World League

Pyrgetos F.C. Arena
Spectators: 7444 (Terracing: 5584, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Ernesto Minichiello started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aniol Peña got free with Armando Polidori in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aniol Peña in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Armando Polidori saved XMAS from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Aniol Peña's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Armando Polidori was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernesto Minichiello in the 9th minute of play forced Πυργετός Fc's goalkeeper Xano Menendez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Armando Polidori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aniol Peña in the 11th minute of play. 12 minutes into the match, XMAS's goalkeeper Armando Polidori had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aniol Peña. Armando Polidori didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aniol Peña went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Aniol Peña might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Armando Polidori. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aniol Peña ran back to his position shaking his head. When Πυργετός Fc's Aniol Peña in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye XMAS's goalie prevented a goal. Alessandro Vettori hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Christian Martxelin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 26 minutes into the match, XMAS's goal looked a bit too open when Aniol Peña came free, but Armando Polidori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to XMAS getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Fabrizio Eboli hit a great ball. If Aniol Peña had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aniol Peña in the 27th minute of play forced XMAS's goalkeeper Armando Polidori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Armando Polidori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aniol Peña, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aniol Peña let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 31st minute shot 2-0 at rihgt post. 34 minutes into the match, Aniol Peña notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of XMAS's Armando Polidori. Armando Polidori was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 37th play minute Aniol Peña came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Armando Polidori. 4-0. After having played for 40 minutes, Osman Gazi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Πυργετός Fc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Osman Gazi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Armando Polidori made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aniol Peña in the 42nd minute of play. In the 48th match minute, XMAS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernesto Minichiello to maneuver through the defense.

The wind increased when Aniol Peña made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Aniol Peña ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Armando Polidori was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Christian Martxelin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 60 minutes into the game, Eugenio Casiraghi threw the ball into play from the sideline. Πυργετός Fc's Anton Benchev quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Armando Polidori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aniol Peña in the 61st minute of the match. If Aniol Peña had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. XMAS's Armando Polidori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aniol Peña in the 62nd minute of play. When Πυργετός Fc's Aniol Peña in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye XMAS's goalie prevented a goal. Armando Polidori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aniol Peña in the 66th minute of the match. Πυργετός Fc's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Christian Martxelin in the 67th minute. In the 69th minute Πυργετός Fc were awarded a corner. Christian Martxelin went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Πυργετός Fc's corner Christian Martxelin fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Armando Polidori quite easily take care of the ball. Armando Polidori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aniol Peña, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 74 minutes into the game, Πυργετός Fc's Aniol Peña nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Armando Polidori made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. XMAS's Armando Polidori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aniol Peña in the 76th minute of play. Aniol Peña might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Armando Polidori. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aniol Peña ran back to his position shaking his head. 78 minutes into the match, XMAS's goal looked a bit too open when Aniol Peña came free, but Armando Polidori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Πυργετός Fc's Aniol Peña in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye XMAS's goalie prevented a goal. After some careless play in the XMAS defense, Aniol Peña kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Armando Polidori. The XMAS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Armando Polidori should have stopped the shot. Aniol Peña took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Armando Polidori. Armando Polidori dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 8-0.