World League

Diadema
Spectators: 7652 (Terracing: 5741, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Artemio Odol got the match started through his kick off. After a rather tough play, JET-M's Lu Wei Zheng got a free kick in the 3rd minute. With a little luck, JET-M's Nikifor Vekov got control of the ball when Artemio Odol tried to sneak it across the goal line. 9 minutes into the game, Szymon Wlodyga threw the ball into play from the sideline. Sacando del Medio's Gökcan Şensal quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Haglund in the 11th minute of play forced Sacando del Medio's goalkeeper Bernardo Loren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bernardo Loren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Di Stéfano in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mirolyub Radin in the 16th minute of play forced Sacando del Medio's goalkeeper Bernardo Loren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. JET-M's Nikifor Vekov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save JET-M from getting a goal against them. In the 21st minute, Artemio Odol 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. It was a well-played corner which Elias Nayely managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 27th minute of the match, Artemio Odol got a very nice opportunity to score, but Nikifor Vekov was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Artemio Odol recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bernardo Loren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mirolyub Radin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bernardo Loren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Di Stéfano in the 35th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artemio Odol in the 40th minute of play forced JET-M's goalkeeper Nikifor Vekov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44thth minute of the game Alfredo Di Stéfano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sacando del Medio's Bernardo Loren was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Artemio Odol received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nikifor Vekov came out and tried to block the shot, but Artemio Odol slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 47th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alfredo Di Stéfano made a kick off. 56 minutes into the match, Sacando del Medio's goalkeeper Bernardo Loren had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mirolyub Radin. Nikifor Vekov came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by Sacando del Medio's Artemio Odol. But to his dismay, Artemio Odol quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. When Szymon Wlodyga fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored JET-M's protests and gave Szymon Wlodyga a yellow card for diving instead. Eulalio Omero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Nikifor Vekov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 80 minutes of play, JET-M's Alfredo Di Stéfano made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bernardo Loren was left in no man's land by his defense there! Artemio Odol sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 93rd minute, Artemio Odol made a precise shot to the right of Nikifor Vekov. JET-M's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Artemio Odol managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sacando del Medio's supporters rose to their feet, but Artemio Odol was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nikifor Vekov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Sacando del Medio support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.