World League

ESPN Black Arena
Spectators: 7554 (Terracing: 5667, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) In the 3rd minute, The Beatles's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Wiktor Ziomkowski fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Alejandro-Ramón Calderón De La Barca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Doru Lițu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alejandro-Ramón Calderón De La Barca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raio Piiroja, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Doru Lițu in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alejandro-Ramón Calderón De La Barca saved Black Devils from getting behind. 19 minutes into the game, Arthur Simão threw the ball into play from the sideline. Black Devils's Roman Jaizki quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Alejandro-Ramón Calderón De La Barca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Róbson Simões, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Black Devils getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Roman Jaizki hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Doru Lițu in the 27th minute of play forced Black Devils's goalkeeper Alejandro-Ramón Calderón De La Barca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alejandro-Ramón Calderón De La Barca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Róbson Simões in the 29th minute of play. The Beatles's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ulisses Gaspar in the 30th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Róbson Simões in the 33rd minute of play forced Black Devils's goalkeeper Alejandro-Ramón Calderón De La Barca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner ended in Ulisses Gaspar almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Black Devils's Alejandro-Ramón Calderón De La Barca did a great save. If Temel Reis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Doru Lițu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Raio Piiroja sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Alejandro-Ramón Calderón De La Barca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raio Piiroja in the 56th minute of play. Alejandro-Ramón Calderón De La Barca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Róbson Simões, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Doru Lițu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alejandro-Ramón Calderón De La Barca was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. Alejandro-Ramón Calderón De La Barca was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Róbson Simões showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-1 in the 63 minute of play. The Beatles's Zeca Brodel was substituted for Doru Lițu. Zeca Brodel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Alejandro-Ramón Calderón De La Barca made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zeca Brodel in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alejandro-Ramón Calderón De La Barca prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Evert Österlund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Beatles's César Melo was substituted for Arthur Simão. With a little luck, Black Devils's Alejandro-Ramón Calderón De La Barca got control of the ball when Frederico Messias tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alejandro-Ramón Calderón De La Barca made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frederico Messias in the 86th minute. A throw-in in the 88th minute of the game was made by César Melo with Róbson Simões as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After a defensive mix-up in Black Devils's zone, Frederico Messias stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alejandro-Ramón Calderón De La Barca came out of the goal and Frederico Messias tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alejandro-Ramón Calderón De La Barca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frederico Messias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.