World League

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Spectators: 7754 (Terracing: 5817, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Horaţiu Măcrinici made the kick off which started today's match. 5 minutes into the match, Gondor FC™'s goalkeeper Muamer Fahrić had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ladislao Gerazan. 8 minutes into the match, Gondor FC™'s goalkeeper Muamer Fahrić had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Horaţiu Măcrinici. The Nova Iguaçu MZFC fans' excitement grew in the 17th match minute when Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Horaţiu Măcrinici looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 21st minute Mino Suarez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mickaël Maris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Mickaël Maris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adalberto Ecija in the 24th minute of play. Mickaël Maris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adalberto Ecija in the 26th minute of the match. Muamer Fahrić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horaţiu Măcrinici in the 28th minute of the match. In the 28th minute Horaţiu Măcrinici shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Muamer Fahrić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gondor FC™'s Muamer Fahrić proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Gondor FC™ from getting a goal against them. Muamer Fahrić made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Horaţiu Măcrinici sent off a good shot on target. In the 47th match minute, Gondor FC™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thomas Rogne to maneuver through the defense. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Adalberto Ecija to strike the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Gondor FC™'s zone, Horaţiu Măcrinici stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Muamer Fahrić came out of the goal and Horaţiu Măcrinici tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Horaţiu Măcrinici had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gondor FC™'s Algitas Jokubaitis was substituted for Adalberto Ecija. With a little luck, Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Mickaël Maris got control of the ball when Algitas Jokubaitis tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 66th minute, Algitas Jokubaitis fired away a shot that was totally unreachable for Mickaël Maris. The ball ended up just outside the left post, and Gondor FC™'s manager could be seen angrily pacing the sidelines. Gondor FC™'s Blaz Imširević was substituted for Nedžo Jevtić. If Algitas Jokubaitis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 72 played minutes Gondor FC™ got a freekick which was hit by Čane Devlić. Muamer Fahrić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horaţiu Măcrinici in the 73rd minute of the match. Muamer Fahrić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horaţiu Măcrinici in the 79th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Horaţiu Măcrinici in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Muamer Fahrić saved Gondor FC™ from getting behind. In the 83rd minute of the match Nova Iguaçu MZFC got a corner. Gondor FC™'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Luiz Fábio de Medeiros ran over to the corner to take the kick. Manfredo Vale lost his temper 88 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. A collision led to Nova Iguaçu MZFC getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Manfredo Vale hit a great ball. If Saša Daničić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Mickaël Maris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saša Daničić in the 90th minute of play. The Gondor FC™ players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Nova Iguaçu MZFC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.