić hit a great ball. In the 92nd minute Samuel Urbez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gianluigi Donnarumma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuel Urbez in the 93rd minute of play forced PERSPOLIS's goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95th minute of the match, Marcus Gantenbein got a very nice opportunity to score, but Gianluigi Donnarumma was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. ꜰᴄ ꜱᴄʜᴇʟʟᴇɴʙᴇʀɢ's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.