World League

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Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) Isac Mihălțan made the kick off and thus started the match. 4 minutes in the game Michael Klein did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Luis Sampil. 7 minutes into the match, A4p Dejani's goal looked a bit too open when Ben Buchanan came free, but Bogdan Lobonț reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A4p Dejani's Bogdan Lobonț played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Don Longden in the 9th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Osfinch FC's Ernani Chaves got a free kick in the 10th minute. Antônio Linhares took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 11th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Stefan Cullen. Osfinch FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Don Longden recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 21st minute Dušan Tadić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Lobonț saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bogdan Lobonț made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Boğaçhan Çinucen sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Osfinch FC's Dušan Tadić got a free kick in the 23rd minute. After 24 played minutes, A4p Dejani's Antônio Linhares shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Stefan Cullen came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in A4p Dejani reached it. Boğaçhan Çinucen's late challenge caught a A4p Dejani's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Boğaçhan Çinucen helped the player get up and apologised. After 31 played minutes Osfinch FC got a freekick which was hit by Boğaçhan Çinucen. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dušan Tadić in the 34th minute of play forced A4p Dejani's goalkeeper Bogdan Lobonț to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ernani Chaves was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 38 minutes into the match. A collision led to Osfinch FC getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Ernani Chaves hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Antônio Linhares managed to get in a good position for a shot. A4p Dejani's supporters rose to their feet, but Antônio Linhares was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stefan Cullen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 41 minutes into the match, Osfinch FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kubrat Delkov came free, but Stefan Cullen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bogdan Lobonț took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Johannes Wennerström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boğaçhan Çinucen in the 44th minute of play forced A4p Dejani's goalkeeper Bogdan Lobonț to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, A4p Dejani's Uriel Rojelio got a free kick in the 44th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Don Longden made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, A4p Dejani's goal looked a bit too open when Boğaçhan Çinucen came free, but Bogdan Lobonț reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A hard shot 53 in the game by Isac Mihălțan from a close distance when the talented Stefan Cullen managed to make a qualified save. Osfinch FC's players were relieved. A4p Dejani's Bogdan Lobonț played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boğaçhan Çinucen in the 54th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Don Longden in the 55th minute of play forced A4p Dejani's goalkeeper Bogdan Lobonț to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Boğaçhan Çinucen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bogdan Lobonț having to interfere. Guaberto Ulizes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Stefan Cullen read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. In the 63rd minute of the match A4p Dejani got a corner. Osfinch FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Antônio Linhares ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led A4p Dejani's Antônio Linhares to fire away a dangerous shot which Stefan Cullen despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Bogdan Lobonț showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Don Longden in the 65th minute of the match. Bogdan Lobonț took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ben Buchanan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th match minute, A4p Dejani was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antônio Linhares to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to A4p Dejani getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Guaberto Ulizes hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, A4p Dejani's Guaberto Ulizes got a free kick in the 71st minute. After 72 played minutes A4p Dejani got a freekick which was hit by Ferruccio Fracassi. In the 73rd minute, Carl Walmsley got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 75th minute Don Longden shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Lobonț saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Michael Klein made in the 76th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Antônio Linhares. 82 minutes into the match, Don Longden had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bogdan Lobonț. A4p Dejani's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Don Longden was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. 90 minutes into the match, Osfinch FC's Ben Buchanan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bogdan Lobonț narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Bogdan Lobonț showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Don Longden in the 93rd minute of the match. Stefan Cullen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isac Mihălțan, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. A4p Dejani's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.