World League

Arena Gwałtu
Spectators: 7684 (Terracing: 5764, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) Squadra de Pippe's Filippo Gigli 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. Bruno Mazzone made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when José Pedro Dracena sent off a good shot on target. Gustaw Nowak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Javier Villarreal in the 11th minute of play. Gustaw Nowak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filippo Gigli in the 12th minute of the match. In the 17th minute of the match Stanislovas Skripkauskas shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gustaw Nowak showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Gustaw Nowak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Javier Villarreal, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. José Pedro Dracena scored 1-0 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bruno Mazzone, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Squadra de Pippe's Bruno Mazzone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zbyszek Le Bonniec in the 28th minute of play. A hard shot by Ciccio Kowalczyk from long distance, 30 minutes into the match, got Bruno Mazzone's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zbyszek Le Bonniec got free with Bruno Mazzone in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bruno Mazzone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zbyszek Le Bonniec in the 34th minute of play. In the 38th minute Filippo Gigli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gustaw Nowak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Tristan Lannister had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 39 minutes into the match, Czerwone Lwy Podjuchy's Tristan Lannister sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bruno Mazzone narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Javier Villarreal came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Squadra de Pippe 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 Javier Villarreal couldn't finish the play. Gustaw Nowak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Javier Villarreal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Squadra de Pippe's zone, Tristan Lannister stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bruno Mazzone came out of the goal and Tristan Lannister tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Squadra de Pippe made a substitution. Andrea Di Carlo replaced Filippo Gigli. Andrea Di Carlo might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gustaw Nowak. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Andrea Di Carlo ran back to his position shaking his head. Gustaw Nowak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andrea Di Carlo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrea Di Carlo in the 54th minute of play forced Czerwone Lwy Podjuchy's goalkeeper Gustaw Nowak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Czerwone Lwy Podjuchy's zone, Andrea Di Carlo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gustaw Nowak came out of the goal and Andrea Di Carlo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Squadra de Pippe made a substitution. Fabiano Di Martino replaced Javier Villarreal. The corner led Czerwone Lwy Podjuchy's Ciccio Kowalczyk to fire away a dangerous shot which Bruno Mazzone despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. With a little luck, Czerwone Lwy Podjuchy's Gustaw Nowak got control of the ball when Andrea Di Carlo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gustaw Nowak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabiano Di Martino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gustaw Nowak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabiano Di Martino in the 72nd minute of the match. 74 minutes into the match, Fabiano Di Martino notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Czerwone Lwy Podjuchy's Gustaw Nowak. Gustaw Nowak was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Wawrzyniec Domamir managed to get in a good position for a shot. Czerwone Lwy Podjuchy's supporters rose to their feet, but Wawrzyniec Domamir was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bruno Mazzone breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Czerwone Lwy Podjuchy's Gustaw Nowak proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save Czerwone Lwy Podjuchy from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Fabiano Di Martino's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gustaw Nowak was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giovanni Di Lorenzo in the 92nd minute of play forced Czerwone Lwy Podjuchy's goalkeeper Gustaw Nowak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.