World League

Santiago Bernabéu
Spectators: 7647 (Terracing: 5737, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Manole Cristoiu made the kick off which started today's match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers 陶翔竞 in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Artzai Tarin saved Orgullo from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Manole Cristoiu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Johnny Kopp was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. FC Talanglös's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Guo Xun Ke in the 17th minute. In the 20th minute Manole Cristoiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Johnny Kopp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Artzai Tarin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jesus Bitxintxo in the 21st minute of play. FC Talanglös's Johnny Kopp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manole Cristoiu in the 27th minute of play. Artzai Tarin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from 陶翔竞 went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Artzai Tarin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Örjan Öman in the 32nd minute of play. In the 34th minute of the game Harry van Loo made a throw-in which Herbert Mattsson played forward. Artzai Tarin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 陶翔竞, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. 陶翔竞 got in the 36th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Artzai Tarin handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. In the 37th minute, Juan Netto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Harry van Loo made in the 40th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Herbert Mattsson immediately put the ball in play. FC Talanglös's Johnny Kopp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manole Cristoiu in the 42nd minute of play. 44 minutes into the match, Orgullo's goal looked a bit too open when Jesus Bitxintxo came free, but Artzai Tarin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match clock showed 44 minutes, the score became 1-2 when 陶翔竞 sped through Orgullo's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Artzai Tarin. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and 陶翔竞 made a kick off. Artzai Tarin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 陶翔竞, who was totally free with the ball in the 50th minute. In the 52nd match minute, FC Talanglös was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guo Xun Ke to maneuver through the defense. Manole Cristoiu might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Johnny Kopp. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Manole Cristoiu ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 55th minute Manole Cristoiu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Johnny Kopp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herbert Mattsson in the 56th minute of play forced Orgullo's goalkeeper Artzai Tarin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Johnny Kopp didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Manole Cristoiu went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Manole Cristoiu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 60 minutes into the match, FC Talanglös's goal looked a bit too open when Manole Cristoiu came free, but Johnny Kopp reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Artzai Tarin made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Jesus Bitxintxo sent off a good shot on target. Through an outstanding action, after 63 minutes, Artzai Tarin successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 65 minutes into the game, Orgullo's Manole Cristoiu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Johnny Kopp made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Orgullo made a substitution. Araoz Vallejo replaced Mario Zapatero. Artzai Tarin made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Örjan Öman sent off a good shot on target. In the 71st minute, Aimar Barro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Orgullo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. 75 minutes into the match, Orgullo's Aimar Barro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Johnny Kopp narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Aimar Barro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Johnny Kopp read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 80th minute of play. In the 81st minute Orgullo were awarded a corner. Yan Chuan Yang went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 87th minute Herbert Mattsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artzai Tarin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Artzai Tarin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Örjan Öman in the 89th minute. Aimar Barro scored 5-2 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Johnny Kopp, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Orgullo's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.