World League

Olympus Stadium
Spectators: 7771 (Terracing: 5829, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Emanuel Ogășanu took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Sydney FC's goalkeeper Sebastian Titz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zula Dziura. In the 6th minute, Ionuț Cosoroabă hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ed Zeeman got free with Sebastian Titz in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sebastian Titz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ruffy Coutinho in the 13th minute. In the 14th minute Önder Cebi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isac Murgan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, Romanian Gods™'s goal looked a bit too open when Önder Cebi came free, but Isac Murgan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ionuț Cosoroabă's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sebastian Titz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Önder Cebi in the 24th minute of play forced Romanian Gods™'s goalkeeper Isac Murgan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Isac Murgan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angelo Milanese in the 29th minute of the match. Isac Murgan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuel Ogășanu in the 40th minute of play. Isac Murgan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emanuel Ogășanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zula Dziura got free with Sebastian Titz in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sydney FC's Sebastian Titz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save Sydney FC from getting a goal against them. 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 Ed Zeeman made a kick off. Isac Murgan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuel Ogășanu in the 50th minute of the match. The supporters of Romanian Gods™ booed when Sydney FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Armando Abeita didn't get a good kick on the ball. Isac Murgan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Önder Cebi in the 53rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ionuț Cosoroabă in the 57th minute of play forced Sydney FC's goalkeeper Sebastian Titz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sebastian Titz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ionuț Cosoroabă in the 60th minute of play. With a little luck, Romanian Gods™'s Isac Murgan got control of the ball when Angelo Milanese tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ed Zeeman scored 1-0 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sebastian Titz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 67th minute Önder Cebi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isac Murgan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Romanian Gods™'s goalkeeper Isac Murgan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Romanian Gods™'s Isac Murgan got control of the ball when Guy Rothe tried to sneak it across the goal line. With his leg Isac Murgan managed to avoid a goal in the 75thth minute, when Sydney FC's Emanuel Ogășanu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The audience was convinced that Önder Cebi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Isac Murgan was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. Romanian Gods™'s Wincent Mojsiewicz got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 87th minute Ionuț Cosoroabă shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastian Titz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Guy Rothe hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. A collision led to Sydney FC getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Emanuel Ogășanu hit a great ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Romanian Gods™ fans cheered their team off the field, for while Sydney FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.