World League

TWIERDZA LOKO
Spectators: 7852 (Terracing: 5890, Seating: 1806, VIP seats: 156) 10 minutes into the match, ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s goal looked a bit too open when Di Stefano came free, but Dagoberto Zonta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, Elmo Jaanovits notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s Dagoberto Zonta. Dagoberto Zonta was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Paulo Baldaia's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Walery Balkiewicz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elmo Jaanovits in the 19th minute of play forced ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s goalkeeper Dagoberto Zonta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Academia FC's Fabio Nabar got a free kick in the 20th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elmo Jaanovits in the 23rd minute of play forced ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s goalkeeper Dagoberto Zonta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute, Elmo Jaanovits ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dagoberto Zonta was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 31 minutes into the game, Academia FC's Elmo Jaanovits nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dagoberto Zonta made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. When Paulo Baldaia came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨ 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 Paulo Baldaia couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Academia FC getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Fabio Nabar hit a great ball. 44 minutes into the match, ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s goal looked a bit too open when Elmo Jaanovits came free, but Dagoberto Zonta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Simon Esquipula made in the 46th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s Chi-Chi Chi. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Elmo Jaanovits stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Elmo Jaanovits could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Dagoberto Zonta made a huge save. Paulo Baldaia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Walery Balkiewicz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s Dagoberto Zonta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elmo Jaanovits in the 56th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Paulo Baldaia in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Walery Balkiewicz saved Academia FC from getting behind. Academia FC's Tancredo Hondaro was substituted for Elmo Jaanovits. Academia FC made a substitution. Francisco Ascencio replaced Asko Kuul. Walery Balkiewicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Baldaia in the 63rd minute of play. Tancredo Hondaro received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dagoberto Zonta came out and tried to block the shot, but Tancredo Hondaro slotted it home off the left post making it 1-4 in the 68th minute. ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨ made a substitution. King Køng replaced Lucas Menossi. ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨ made a substitution. Iwo Bentkowski replaced Paulo Baldaia. ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s Dagoberto Zonta proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨ from getting a goal against them. After 77 minutes of play, ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨'s Iwo Bentkowski made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Walery Balkiewicz was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Iwo Bentkowski in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Walery Balkiewicz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Fabio Nabar hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. In the 83rd minute, Iwo Bentkowski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-4. Walery Balkiewicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iwo Bentkowski in the 87th minute of the match. Dagoberto Zonta came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by Academia FC's Tancredo Hondaro. But to his dismay, Tancredo Hondaro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-5. Iwo Bentkowski struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Walery Balkiewicz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ②Θ►LΘCΘ◄Θ⑨. The Academia FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.