World League

XMAS park
Spectators: 7441 (Terracing: 5582, Seating: 1711, VIP seats: 148) Ernesto Minichiello started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind XMAS's goalkeeper Armando Polidori, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bludovice's Huang Chao Ling proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Bludovice from getting a goal against them. A nice corner shot did that Ernesto Minichiello got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Huang Chao Ling quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Ciccio Capaldo hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. In the 12th minute Ernesto Minichiello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Huang Chao Ling saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 14th minute, Rui Sá left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bludovice fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The audience was convinced that Patrik Kašík's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Armando Polidori was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. 19 minutes into the match, XMAS's goal looked a bit too open when Patrik Kašík came free, but Armando Polidori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 21 minutes, Patrik Kašík managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bludovice's supporters crossed their fingers, but Patrik Kašík was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fabrizio Eboli charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fabrizio Eboli the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 22 played minutes XMAS got a freekick which was hit by Fabrizio Eboli. When Bludovice's Patrik Kašík in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye XMAS's goalie prevented a goal. Rui Sá recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Patrik Kašík's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Armando Polidori was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Armando Polidori took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patrik Kašík, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. XMAS's Armando Polidori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patrik Kašík in the 31st minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Gabriel Martinelli managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bludovice's supporters rose to their feet, but Gabriel Martinelli was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Armando Polidori breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 34th minute, Patrik Kašík 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 0-2. 37 minutes into the match, Rui Sá notched a goal, 0-3, 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. 40 minutes into the match, Patrik Kašík had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Armando Polidori. XMAS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Patrik Kašík was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Armando Polidori showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Patrik Kašík in the 46th minute of the match. In the 47th minute, Patrik Kašík left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bludovice fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. The XMAS players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Bludovice were winning 0-5.

54 minutes into the match, XMAS's goal looked a bit too open when Patrik Kašík came free, but Armando Polidori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Gabriel Martinelli came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Bludovice fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gabriel Martinelli couldn't finish the play. Armando Polidori made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Patrik Kašík sent off a good shot on target. 60 minutes into the match, XMAS's goal looked a bit too open when Patrik Kašík came free, but Armando Polidori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Rui Sá had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. XMAS's Armando Polidori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patrik Kašík in the 66th minute of play. Armando Polidori showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Patrik Kašík, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Huang Chao Ling made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ernesto Minichiello in the 77th minute of play. After 78 played minutes Bludovice got a freekick which was hit by Gabriel Martinelli. In the 78th minute, Gabriel Martinelli fired away a free kick at goal. It was hit a tad too hard, and went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in XMAS's zone, Patrik Kašík stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Armando Polidori came out of the goal and Patrik Kašík tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. XMAS's Armando Polidori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Martinelli in the 81st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Patrik Kašík in the 85th minute of play forced XMAS's goalkeeper Armando Polidori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Patrik Kašík in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Armando Polidori saved XMAS from getting behind. Enzo Alfonsi kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. 90 minutes into the match, XMAS's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel Martinelli came free, but Armando Polidori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 93 minutes into the game, Enzo Alfonsi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. XMAS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bludovice the free kick. After a rather tough play, XMAS's Enzo Alfonsi got a free kick in the 93rd minute. If Patrik Kašík had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. XMAS's Armando Polidori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Patrik Kašík in the 97th minute of play. When the final whistle sounded Bludovice left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than XMAS.