World League

Stade de Krafft
Spectators: 7420 (Terracing: 5603, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 100) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Wesley Donato started the match with the kick off. Helmut Lossimäe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mavrudi Barúmov in the 4th minute of the match. Mavrudi Barúmov took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Helmut Lossimäe. Helmut Lossimäe dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 8th minute, Anthony Jougla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Helmut Lossimäe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guaberto Jorrin in the 9th minute of the match. If Gaston Toupin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 12 minutes into the game, Joël Rétière was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Fc Kertzfeld's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC MANEKENI CLUB the free kick. After 12 played minutes Fc Kertzfeld got a freekick which was hit by Joël Rétière. A nice corner shot did that Panos Kontogiannidis got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Helmut Lossimäe quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toma Draganov in the 17th minute of play forced Fc Kertzfeld's goalkeeper Helmut Lossimäe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 19 minutes had been played when some careless play by Fc Kertzfeld's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Panos Kontogiannidis was slow to take the kick. During this time FC MANEKENI CLUB's players had a chance to rest. Alfonso Leoncio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wesley Donato in the 22nd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Fc Kertzfeld defense, Alexi Bakúrdzhiev kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Helmut Lossimäe. The Fc Kertzfeld fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Helmut Lossimäe should have stopped the shot. 27 minutes into the match, FC MANEKENI CLUB's goal looked a bit too open when Wesley Donato came free, but Alfonso Leoncio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th minute Fc Kertzfeld were awarded a corner. Edgar de Toledo went to the cornerflag to take it. Wesley Donato who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 31stth minute tested the skills of Alfonso Leoncio when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Helmut Lossimäe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sly Goodwick in the 35th minute of the match. Wesley Donato fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfonso Leoncio having to interfere. Wesley Donato sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 42nd minute, Alexi Bakúrdzhiev left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC MANEKENI CLUB fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Helmut Lossimäe came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by FC MANEKENI CLUB's Alexi Bakúrdzhiev. But to his dismay, Alexi Bakúrdzhiev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. The Fc Kertzfeld players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. FC MANEKENI CLUB were winning 0-4.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mavrudi Barúmov to strike the kick off in the second half. Fc Kertzfeld's Helmut Lossimäe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guaberto Jorrin in the 51st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wesley Donato in the 53rd minute of play forced FC MANEKENI CLUB's goalkeeper Alfonso Leoncio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 55 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC MANEKENI CLUB's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Edgar de Toledo was slow to take the kick. During this time Fc Kertzfeld's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Fc Kertzfeld's corner Edgar de Toledo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Alfonso Leoncio quite easily take care of the ball. After having played for 57 minutes, Toma Draganov managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC MANEKENI CLUB's supporters crossed their fingers, but Toma Draganov was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 59th match minute, FC MANEKENI CLUB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zacharias Kontoulis to maneuver through the defense. In the 64th minute Toma Draganov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Helmut Lossimäe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 68 minutes into the match, Fc Kertzfeld's goalkeeper Helmut Lossimäe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alexi Bakúrdzhiev. After 69 played minutes Fc Kertzfeld got a freekick which was hit by Edgar de Toledo. If Alexi Bakúrdzhiev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, Fc Kertzfeld's Helmut Lossimäe got control of the ball when Alexi Bakúrdzhiev tried to sneak it across the goal line. 76 minutes into the match, Fc Kertzfeld's goalkeeper Helmut Lossimäe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alexi Bakúrdzhiev. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Wesley Donato in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alfonso Leoncio saved FC MANEKENI CLUB from getting behind. A collision led to Fc Kertzfeld getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Gaston Toupin hit a great ball. Fc Kertzfeld made a substitution. Xavier Amy replaced Wesley Donato. Fc Kertzfeld's Renan Blard was substituted for Joël Rétière. After a rather tough play, Fc Kertzfeld's Gaston Toupin got a free kick in the 82nd minute. 83 minutes into the game, Guaberto Jorrin recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Helmut Lossimäe. Guaberto Jorrin showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-5. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Xavier Amy in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alfonso Leoncio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Xavier Amy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alfonso Leoncio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Xavier Amy's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. When the match had gone on for 95 minutes, Xavier Amy put it in 1-5 from a short distance just to the right of Alfonso Leoncio. When the match was over FC MANEKENI CLUB could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Fc Kertzfeld throughout the match.