World League

COLISEU
Spectators: 7797 (Terracing: 5849, Seating: 1793, VIP seats: 155) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tjark Heerdt kicked off to start the match. In the 4thth minute of the game Wilson Andrade who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but RÖK's Aybars Cihannur was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Aybars Cihannur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilson Andrade, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. In the 8th minute of the match GLADIADORES got a corner. RÖK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Johannes Stein ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tjark Heerdt in the 11th minute of play forced GLADIADORES's goalkeeper Andrei Cerbu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tjark Heerdt might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Andrei Cerbu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tjark Heerdt ran back to his position shaking his head. Andrei Cerbu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tjark Heerdt in the 17th minute of play. Wilson Andrade recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in RÖK's zone, Wilson Andrade stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aybars Cihannur came out of the goal and Wilson Andrade tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, RÖK's Aybars Cihannur got control of the ball when Wilson Andrade tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wilson Andrade in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aybars Cihannur saved RÖK from getting behind. In the 33rd minute Jarrett Hogan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrei Cerbu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as GLADIADORES's Wilson Andrade slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Aybars Cihannur. That made the score 1-0 after 35 minutes of play. The throw-in from Pejman Zahedi in the 43rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by GLADIADORES's Johannes Stein. The supporters of GLADIADORES booed when RÖK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pejman Zahedi didn't get a good kick on the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wilson Andrade to make the kick off. Wilson Andrade took the ball and in the 52 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aybars Cihannur. Aybars Cihannur dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wilson Andrade in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aybars Cihannur saved RÖK from getting behind. Marcel Catarinense was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 58 minutes into the match. GLADIADORES made a substitution. Michel Freire replaced Paşa Safih. After 57 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for GLADIADORES! Andrei Cerbu had in the 61stth minute some difficulties stopping Tjark Heerdt's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 70th minute, Tjark Heerdt reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Andrei Cerbu. The goal made the score 2-1. In the 86th match minute, GLADIADORES was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anacleto Rozarius to maneuver through the defense. RÖK's David Chucho was substituted for Leo Chuse. RÖK's Silvano Errapel was substituted for Tjark Heerdt. After a rather tough play, GLADIADORES's Anacleto Rozarius got a free kick in the 88th minute. 93 minutes into the match, GLADIADORES's goal looked a bit too open when Silvano Errapel came free, but Andrei Cerbu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 94th minute Silvano Errapel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrei Cerbu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.