World League

San Siro
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) After a rather tough play, Viento Norte FC's Bruno Sugar got a free kick in the 5th minute. If Georg Simonsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Torsten Giliusson in the 10th minute of play forced Viento Norte FC's goalkeeper Dalmacio Gelacio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Rossoneri XI getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Torsten Giliusson hit a great ball. In the 14th minute Marciano Azeari shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fang Xing Ang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Winford McGraw hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Fang Xing Ang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juliano Macena in the 16th minute of play. Fang Xing Ang showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marciano Azeari, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Fang Xing Ang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Radomir Marczyniec in the 25th minute of play. Radomir Marczyniec took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fang Xing Ang. Fang Xing Ang dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 34 minutes into the game, Radomir Marczyniec cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Fang Xing Ang was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 36 minutes into the match, Albin Björklund dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dalmacio Gelacio, 1-2. The crowd rose to their feet as Albin Björklund kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dalmacio Gelacio. That made the score 2-2 in the 42 minute of play. Mehmet Özdilek could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Dalmacio Gelacio made a huge save. 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.

Rossoneri XI's Fang Xing Ang proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 53rd minute of the match, managed to save Rossoneri XI from getting a goal against them. Dalmacio Gelacio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albin Björklund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 55th minute of the match Rossoneri XI got a corner. Viento Norte FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Winford McGraw ran over to the corner to take the kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mehmet Özdilek in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dalmacio Gelacio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Rossoneri XI's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Winford McGraw in the 58th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Rossoneri XI's zone, Radomir Marczyniec stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fang Xing Ang came out of the goal and Radomir Marczyniec tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rossoneri XI made a substitution. Honorato Soveral replaced Albin Björklund. After 64 played minutes Rossoneri XI got a freekick which was hit by Mehmet Özdilek. Dalmacio Gelacio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Honorato Soveral, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Honorato Soveral managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rossoneri XI's supporters rose to their feet, but Honorato Soveral was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dalmacio Gelacio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Georg Simonsson in the 77th minute of play forced Viento Norte FC's goalkeeper Dalmacio Gelacio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dalmacio Gelacio came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by Rossoneri XI's Honorato Soveral. But to his dismay, Honorato Soveral quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-3. Viento Norte FC's Dalmacio Gelacio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mehmet Özdilek in the 93rd minute of play. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.