World League

RHEILAND
Spectators: 7538 (Terracing: 5655, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) With a little luck, Falcor Athletic Club's Cent Berre got control of the ball when Albert Nae tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dacian Enachescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Julien Álvarez's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julien Álvarez in the 11th minute of play forced ZION's goalkeeper Dacian Enachescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benjamin Polo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Julien Álvarez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dacian Enachescu was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Honorato Camerino recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 24 minutes of play, Falcor Athletic Club's Silvio Atarratze made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dacian Enachescu was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 29th minute Mugurel Suşu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cent Berre saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to ZION getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Avram Vizitiu hit a great ball. Cent Berre made an important save on a dangerous shot by Albert Nae in the 34th minute. In the 36th minute Julien Álvarez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dacian Enachescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julien Álvarez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 46th match minute, Falcor Athletic Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Froilan Lop to maneuver through the defense. The ZION players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Falcor Athletic Club were winning 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Julien Álvarez made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Han Lin Zhen in the 50th minute of play forced Falcor Athletic Club's goalkeeper Cent Berre to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 57th play minutes Julien Álvarez shot 0-3, a short shot which went by Dacian Enachescu and just under the crossbar into goal. Vlad Dragomiroiu kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Dacian Enachescu was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Michal Bobrowski showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 62 minute of play. 65 minutes into the game, Falcor Athletic Club's Julien Álvarez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dacian Enachescu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. In the 69th minute, Julien Álvarez 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. Victor Ermano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dacian Enachescu having to interfere. Julien Álvarez hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. 76 minutes into the match, Falcor Athletic Club's goal looked a bit too open when Albert Nae came free, but Cent Berre reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 79th minute of the match Falcor Athletic Club got a corner. ZION's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Michal Bobrowski ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Michal Bobrowski got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Dacian Enachescu quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 81st minute, Julien Álvarez made a precise shot to the right of Dacian Enachescu. ZION's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. Julien Álvarez received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dacian Enachescu came out and tried to block the shot, but Julien Álvarez slotted it home off the left post making it 0-7 in the 83rd minute. When Albert Nae fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ZION's protests and gave Albert Nae a yellow card for diving instead. Albert Nae kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Julien Álvarez's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 86thth minute, Dacian Enachescu skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Julien Álvarezs short, quick shot in the 90thth minute got Dacian Enachescu to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Julien Álvarez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Dacian Enachescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Julien Álvarez's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 94thth minute, Dacian Enachescu skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Julien Álvarez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Dacian Enachescu made a huge save. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Falcor Athletic Club had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.