World League

Stadio Cesco Totti
Spectators: 7705 (Terracing: 5780, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Apolo Lauaxeta kicked off to start the match. Emanuel Timo made in the 2nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and André Pihlgren immediately put the ball in play. A collision led to Grandi Lupi getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Zakariás Pálffy hit a great ball. 7 minutes into the match, Saturno's goalkeeper Antonio Roma had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pál Pintér. Antonio Roma came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by Grandi Lupi's Pál Pintér. But to his dismay, Pál Pintér quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Antonio Roma made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Louis-Philippe Damman sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pippin Aguilera got free with Antonio Roma in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pál Pintér received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Antonio Roma tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Saturno's Antonio Roma proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Saturno from getting a goal against them. After having played for 21 minutes, Emanuel Timo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Saturno's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emanuel Timo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 26 minutes into the match, Saturno's goal looked a bit too open when Pippin Aguilera came free, but Antonio Roma reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Saturno's Marcial Aballe got a free kick in the 28th minute. With a little luck, Saturno's Antonio Roma got control of the ball when Louis-Philippe Damman tried to sneak it across the goal line. Grandi Lupi were awarded a corner in the 34th minute after Saturno's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rafael Salgó took the corner. Grandi Lupi's Rafael Salgó was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Antonio Roma in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Saturno's Antonio Roma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Louis-Philippe Damman in the 35th minute of play. In the 37th match minute, Grandi Lupi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sándor Bodnár to maneuver through the defense. In the 39th minute, Apolo Lauaxeta got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The supporters of Saturno booed when Grandi Lupi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Péter Márkus didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Emanuel Timo came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Saturno 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 Emanuel Timo couldn't finish the play. 45 minutes in the game Sándor Bodnár did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Zakariás Pálffy. When the match had gone on for 47 minutes, Igor Kaczeniak put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Alfonz Kállai.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Pippin Aguilera to strike the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Saturno defense, Pippin Aguilera kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Antonio Roma. The Saturno fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Antonio Roma should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pippin Aguilera in the 54th minute of play forced Saturno's goalkeeper Antonio Roma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antonio Roma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pál Pintér, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A throw-in in the 64th minute of the game was made by Sándor Bodnár with Zakariás Pálffy as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. André Pihlgren hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. In the 66th minute Louis-Philippe Damman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonio Roma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 68 minutes into the match, Grandi Lupi's goalkeeper Alfonz Kállai had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Apolo Lauaxeta. The nice shot from Apolo Lauaxeta in the 68thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Alfonz Kállai had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Sándor Bodnár kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Grandi Lupi made a substitution. Elias Furman replaced Pál Pintér. Grandi Lupi's Frank Tristezza was substituted for Pippin Aguilera. Saturno's Gert Gronden was substituted for Emanuel Timo. In the 74th match minute, Grandi Lupi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sándor Bodnár to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Frank Tristezza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Antonio Roma was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. In the 80th match minute, Grandi Lupi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elias Furman to maneuver through the defense. Saturno made a substitution. Laureano Perfecto replaced Apolo Lauaxeta. The supporters of Saturno booed when Grandi Lupi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elias Furman didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Igor Kaczeniak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 82 minutes into the match, Grandi Lupi's goal looked a bit too open when Igor Kaczeniak came free, but Alfonz Kállai reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Laureano Perfecto in the 89thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Alfonz Kállai, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Kaczeniak in the 91st minute of play forced Grandi Lupi's goalkeeper Alfonz Kállai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Grandi Lupi's zone, Igor Kaczeniak stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alfonz Kállai came out of the goal and Igor Kaczeniak tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Frank Tristezza blasted a shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Antonio Roma having to make a save. In the 96th minute, Frank Tristezza ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Antonio Roma was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Grandi Lupi were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Saturno for a fine match.