World League

Stadionul Municipal
Spectators: 7710 (Terracing: 5784, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) Ionică Lucescu started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The audience was convinced that Amauri Lopes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristiano Granata was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. King Junior made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dino Palmisano in the 11th minute of play. Cristiano Granata made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Ionică Lucescu sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Rodrigue Léonard's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but King Junior was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. After 17 minutes Kobra TEAM's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dino Palmisano who took care of the corner kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Harald Munderloh heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ionică Lucescu in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristiano Granata saved A.S. Ian Fenomeni from getting behind. With an all-out effort, Kobra TEAM's Cristiano Granata threw himself towards the right post 23 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Amauri Lopes, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Amauri Lopes in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristiano Granata saved A.S. Ian Fenomeni from getting behind. After some careless play in the A.S. Ian Fenomeni defense, Aristides Paiva kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cristiano Granata. The A.S. Ian Fenomeni fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cristiano Granata should have stopped the shot. King Junior showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigue Léonard in the 33rd minute of the match. Kobra TEAM's King Junior played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Harald Munderloh in the 45th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dino Palmisano stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Harald Munderloh reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of King Junior. The goal made the score 4-1. Cristiano Granata showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ionică Lucescu in the 58th minute of the match. A collision led to Kobra TEAM getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Liviu Cristocea hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ionică Lucescu in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristiano Granata saved A.S. Ian Fenomeni from getting behind. King Junior showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Harald Munderloh in the 65th minute of the match. A.S. Ian Fenomeni's Cristiano Granata played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aristides Paiva in the 68th minute of play. 75 minutes into the game, Ionică Lucescu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-1. Cristiano Granata was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A.S. Ian Fenomeni's Corrado Filippini was substituted for Franco Walcher. King Junior made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigue Léonard in the 82nd minute of play. Cristiano Granata showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cazimir Corbeanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. If Aristides Paiva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ionică Lucescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristiano Granata having to interfere. Rodrigue Léonard recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kobra TEAM were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of A.S. Ian Fenomeni for a fine match.