World League

Saint Etienne Arena
Spectators: 7393 (Terracing: 5620, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 50) Claudio Normando made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ariel Vargas in the 5th minute of play. If Maximino Errapel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ariel Vargas 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. A collision led to Saint Etienne FC getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Vladimiro Oriche hit a great ball. When ЦАРСТВО БЪЛГАРИЯ 681's Ariel Vargas in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Saint Etienne FC's goalie prevented a goal. Ariel Vargas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Claudio Normando didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ariel Vargas went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Claudio Normando took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ariel Vargas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 26thth minute of the game Adam Waldoch who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Saint Etienne FC's Claudio Normando was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 28 minutes into the match, Saint Etienne FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ariel Vargas came free, but Claudio Normando reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, ЦАРСТВО БЪЛГАРИЯ 681's Georgi Mihaylov got control of the ball when Maximino Errapel tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Saint Etienne FC's Juan Enekoitz got a free kick in the 32nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ariel Vargas in the 34th minute of play forced Saint Etienne FC's goalkeeper Claudio Normando to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A nice corner shot did that Kalin Tishinov got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Claudio Normando quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Maximino Errapel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Georgi Mihaylov made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ariel Vargas in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Claudio Normando prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 43 minutes into the match, ЦАРСТВО БЪЛГАРИЯ 681's goalkeeper Georgi Mihaylov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vladimiro Oriche. Saint Etienne FC's Claudio Normando played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ariel Vargas in the 45th minute of play. 47 minutes into the match, Saint Etienne FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ariel Vargas came free, but Claudio Normando reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuel Gigliotti in the 51st minute of play forced ЦАРСТВО БЪЛГАРИЯ 681's goalkeeper Georgi Mihaylov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Saint Etienne FC's Claudio Normando proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Saint Etienne FC from getting a goal against them. 55 minutes into the match, ЦАРСТВО БЪЛГАРИЯ 681's goal looked a bit too open when Vladimiro Oriche came free, but Georgi Mihaylov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrian Cristofor in the 56th minute of play forced ЦАРСТВО БЪЛГАРИЯ 681's goalkeeper Georgi Mihaylov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 59th minute, Maximino Errapel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ariel Vargas in the 60th minute of play forced Saint Etienne FC's goalkeeper Claudio Normando to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd minute, Ariel Vargas reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Claudio Normando. The goal made the score 0-3. When ЦАРСТВО БЪЛГАРИЯ 681's Andrzej Joks in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Saint Etienne FC's goalie prevented a goal. Andrzej Joks who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 74thth minute tested the skills of Claudio Normando when he managed to save the team from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrzej Joks in the 77th minute of play forced Saint Etienne FC's goalkeeper Claudio Normando to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ЦАРСТВО БЪЛГАРИЯ 681's Sverker Backman was substituted for Andrzej Joks. The crowd rose to their feet as Adam Waldoch kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Claudio Normando. That made the score 0-4 in the 83 minute of play. Claudio Normando stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sverker Backman's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. Sverker Backman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Claudio Normando tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Claudio Normando was a little too slow when Adam Waldoch got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 89th minute. The score was now 0-5. If Sverker Backman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the last second Claudio Normando throw himself and got hold of the ball when Sverker Backman in the 94thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. ЦАРСТВО БЪЛГАРИЯ 681's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Adam Waldoch in the 95th minute. The corner ended in Dochko Chokoyski almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Saint Etienne FC's Claudio Normando did a great save. The Saint Etienne FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching ЦАРСТВО БЪЛГАРИЯ 681's performance. The match ended with a win for ЦАРСТВО БЪЛГАРИЯ 681.