World League

Eugenio Carlucci
Spectators: 7728 (Terracing: 5797, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's Erwin Jadamowitz 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. In the 9th minute Erwin Jadamowitz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Napoleon Jajko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, Zjem Cię's goal looked a bit too open when Francesco Coscia came free, but Napoleon Jajko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Napoleon Jajko made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Francesco Coscia sent off a good shot on target. After 21 minutes Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Thodoris Tikellis who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Thodoris Tikellis got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Liu Xing Qiang quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 23 minutes into the match, Zjem Cię's goalkeeper Napoleon Jajko had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Francesco Coscia. Liu Xing Qiang didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Zjem Cię's Mateo Palacio shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. 32 minutes into the match, Mateo Palacio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Liu Xing Qiang. Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mateo Palacio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Francesco Coscia could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Napoleon Jajko made a huge save. Mateo Palacio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Liu Xing Qiang read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mateo Palacio in the 41st minute of play forced Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's goalkeeper Liu Xing Qiang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Radomil Deput sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Serafim Malta got free with Napoleon Jajko in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 45 minutes into the match, Zjem Cię's goalkeeper Napoleon Jajko had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Serafim Malta. The supporters of Zjem Cię booed when Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adalberto Ortiz didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 47th match minute, Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adalberto Ortiz to maneuver through the defense. Liu Xing Qiang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mateo Palacio, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mateo Palacio stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's goalkeeper Liu Xing Qiang had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mateo Palacio. Napoleon Jajko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francesco Coscia in the 55th minute of play. Napoleon Jajko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francesco Coscia in the 58th minute of the match. A collision led to Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Eugenio Cannata hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Zjem Cię's Mateo Palacio slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Liu Xing Qiang. That made the score 0-3 after 61 minutes of play. After 65 minutes, Erwin Jadamowitz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC and the Zjem Cię players grew even worse after the yellow card. Mateo Palacio struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Liu Xing Qiang didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Zjem Cię. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's goalkeeper Liu Xing Qiang, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Zjem Cię's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Thodoris Tikellis in the 76th minute. Thodoris Tikellis made a great header on Zjem Cię's corner, it was just that Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's Liu Xing Qiang managed to reach the ball for a save. Napoleon Jajko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francesco Coscia, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. With a little luck, Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's Liu Xing Qiang got control of the ball when Mateo Palacio tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's zone, Mateo Palacio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Liu Xing Qiang came out of the goal and Mateo Palacio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Napoleon Jajko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Didier Skarsø, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 96 minutes into the match, Zjem Cię's goal looked a bit too open when Didier Skarsø came free, but Napoleon Jajko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Zjem Cię's performance. The match ended with a win for Zjem Cię.