World League

Stadio Montesacro
Spectators: 7655 (Terracing: 5743, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 152) Chelsicha's Ciro Elija 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. Buğrahan Vecih could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 2nd minute of the match, but Caetano da Silveira made a huge save. In the 6th minute, Alberto Lupo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Buğrahan Vecih succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 9th playminute. Ciro Elija might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Christophe Rau. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ciro Elija ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 17th minute Ciro Elija shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christophe Rau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Caetano da Silveira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Buğrahan Vecih in the 18th minute of the match. Ciro Elija sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Caetano da Silveira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aldo Ianni, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Caetano da Silveira made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Buğrahan Vecih sent off a good shot on target. Ciro Elija might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Christophe Rau. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ciro Elija ran back to his position shaking his head. With an all-out effort, Talenti Roma Calcio's Caetano da Silveira threw himself towards the right post 36 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Buğrahan Vecih, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 37th minute of the match Talenti Roma Calcio got a corner. Chelsicha's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Celso Bibiano ran over to the corner to take the kick. 42 minutes into the match, Talenti Roma Calcio's goal looked a bit too open when Ciro Elija came free, but Christophe Rau reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Caetano da Silveira was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Celso Bibiano showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 44 minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

A collision led to Chelsicha getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Vânderson Cafuringa hit a great ball. Ciro Elija could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Christophe Rau made a huge save. Christophe Rau made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jean Carl Mintoff in the 63rd minute. 68 minutes into the match, Ciro Elija notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Talenti Roma Calcio's Christophe Rau. Christophe Rau was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Chelsicha booed when Talenti Roma Calcio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Przemyslaw Gerlach didn't get a good kick on the ball. Caetano da Silveira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zdzislaw Gierlach, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Przemyslaw Gerlach hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciro Elija in the 81st minute of play forced Talenti Roma Calcio's goalkeeper Christophe Rau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th minute, Chelsicha's Jeoffrey Airpoel seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Jeoffrey Airpoel the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Chelsicha protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Jeoffrey Airpoel had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 86th match minute, Chelsicha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeoffrey Airpoel to maneuver through the defense. Talenti Roma Calcio's Felice Scurti was substituted for Przemyslaw Gerlach. Jean Carl Mintoff's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Christophe Rau firmly grabbed it by the left post. The supporters of Talenti Roma Calcio booed when Chelsicha was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jean Carl Mintoff didn't get a good kick on the ball. Chelsicha succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Talenti Roma Calcio had controlled the match.