World League

Friuli
Spectators: 7698 (Terracing: 5775, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) A.S. Udinese's Alessio Zoccali started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Alvaro Rotili showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vinicio Carballeira in the 4th minute of the match. Alvaro Rotili made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vinicio Carballeira in the 7th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Vinicio Carballeira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alvaro Rotili was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. Donald Fenwick took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessio Zoccali, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joachim Garate sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessio Zoccali in the 22nd minute of play forced Memphis Grizzlies's goalkeeper Donald Fenwick to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessio Zoccali in the 26th minute of play forced Memphis Grizzlies's goalkeeper Donald Fenwick to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alessio Zoccali got free with Donald Fenwick in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alvaro Rotili made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ty Hislop in the 33rd minute of play. Alvaro Rotili showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tony Jones in the 34th minute of the match. Alessio Zoccali struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Donald Fenwick didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for A.S. Udinese. Alvaro Rotili made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vinicio Carballeira in the 37th minute of play. A.S. Udinese's Alvaro Rotili played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronny Theobold in the 39th minute of play. Joachim Garate kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Vinicio Carballeira was the one to do the kick off. If Alessio Zoccali had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A.S. Udinese's Alexander Damiani was substituted for Bruno Maranzano. A.S. Udinese's Alexander Damiani quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Jim Mannell, made in the 60th minute of the game. Alessio Zoccali received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Donald Fenwick tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Memphis Grizzlies's Ian Prutton was substituted for Ty Hislop. In the 69th minute, Alessio Zoccali made a precise shot to the right of Donald Fenwick. Memphis Grizzlies's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Donald Fenwick made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessio Zoccali in the 79th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Stuart Banks's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alvaro Rotili was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. In the 85th minute Alessio Zoccali shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donald Fenwick saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stuart Banks in the 86th minute of play forced A.S. Udinese's goalkeeper Alvaro Rotili to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Memphis Grizzlies were awarded a corner in the 88th minute after A.S. Udinese's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joachim Garate took the corner. Donald Fenwick showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberigo Di Franco, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. In the 91st minute, Stuart Banks 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. When the referee blew the final whistle, A.S. Udinese could leave the field as winners, despite Memphis Grizzlies having more of the ball for most of the match.