World League

The Haunted Stadium
Spectators: 7733 (Terracing: 5801, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) Lorenzo Garin started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jari Alenius in the 11th minute of play forced Ghostbusters CF's goalkeeper La Vela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, NAGANO F.C's Cléber Medeiros got a free kick in the 17th minute. Vellito Alguerdo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lorenzo Garin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 19 minutes, Lorenzo Garin made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. NAGANO F.C's Vellito Alguerdo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 21st match minute, NAGANO F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pertti Koskenkorva to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jari Alenius in the 23rd minute of play forced Ghostbusters CF's goalkeeper La Vela to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute, Jari Alenius ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. La Vela was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. 34 minutes in the game Stelian Encuțu did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Radu Trică. La Vela didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jari Alenius went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Vellito Alguerdo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Reynaldo Pinto in the 39th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lorenzo Garin in the 43rd minute of play forced NAGANO F.C's goalkeeper Vellito Alguerdo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gabriel Batistuta kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. 50 minutes into the match, Ghostbusters CF's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel Batistuta came free, but La Vela reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jari Alenius to strike the kick off in the second half. La Vela made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jari Alenius in the 56th minute. Jari Alenius might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over La Vela. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jari Alenius ran back to his position shaking his head. La Vela made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jari Alenius in the 57th minute. Jari Alenius made a great header on NAGANO F.C's corner, it was just that Ghostbusters CF's La Vela managed to reach the ball for a save. 64 minutes in the game Eusebiu Neagu did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Pompiliu Crainic. La Vela made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Jari Alenius sent off a good shot on target. In the 71st match minute, Ghostbusters CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lorenzo Garin to maneuver through the defense. In the 73rd minute of the game Eusebiu Neagu made a throw-in which Pompiliu Crainic played forward. Lorenzo Garin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 84 minutes into the game, NAGANO F.C's Gabriel Batistuta nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. La Vela made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. La Vela made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Jari Alenius sent off a good shot on target. In the 94thth minute of the game Ariel Ortega who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ghostbusters CF's La Vela was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 99 minutes into the match, Jari Alenius had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of La Vela. Ghostbusters CF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jari Alenius was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched NAGANO F.C eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.