World League

Arena Prezulo
Spectators: 10886 (Terracing: 8165, Seating: 2504, VIP seats: 217) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Turgut Soyuer made the kick off which started today's match. In the 11th minute Alessandro Del Piero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jarbas Quadros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jarbas Quadros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessandro Del Piero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Turgut Soyuer got free with Glenn Fyfe in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 30th minute, Alessandro Del Piero ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jarbas Quadros was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. The audience was convinced that James Batistuta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jarbas Quadros was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Jarbas Quadros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from James Batistuta in the 36th minute of the match. 37 minutes into the match, James Batistuta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jarbas Quadros. PREZULO FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that James Batistuta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell James Batistuta to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alessandro Del Piero got free with Jarbas Quadros in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 55thth minute of the game Turgut Soyuer who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but A4p FC Gad's Glenn Fyfe was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 57th minute Turgut Soyuer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Glenn Fyfe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcin Pachucki hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Turgut Soyuer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Glenn Fyfe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A4p FC Gad's Anfilogino Manzi was substituted for Erasmo Damião. 64 minutes into the match, PREZULO FC's goal looked a bit too open when James Batistuta came free, but Jarbas Quadros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A4p FC Gad's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Marcin Pachucki in the 65th minute. In the 66th match minute, PREZULO FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonathan Otto to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, PREZULO FC's Jonathan Otto got a free kick in the 67th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Flavius Cândroveanu got free with Jarbas Quadros in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Glenn Fyfe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isaac Ferreira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jarbas Quadros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gică Busuioc in the 74th minute of the match. A4p FC Gad's Iulian Berceanu quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Luciano Guib, made in the 78th minute of the game. Jarbas Quadros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gică Busuioc, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Glenn Fyfe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marquinhos Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 88 minutes into the match, PREZULO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Flavius Cândroveanu came free, but Jarbas Quadros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isaac Ferreira in the 89th minute of play forced A4p FC Gad's goalkeeper Glenn Fyfe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jarbas Quadros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from King Scorpio, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Glenn Fyfe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Betão de Brito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Flavius Cândroveanu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The PREZULO FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. A4p FC Gad were clearly better and deserved to take the win.