World League

Serce Łodzi
Spectators: 7703 (Terracing: 5779, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sven-Hendrik Ohmer got the match started through his kick off. Meelis Vananurm showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sven-Hendrik Ohmer, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. C.A.Esparta's Evelio Salvadore played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelo Abreu in the 11th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, C.A.Esparta's goal looked a bit too open when Marcelo Abreu came free, but Evelio Salvadore reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 24 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź! Meelis Vananurm went to the wrong direction when Dércio Valentim was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's Meelis Vananurm played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sven-Hendrik Ohmer in the 30th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sven-Hendrik Ohmer in the 40th minute of play forced ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's goalkeeper Meelis Vananurm to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 42 minutes into the match, C.A.Esparta's goal looked a bit too open when Erubiel Justin came free, but Evelio Salvadore reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Erubiel Justin in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Evelio Salvadore saved C.A.Esparta from getting behind. After 44 played minutes C.A.Esparta got a freekick which was hit by Marcos Acuña. In the 47th minute, Slawomir Tyskie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Erubiel Justin was the one to do the kick off. Evelio Salvadore took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lindi Mena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 54th minute Maicon Pontes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evelio Salvadore saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lindi Mena kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Meelis Vananurm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sven-Hendrik Ohmer in the 58th minute of the match. Ronaldo Queirós kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind C.A.Esparta's goalkeeper Evelio Salvadore, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 96th minute Oswaldo Junior shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Meelis Vananurm saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.