World League

Arena Cruzeiro
Spectators: 7985 (Terracing: 5990, Seating: 1836, VIP seats: 159) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zbigniew Zatorski got the match started through his kick off. Güralp Uğurtan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zbigniew Zatorski in the 5th minute of play. A collision led to Kolopetinitsa getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Theagenis Theodorakoglou hit a great ball. Thymios Antoniadis hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Zbigniew Zatorski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Güralp Uğurtan was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. 14 minutes into the match, Panos Tsabis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Raphael Dantas. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Panos Tsabis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The supporters of Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- booed when Kolopetinitsa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Panagiotis Kaliasis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Güralp Uğurtan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zbigniew Zatorski in the 20th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, Kolopetinitsa's goal looked a bit too open when Zbigniew Zatorski came free, but Güralp Uğurtan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Güralp Uğurtan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emiliano Toribio in the 26th minute of the match. Raphael Dantas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nial Peyton in the 27th minute of play. Raphael Dantas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Panos Tsabis, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Raphael Dantas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nial Peyton's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. 40 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s goal looked a bit too open when Panagiotis Kaliasis came free, but Raphael Dantas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Kolopetinitsa getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Theagenis Theodorakoglou hit a great ball. 43 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s goal looked a bit too open when Nial Peyton came free, but Raphael Dantas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Raphael Dantas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Panos Tsabis in the 45th minute of play. After 46 played minutes Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- got a freekick which was hit by Mauro Quirino. Raphael Dantas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nial Peyton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- made a substitution. Simo Mihklisaar replaced Zbigniew Zatorski. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Tony Thanos was substituted for Mauro Quirino. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nial Peyton to strike the kick off in the second half. 57 minutes into the match, Kolopetinitsa's goal looked a bit too open when Emiliano Toribio came free, but Güralp Uğurtan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Güralp Uğurtan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tony Thanos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Raphael Dantas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Panagiotis Kaliasis in the 62nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s zone, Panagiotis Kaliasis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Raphael Dantas came out of the goal and Panagiotis Kaliasis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Panos Tsabis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Raphael Dantas made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nial Peyton in the 71st minute of play forced Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Raphael Dantas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 72 minutes into the match, Kolopetinitsa's goal looked a bit too open when Simo Mihklisaar came free, but Güralp Uğurtan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Güralp Uğurtan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tony Thanos in the 74th minute of play. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Raphael Dantas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- from getting a goal against them. Raphael Dantas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nial Peyton in the 80th minute of the match. Raphael Dantas had great luck who in the 80thth minute grab hold of the ball when Nial Peyton from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Tony Thanos hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Kolopetinitsa's Dimitris Botinos was substituted for Roberto-Carlos Carlos. A collision led to Kolopetinitsa getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Konstantinos Tsitsanis hit a great ball. Kolopetinitsa's Güralp Uğurtan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Simo Mihklisaar in the 86th minute of play. 87 minutes had been played when some careless play by Kolopetinitsa's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dobromir Malewicki was slow to take the kick. During this time Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Dobromir Malewicki got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Güralp Uğurtan quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 89 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s goal looked a bit too open when Nial Peyton came free, but Raphael Dantas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panagiotis Kaliasis in the 90th minute of play forced Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Raphael Dantas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panagiotis Kaliasis in the 92nd minute of play forced Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Raphael Dantas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Güralp Uğurtan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Simo Mihklisaar, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute.