World League

Antonio V. Liberti
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mai Hong Zhen kicked off to start the match. The throw-in from Mihail Botgros in the 6th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Elvio Lentovskiy. Paolo Urko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valder Gausbo in the 8th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mai Hong Zhen in the 10th minute of play forced Catalin Haldan's goalkeeper Olavi Liib to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 12 minutes into the match, ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s goal looked a bit too open when Peter Telin came free, but Paolo Urko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Peter Telin took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Paolo Urko. Paolo Urko dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 15th minute Frédson Melo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paolo Urko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Valder Gausbo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mai Hong Zhen got free with Olavi Liib in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 37 minutes, Mai Hong Zhen put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Olavi Liib. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Angelino Cristofor quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Mihail Botgros, made in the 41st minute of the game. Olavi Liib showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mai Hong Zhen, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. In the 46th minute Valder Gausbo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paolo Urko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The wind increased when Valder Gausbo made the kick off in the second half. In the 54thth minute of the game Mai Hong Zhen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Catalin Haldan's Olavi Liib was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Paolo Urko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valder Gausbo in the 57th minute. In the 60th minute Mai Hong Zhen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olavi Liib saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd minute of the match ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ got a corner. Catalin Haldan's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Elvio Lentovskiy ran over to the corner to take the kick. Elvio Lentovskiy made a great header on ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s corner, it was just that Catalin Haldan's Olavi Liib managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 67th minute Mai Hong Zhen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Olavi Liib saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s zone, Valder Gausbo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paolo Urko came out of the goal and Valder Gausbo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Olavi Liib made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mai Hong Zhen in the 76th minute of play. Olavi Liib showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mai Hong Zhen, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. In the 87th minute, Mai Hong Zhen made a precise shot to the right of Olavi Liib. Catalin Haldan's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2.