World League

Vivant Arena
Spectators: 8133 (Terracing: 6101, Seating: 1871, VIP seats: 161) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Roberto Cherro kicked off to start the match. Larry Hallam could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Bennvar Buffon made a huge save. Roberto Cherro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 7th minute Roberto Cherro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but A.J. 关平 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bennvar Buffon made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Marin Lipets sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Bolsodios's Leo Fender got a free kick in the 15th minute. In the 16th minute, Youri Van Der Talen 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. Bennvar Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hilário Bento in the 23rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hugues Calonne in the 29th minute of play forced Vivant's goalkeeper A.J. 关平 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute of the match, Larry Hallam got a very nice opportunity to score, but Bennvar Buffon was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 35th minute Hugues Calonne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but A.J. 关平 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 37th minute of the match Bolsodios got a corner. Vivant's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Leo Fender ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 42nd minute, Leo Fender hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bolsodios's Bennvar Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hilário Bento in the 43rd minute of play. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Larry Hallam was the one to do the kick off. Bennvar Buffon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hilário Bento in the 53rd minute of the match. 58 minutes into the game, Marin Lipets threw the ball into play from the sideline. Bolsodios's Jonas Raymon quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Bennvar Buffon came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by Vivant's Marin Lipets. But to his dismay, Marin Lipets quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Bolsodios made a substitution. Nero Ibarra replaced Roberto Cherro. Bolsodios's Besik Taş was substituted for Hugues Calonne. 71 minutes into the match, Bolsodios's goal looked a bit too open when Hilário Bento came free, but Bennvar Buffon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 73rd minute, Marin Lipets made a precise shot to the right of Bennvar Buffon. Bolsodios's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Berto Somiedo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 76thth minute, A.J. 关平 skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Bennvar Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Larry Hallam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bolsodios's Bennvar Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hilário Bento in the 78th minute of play. Bennvar Buffon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Youri Van Der Talen in the 80th minute of play. Vivant were awarded a corner in the 83th minute after Bolsodios's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Youri Van Der Talen took the corner. Bolsodios's Bennvar Buffon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marin Lipets in the 85th minute of play. Bennvar Buffon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Larry Hallam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Youri Van Der Talen in the 88th minute of play forced Bolsodios's goalkeeper Bennvar Buffon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91st minute Larry Hallam shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bennvar Buffon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 92nd minute, Bolsodios's Besik Taş ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind A.J. 关平. A.J. 关平 yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. A.J. 关平 was a little too slow when Berto Somiedo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 94th minute. The score was now 2-2. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.