World League

Coliseo
Spectators: 7722 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomas Nafarroa took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Eleuterio Maraman dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Przemyslaw Tscherner, 1-0. 12 minutes into the match, Italia's Flavio Elodio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Przemyslaw Tscherner narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 15 minutes into the match, Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Przemyslaw Tscherner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tomas Nafarroa. After 19 minutes of play, Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ-'s Gugu Mandrak made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Guaberto Playo was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Eleuterio Maraman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Przemyslaw Tscherner stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eleuterio Maraman's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gugu Mandrak in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Guaberto Playo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 34th minute Redas Baliukonis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Przemyslaw Tscherner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Andrey Kovtun in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Guaberto Playo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Guaberto Playo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrey Kovtun in the 40th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gugu Mandrak in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Guaberto Playo saved Italia from getting behind. Andrey Kovtun fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guaberto Playo having to interfere. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gugu Mandrak made a kick off. Przemyslaw Tscherner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Redas Baliukonis in the 54th minute of the match. In the 54thth minute of the game Redas Baliukonis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ-'s Przemyslaw Tscherner was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Redas Baliukonis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Przemyslaw Tscherner was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. Gugu Mandrak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Italia made a substitution. Lorenzo Loi replaced Eleuterio Maraman. After a rather tough play, Italia's Flavio Elodio got a free kick in the 65th minute. Przemyslaw Tscherner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kerim Kılıc in the 71st minute of play. Zé Carlos Vaz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Przemyslaw Tscherner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kerim Kılıc in the 75th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 79 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Kerim Kılıc sped through Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ-'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Przemyslaw Tscherner. After 84 minutes, Flavio Elodio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Italia and the Magic Canhotas FC -DMZ- players grew even worse after the yellow card. Flavio Elodio hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Kerim Kılıc recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Przemyslaw Tscherner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Redas Baliukonis in the 93rd minute of play. Italia's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.