World League

Neverland
Spectators: 7733 (Terracing: 5801, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marius Macovei made the kick off which started today's match. After some careless play in the Artetas artilleri defense, Marius Macovei kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Epifanio Iratzeder. The Artetas artilleri fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Epifanio Iratzeder should have stopped the shot. In the 6th minute, Joakim Brandin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gigel Zăvoiu was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Gigel Zăvoiu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Brian Jones's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. Gigel Zăvoiu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Noel Abraham in the 24th minute. 29 minutes into the match, MasterBets's goal looked a bit too open when Diego Ronconi came free, but Gigel Zăvoiu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Noel Abraham could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Gigel Zăvoiu made a huge save. MasterBets's Marius Macovei got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When MasterBets's Marius Macovei in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Artetas artilleri's goalie prevented a goal. Epifanio Iratzeder stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marius Macovei's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. When Gong Zhi Peng came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the MasterBets 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 Gong Zhi Peng couldn't finish the play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Marius Macovei in the 54th minute of play forced Artetas artilleri's goalkeeper Epifanio Iratzeder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joakim Brandin in the 63rd minute of play forced MasterBets's goalkeeper Gigel Zăvoiu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Artetas artilleri were awarded a corner in the 65th minute after MasterBets's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Valter Siöman took the corner. After 66 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for MasterBets! In the 74th minute, Joakim Brandin made a precise shot to the right of Gigel Zăvoiu. MasterBets's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. MasterBets's Gigel Zăvoiu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Noel Abraham in the 80th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gong Zhi Peng in the 85th minute of play forced Artetas artilleri's goalkeeper Epifanio Iratzeder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gong Zhi Peng did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 4-3 to the left of a surprised Epifanio Iratzeder 85 minutes into the match. MasterBets made a substitution. Dan Zafiu replaced Bai De Hui. 90 minutes into the match, MasterBets's Tony Röd sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Epifanio Iratzeder narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gong Zhi Peng struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Epifanio Iratzeder didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MasterBets. In the 95th minute Gong Zhi Peng shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Epifanio Iratzeder saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.