World League

Paulistano
Spectators: 7632 (Terracing: 5725, Seating: 1755, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gong Zhan Chen kicked off to start the match. Emmanouil Kappos hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. In the 8th minute Maxim Sfetcu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arlindo Rossi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 11 minutes └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mădălin Penciulescu who took care of the corner kick. Codrin Ieremia made a great header on BVB 09's corner, it was just that └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Arlindo Rossi managed to reach the ball for a save. After 19 minutes of play, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Gong Zhan Chen made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zygmunt Koprowski was left in no man's land by his defense there! 29 minutes into the match, BVB 09's goalkeeper Zygmunt Koprowski had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ronaldo Simão. Maxim Sfetcu scored 1-1 in the 31st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arlindo Rossi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, BVB 09's Zygmunt Koprowski got control of the ball when Gong Zhan Chen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Arlindo Rossi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Octavian Caragea, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 46 minutes, Zygmunt Koprowski successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Octavian Caragea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Zygmunt Koprowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldo Simão in the 52nd minute of play. Zygmunt Koprowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldo Simão in the 54th minute of play. 54 minutes in the game, Ronaldo Simão dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. A sloppy throw-in by Bo Ståhlberg in the 55th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by BVB 09's Emmanouil Kappos. In the 57th minute of the game Bo Ståhlberg made a throw-in which Bo Ståhlberg played forward. Zygmunt Koprowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldo Simão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Cauã Trevisan pulled a muscle in his leg after 76 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Octavian Caragea fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BVB 09's protests and gave Octavian Caragea a yellow card for diving instead. BVB 09's Iacob Vernescu was substituted for Maxim Sfetcu. BVB 09's Avram Iurea was substituted for Ioan Balint. The supporters of └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ booed when BVB 09 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Octavian Caragea didn't get a good kick on the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Bo Ståhlberg in the 79th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by BVB 09's Mădălin Penciulescu. Zygmunt Koprowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gong Zhan Chen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. BVB 09's Avram Iurea got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 89 minutes into the match, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Ronaldo Simão sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zygmunt Koprowski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ booed when BVB 09 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aurelian Jucan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Despite being the better team, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.