World League

Romeo Anconetani
Spectators: 7472 (Terracing: 5605, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Yin Qiang Zhen kicked off to start the match. If Yin Qiang Zhen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Yin Qiang Zhen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Börje Albohm made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Uzay Gencalp in the 4th minute of play forced A.c Tre dei Frati's goalkeeper Pico Bădila to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 5th minute Baxters Boys were awarded a corner. Kevin Skarkman went to the cornerflag to take it. Pico Bădila took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kevin Skarkman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17th minute Frank Novella shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pico Bădila saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A throw-in in the 23rd minute of the game was made by Christian Kjellman with Jan-Olof Ahlgren as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. When the match had gone on for 27 minutes, Yin Qiang Zhen put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Börje Albohm. A.c Tre dei Frati's Amine Barka was substituted for Federico Di Muzio. After having played for 31 minutes, Yin Qiang Zhen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. A.c Tre dei Frati's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yin Qiang Zhen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Christian Kjellman made in the 37th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Jan-Olof Ahlgren immediately put the ball in play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Uzay Gencalp in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pico Bădila saved A.c Tre dei Frati from getting behind.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Uzay Gencalp made a kick off. If Uzay Gencalp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Baxters Boys's Uzay Gencalp in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye A.c Tre dei Frati's goalie prevented a goal. After 62 minutes of play, A.c Tre dei Frati's Yin Qiang Zhen made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Börje Albohm was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Baxters Boys's zone, Osvaldo Potente stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Börje Albohm came out of the goal and Osvaldo Potente tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 74 minutes into the game, Osvaldo Potente cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Börje Albohm was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Baxters Boys's Olov Tham was substituted for Uzay Gencalp. In the 82ndth minute of the game Osvaldo Potente who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Baxters Boys's Börje Albohm was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 82 minutes, the score became 4-1 when Osvaldo Potente sped through Baxters Boys's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Börje Albohm. 85 minutes into the match, A.c Tre dei Frati's Osvaldo Potente sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Börje Albohm narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Christer Elg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Pico Bădila tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Staffan Åman kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Pico Bădila. That made the score 4-2 in the 88 minute of play. The audience was convinced that Osvaldo Potente's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Börje Albohm was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. A.c Tre dei Frati were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Baxters Boys for a fine match.