World League

La Playa
Spectators: 8486 (Terracing: 6366, Seating: 1951, VIP seats: 169) In the 4th minute of the match Playa Malvín got a corner. Samurai's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sandu Mândrilă ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Samurai's goalie and right to Constantijn De Hond. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Samurai's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Zé Roberto Teixeira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timmy Henriksson, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. The supporters of Playa Malvín booed when Samurai was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Allan Bivall didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zé Roberto Teixeira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timmy Henriksson in the 10th minute of the match. Zé Roberto Teixeira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maxim Tsigalko in the 11th minute of play. In the 13th minute, Stamen Tekeliev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Playa Malvín fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Vladimiro Marquez made in the 20th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Samurai's Wolffram Lobo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maxim Tsigalko in the 22nd minute of play forced Playa Malvín's goalkeeper Zé Roberto Teixeira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Samurai's Timmy Henriksson in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Playa Malvín's goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 25 minutes, Timmy Henriksson put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Zé Roberto Teixeira. In the 33rd minute, Samurai's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Sandu Mândrilă fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. If Stamen Tekeliev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 38th minute of the game Alto Wing made a throw-in which Hernán Grana played forward. Zé Roberto Teixeira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maxim Tsigalko in the 40th minute of the match. Stamen Tekeliev blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vince Di Cola having to make a save. When Stamen Tekeliev came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Playa Malvín fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Stamen Tekeliev couldn't finish the play.

Alvise Catapano hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. Sandu Mândrilă sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Vince Di Cola showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stamen Tekeliev, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 58th minute, Maxim Tsigalko ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zé Roberto Teixeira was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. 61 minutes into the match, Playa Malvín's goal looked a bit too open when Allan Bivall came free, but Zé Roberto Teixeira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Playa Malvín's Josu Onez was substituted for Jabier Igual. Samurai's Wu Qi was substituted for Maxim Tsigalko. Playa Malvín's Sesuldo Roque was substituted for Sandu Mândrilă. 68 minutes into the game, Morgan Vassenius threw the ball into play from the sideline. Playa Malvín's Constantijn De Hond quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Quinto Ampudia struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Vince Di Cola didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Playa Malvín. When Samurai's Wu Qi in 75 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Zé Roberto Teixeira guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esbjörn Hultstrand in the 79th minute of play forced Playa Malvín's goalkeeper Zé Roberto Teixeira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Playa Malvín's Quinto Ampudia in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Samurai's goalie prevented a goal. Playa Malvín's Zé Roberto Teixeira proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Playa Malvín from getting a goal against them. Quinto Ampudia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.