World League

ULTRAS
Spectators: 7709 (Terracing: 5783, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) After 6 played minutes XIN JIANG FOOTBALL CLUB got a freekick which was hit by Andrzej Barna. After 8 minutes XIN JIANG FOOTBALL CLUB's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Fulvio Grande who took care of the corner kick. Artuur Akram showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fulvio Grande in the 10th minute of the match. In the 13th minute Fulvio Muzzolon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artuur Akram saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvaro Lupi in the 15th minute of play forced XIN JIANG FOOTBALL CLUB's goalkeeper Artuur Akram to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the XIN JIANG FOOTBALL CLUB defense, Alvaro Lupi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Artuur Akram. The XIN JIANG FOOTBALL CLUB fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Artuur Akram should have stopped the shot. Artuur Akram made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fulvio Grande in the 26th minute of play. Markus Alfheim took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Achille Albanesi. Achille Albanesi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. 33 minutes into the match, XIN JIANG FOOTBALL CLUB's goalkeeper Artuur Akram had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fulvio Grande. Artuur Akram took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fulvio Grande, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Achille Albanesi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stanislav Georgiev in the 38th minute of the match. In the 39th minute Markus Alfheim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Achille Albanesi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 41st minute, Faruk Akram ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Achille Albanesi was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. In the 44th match minute, XIN JIANG FOOTBALL CLUB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristinel Dinulescu to maneuver through the defense. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

59 minutes into the match, Stanislav Georgiev notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of S.S.C. NAPOLI's Achille Albanesi. Achille Albanesi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Achille Albanesi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Faruk Akram in the 63rd minute. Stanislav Georgiev might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Achille Albanesi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Stanislav Georgiev ran back to his position shaking his head. Artuur Akram showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fulvio Grande, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Faruk Akram kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Artuur Akram took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fulvio Grande, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 75 minutes into the match, Fulvio Grande had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Artuur Akram. XIN JIANG FOOTBALL CLUB's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fulvio Grande was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. In the 81st minute, S.S.C. NAPOLI's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Stanislav Georgiev fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 83 minutes into the match, XIN JIANG FOOTBALL CLUB's goal looked a bit too open when Fulvio Grande came free, but Artuur Akram reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Achille Albanesi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stanislav Georgiev in the 84th minute of the match. After some careless play in the S.S.C. NAPOLI defense, Stanislav Georgiev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Achille Albanesi. The S.S.C. NAPOLI fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Achille Albanesi should have stopped the shot. Achille Albanesi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stanislav Georgiev's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Cristinel Dinulescu kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Achille Albanesi. That made the score 3-5 in the 89 minute of play. In the 93rd match minute, S.S.C. NAPOLI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Österlund to maneuver through the defense. Achille Albanesi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristinel Dinulescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched XIN JIANG FOOTBALL CLUB eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.