World League

Stadio Olimpico
Spectators: 7645 (Terracing: 5735, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) Laziali's Thomas Rix started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Tom Misaki managed to get in a good position for a shot. C.A.Independiente's supporters rose to their feet, but Tom Misaki was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Avgustin Yochev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Laziali's Avgustin Yochev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Heigo Luiga in the 7th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Laziali's goal looked a bit too open when Tom Misaki came free, but Avgustin Yochev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, C.A.Independiente's Buford Lim got control of the ball when Kosta Kúnov tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Heigo Luiga in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Avgustin Yochev saved Laziali from getting behind. In the 18th minute, Tom Misaki left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C.A.Independiente fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tom Misaki in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Avgustin Yochev saved Laziali from getting behind. Buford Lim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Darin Gladichev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th minute, Jaroslaw Psikuta 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. Avgustin Yochev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Heigo Luiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Heigo Luiga in the 34th minute of play forced Laziali's goalkeeper Avgustin Yochev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute C.A.Independiente were awarded a corner. Gavril Bosioc went to the cornerflag to take it. After 35 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Laziali! Heigo Luiga shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Laziali's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Veliko Stefchov in the 39th minute. In the 42nd minute of the match, Thomas Rix tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Buford Lim saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. A sloppy throw-in by Vitomir Piralkov in the 44th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by C.A.Independiente's Fabian Ipar. Lisandro Mederi kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bernardino Gonsalve during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Avgustin Yochev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Heigo Luiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Buford Lim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Darin Gladichev in the 53rd minute of the match. Buford Lim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramiro da Silva, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. C.A.Independiente's Heigo Luiga got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Buford Lim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thomas Rix, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Heigo Luiga got free with Avgustin Yochev in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When %teams%'s Heigo Luiga was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 0-4 just inside the left pole, 72 minutes into the game. Avgustin Yochev was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. 74 minutes into the match, C.A.Independiente's goal looked a bit too open when Thomas Rix came free, but Buford Lim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Laziali's Avgustin Yochev proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Laziali from getting a goal against them. Heigo Luiga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. C.A.Independiente's Quentin Holman was substituted for Ambrosio Ovando. Buford Lim didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Thomas Rix went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. 90 minutes into the match, Laziali's goalkeeper Avgustin Yochev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Justino Confesor. Avgustin Yochev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Justino Confesor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.