World League

Big Scrotum
Spectators: 7534 (Terracing: 5652, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gonzalo Maradona started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Vlashers booed when Scrotum Kickers FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gonzalo Maradona didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Gigel Ghișerel came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Vlashers fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gigel Ghișerel couldn't finish the play. 6 minutes into the match, Vlashers's goalkeeper Pauli Palander had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gonzalo Maradona. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gonzalo Maradona in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pauli Palander prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 10 minutes into the game, Cosmin Donecea cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Pauli Palander was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Boguslaw Domamir's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pauli Palander was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. After 17 minutes, Boguslaw Domamir made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Vlashers's Pauli Palander tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 25th minute Cosmin Donecea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pauli Palander saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 26 minutes of play, Vlashers's Ernest Mareș made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Per-Oskar Söderström was left in no man's land by his defense there! Pauli Palander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Freddy Eutropio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Ernest Mareș had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Marius Levința made a kick off. Per-Oskar Söderström made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dorel Petcu in the 51st minute. When Vlashers's Dorel Petcu in the 51st minute got a chance for a shot 51st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Scrotum Kickers FC's goalie prevented a goal. Pauli Palander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gonzalo Maradona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dinu Moșanu's late challenge caught a Scrotum Kickers FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dinu Moșanu helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Vlashers's Dinu Moșanu got a free kick in the 56th minute. The supporters of Scrotum Kickers FC booed when Vlashers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dinu Moșanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Boguslaw Domamir took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 57th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Pauli Palander. Vlashers's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Vlashers's Pauli Palander played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boguslaw Domamir in the 59th minute of play. After 60 minutes, Teun van Alst mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Scrotum Kickers FC and the Vlashers players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Scrotum Kickers FC getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Teun van Alst hit a great ball. Vlashers made a substitution. Trayko Mendov replaced Nechifor Cosor. After a rather tough play, Scrotum Kickers FC's Teun van Alst got a free kick in the 61st minute. In the 64th minute, Marius Levința reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Per-Oskar Söderström. The goal made the score 2-2. In the 68th minute, Ger Cordoba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pauli Palander took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boguslaw Domamir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 84 minutes into the match, Boguslaw Domamir had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pauli Palander. Vlashers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Boguslaw Domamir was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boguslaw Domamir in the 87th minute of play forced Vlashers's goalkeeper Pauli Palander to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th minute, Cosmin Donecea got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Pauli Palander showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boguslaw Domamir, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Pauli Palander came out of the goal in the 94th minute to try and stop a shot by Scrotum Kickers FC's Gonzalo Maradona. But to his dismay, Gonzalo Maradona quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-2. Scrotum Kickers FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.