World League

Baez Monumental
Spectators: 7770 (Terracing: 5828, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 155) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Thalis Papazisis took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thalis Papazisis in the 3rd minute of play forced Falconara Albanese's goalkeeper Arne Grabner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Baez FC were awarded a corner in the 8th minute after Falconara Albanese's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ruperto Ralondo took the corner. Grzegorz Soszka was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 11 minutes into the match. In the 10th minute, one of Falconara Albanese:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Falconara Albanese. In the 13th minute, the referee gave Baez FC a penalty. Filip Balonek looked confident and blasted the ball into goal by the left post, totally unstoppable for Arne Grabner. Arne Grabner made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Thalis Papazisis sent off a good shot on target. Arne Grabner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Danilo Zárate, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Esteve Garin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Horacio Jesus Carvallo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arne Grabner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Danilo Zárate, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Falconara Albanese's Arne Grabner proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Falconara Albanese from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Falconara Albanese getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Arsenio Eufrasio hit a great ball. Falconara Albanese's attentive Wawrzyniec Knopek managed to snatch the ball when Filip Balonek made a throw-in in the 37th minute of the game. Filip Balonek made in the 38th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Danilo Zárate immediately put the ball in play. In the 42nd minute Danilo Zárate collided with an opponent which caused him a fractured collar bone. Per-Olof Kaxe's late challenge caught a Baez FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Per-Olof Kaxe helped the player get up and apologised. Baez FC made a substitution. Karmo Vene replaced Danilo Zárate. After 43 played minutes Falconara Albanese got a freekick which was hit by Per-Olof Kaxe. Ruperto Ralondo, 44 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Anier Omero made a kick off. In the 51st minute Thalis Papazisis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arne Grabner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ni Zhen Feng in the 53rd minute of play forced Falconara Albanese's goalkeeper Arne Grabner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arne Grabner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thalis Papazisis in the 59th minute of play. Arne Grabner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thalis Papazisis, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Baez FC's zone, Anier Omero stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Horacio Jesus Carvallo came out of the goal and Anier Omero tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Falconara Albanese's Martin Goren was substituted for Dráuzio Pontes. Falconara Albanese made a substitution. Kaarlo Menem replaced Esteve Garin. Arne Grabner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thalis Papazisis in the 72nd minute of play. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Baez FC's goalkeeper Horacio Jesus Carvallo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Arne Grabner stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Thalis Papazisis's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. Horacio Jesus Carvallo made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Kaarlo Menem sent off a good shot on target. Horacio Jesus Carvallo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Honorio Firman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 95 minutes into the match, Falconara Albanese's goal looked a bit too open when Karmo Vene came free, but Arne Grabner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.