World League

Grima Stadium
Spectators: 7578 (Terracing: 5684, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) Ni Tian Peng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kusti Jaas in the 6th minute of play. In the 7th minute of the match Grimório got a corner. El Pinar's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Kajar Püss ran over to the corner to take the kick. Grimório's Kajar Püss was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ni Tian Peng in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Wawrzyniec Niedziela made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Toma Merlushkin in the 8th minute of play. In the 8th minute Toma Merlushkin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wawrzyniec Niedziela saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wawrzyniec Niedziela showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Süreyya Uzer, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. 16 minutes into the match, Toma Merlushkin notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Grimório's Wawrzyniec Niedziela. Wawrzyniec Niedziela was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 23 played minutes El Pinar got a freekick which was hit by Süreyya Uzer. After 28 minutes of play, El Pinar's Estebano Lecanda made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Wawrzyniec Niedziela was left in no man's land by his defense there! 31 minutes into the match, El Pinar's goalkeeper Ni Tian Peng had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tõnis Kaldvee. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tõnis Kaldvee in the 36th minute of play forced El Pinar's goalkeeper Ni Tian Peng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Henrik Kock charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Henrik Kock the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 39 minutes into the match, El Pinar's goal looked a bit too open when Alo Ülipikk came free, but Ni Tian Peng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alo Ülipikk took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ni Tian Peng. Ni Tian Peng dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Grimório's Wawrzyniec Niedziela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Süreyya Uzer in the 42nd minute of play. A collision led to Grimório getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Kusti Jaas hit a great ball. The Grimório players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. El Pinar were winning 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kajar Püss stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Estebano Lecanda had to leave the field with a concussion. Renaud Van de Put charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Renaud Van de Put the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. El Pinar made a substitution. Martino Trillo replaced Estebano Lecanda. Renaud Van de Put hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. In the 56th minute, El Pinar's Elija Maiz dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. Martino Trillo came free with the goalkeeper in the 63rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Wawrzyniec Niedziela could save by the left post. Grimório's Jack Walroth was substituted for Tõnis Kaldvee. Grimório's Joel Lüüs was substituted for Renaud Van de Put. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kajar Püss in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ni Tian Peng prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 73rd match minute, Grimório was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kusti Jaas to maneuver through the defense. Ni Tian Peng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kajar Püss in the 82nd minute of play. Süreyya Uzer hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. After 83 played minutes, Grimório's Kusti Jaas shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ni Tian Peng came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Grimório reached it. Wawrzyniec Niedziela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elija Maiz in the 86th minute of the match. Ni Tian Peng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alo Ülipikk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 89th match minute, Grimório was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joel Lüüs to maneuver through the defense. El Pinar played a much better game than Grimório and deserved their victory. The Grimório players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.