World League

黑龙江大兴安岭魔迪队
Spectators: 6730 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Emánuel Borsó took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mantzio Mena in the 3rd minute of play forced Chinese Flying Dragon's goalkeeper Giovani Dantas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 6 minutes into the match, Chinese Flying Dragon's goal looked a bit too open when Elija Maiz came free, but Giovani Dantas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chinese Flying Dragon's Giovani Dantas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elija Maiz in the 7th minute of play. Giovani Dantas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Süreyya Uzer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A throw-in in the 15th minute of the game was made by Nils-Åke Myhr with Ronaldo Feloaga as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After some careless play in the Chinese Flying Dragon defense, Süreyya Uzer kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Giovani Dantas. The Chinese Flying Dragon fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Giovani Dantas should have stopped the shot. Giovani Dantas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elija Maiz, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. The audience was convinced that Estebano Lecanda's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Giovani Dantas was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Estebano Lecanda in the 30th minute of play forced Chinese Flying Dragon's goalkeeper Giovani Dantas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Giovani Dantas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Süreyya Uzer in the 32nd minute of the match. Giovani Dantas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Süreyya Uzer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42ndth minute of the game Estebano Lecanda who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chinese Flying Dragon's Giovani Dantas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 孔松青 kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Giovani Dantas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Estebano Lecanda in the 46th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Estebano Lecanda stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Giovani Dantas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mantzio Mena, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. 59 minutes into the match, Chinese Flying Dragon's goal looked a bit too open when Süreyya Uzer came free, but Giovani Dantas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Giovani Dantas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Süreyya Uzer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 尤笑鹏 kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Chinese Flying Dragon's Giovani Dantas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Chinese Flying Dragon from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Chinese Flying Dragon booed when El Pinar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Estebano Lecanda didn't get a good kick on the ball. Giovani Dantas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Estebano Lecanda in the 70th minute. Estebano Lecanda's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Giovani Dantas firmly grabbed it by the left post. Toma Merlushkin came free with the goalkeeper in the 78th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Giovani Dantas could save by the left post. In the 79th minute Süreyya Uzer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giovani Dantas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Estebano Lecanda came free with the goalkeeper in the 81st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Giovani Dantas could save by the left post. 84 minutes into the match, Chinese Flying Dragon's goalkeeper Giovani Dantas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Estebano Lecanda. After a rather tough play, El Pinar's Elija Maiz got a free kick in the 85th minute. In the 89th minute, one of Chinese Flying Dragon:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Chinese Flying Dragon. Elija Maiz placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Giovani Dantas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elija Maiz in the 93rd minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, Chinese Flying Dragon's goal looked a bit too open when Mantzio Mena came free, but Giovani Dantas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Estebano Lecanda got free with Giovani Dantas in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 97 minutes of play, El Pinar's Toma Merlushkin made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Giovani Dantas was left in no man's land by his defense there! El Pinar played a much better game than Chinese Flying Dragon and deserved their victory. The Chinese Flying Dragon players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.