World League

Ozzy Stadium
Spectators: 7671 (Terracing: 5754, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Celestino Eli started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrei Alexandrescu in the 5th minute of play forced HFA FC's goalkeeper Cleto Gonza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of HFA FC booed when FC Acatar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ignacy Konopka didn't get a good kick on the ball. Diamantino Lobo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from C.J. De la Sotta in the 11th minute of the match. Celestino Eli in the 14thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Diamantino Lobo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ioan Hârlab in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cleto Gonza prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Andrei Alexandrescu came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the FC Acatar 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 Andrei Alexandrescu couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrei Alexandrescu in the 22nd minute of play forced HFA FC's goalkeeper Cleto Gonza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alejo Suero's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Diamantino Lobo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. After 25 minutes FC Acatar's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was C.J. De la Sotta who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrei Alexandrescu in the 28th minute of play forced HFA FC's goalkeeper Cleto Gonza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 29 played minutes FC Acatar got a freekick which was hit by Andrei Alexandrescu. An unexpectedly hard shot by C.J. De la Sotta in the 31st minute of play forced FC Acatar's goalkeeper Diamantino Lobo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Herbert Hök struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Cleto Gonza didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Acatar. Diamantino Lobo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alejo Suero in the 33rd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alejo Suero in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Diamantino Lobo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. HFA FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by C.J. De la Sotta in the 36th minute. A nice corner shot did that Angelino Oihan got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Diamantino Lobo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Cleto Gonza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudiu Fecioru, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Cleto Gonza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudiu Fecioru in the 40th minute of the match. 42 minutes into the match, FC Acatar's goal looked a bit too open when Alejo Suero came free, but Diamantino Lobo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of FC Acatar booed when HFA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christian Urdin didn't get a good kick on the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Andrei Alexandrescu was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of FC Acatar booed when HFA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christian Urdin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Andrei Alexandrescu who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 54thth minute tested the skills of Cleto Gonza when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Andrei Alexandrescus short, quick shot in the 54thth minute got Cleto Gonza to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Diamantino Lobo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alejo Suero's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. Cleto Gonza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ioan Hârlab in the 58th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celestino Eli in the 62nd minute of play forced FC Acatar's goalkeeper Diamantino Lobo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lv Yu in the 63rd minute of play forced HFA FC's goalkeeper Cleto Gonza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, HFA FC's Cleto Gonza got control of the ball when Andrei Alexandrescu tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, HFA FC's Cleto Gonza got control of the ball when Andrei Alexandrescu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cleto Gonza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudiu Fecioru in the 69th minute of play. Gigi Junilă's late challenge caught a HFA FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gigi Junilă helped the player get up and apologised. In the 71st minute, one of FC Acatar:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for FC Acatar. C.J. De la Sotta shot the penalty kick right outside the post. With an all-out effort, FC Acatar's Cleto Gonza threw himself towards the right post 73 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Claudiu Fecioru, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. When FC Acatar's Andrei Alexandrescu in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye HFA FC's goalie prevented a goal. Cleto Gonza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrei Alexandrescu in the 79th minute of the match. FC Acatar's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lv Yu in the 81st minute. The corner led FC Acatar's Lv Yu to fire away a dangerous shot which Cleto Gonza despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Cleto Gonza stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Claudiu Fecioru's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. 81 minutes into the game, Claudiu Fecioru lined in a short shot 0-1 behind a frustrated Cleto Gonza. Cleto Gonza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Herbert Hök, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Diamantino Lobo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alejo Suero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd minute Herbert Hök shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cleto Gonza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 96 minutes into the match, HFA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Herbert Hök came free, but Cleto Gonza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the final whistle sounded FC Acatar left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than HFA FC.