World League

Moreira
Spectators: 7561 (Terracing: 5672, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) Florencio Herbella made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes into the match, Granicerul's goal looked a bit too open when Florencio Herbella came free, but Remus Vuia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 10th minute, Dinu Pelin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Weather Piedrahita was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florencio Herbella in the 13th minute of play forced Granicerul's goalkeeper Remus Vuia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute, Dinu Pelin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Weather Piedrahita was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Iordache Ioneasa kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Remus Vuia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Florencio Herbella's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. In the 29th minute, Florencio Herbella left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Atletico Maturrango fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dinu Pelin in the 32nd minute of play forced Atletico Maturrango's goalkeeper Weather Piedrahita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38th minute Florencio Herbella shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Remus Vuia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 39th match minute, Atletico Maturrango was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cordara Baracaldo to maneuver through the defense. When Florencio Herbella came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Atletico Maturrango fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Florencio Herbella couldn't finish the play. After the first half Granicerul were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dinu Pelin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florencio Herbella in the 50th minute of play forced Granicerul's goalkeeper Remus Vuia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Remus Vuia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florencio Herbella in the 52nd minute of play. 58 minutes into the match, Atletico Maturrango's goalkeeper Weather Piedrahita had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eric Simion. In the 60th minute, Andrei Florei hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 62 minutes into the match, Florencio Herbella had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Remus Vuia. Granicerul's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Florencio Herbella was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. When Andrei Florei fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Granicerul's protests and gave Andrei Florei a yellow card for diving instead. Andrei Florei kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. A collision led to Granicerul getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Andrei Florei hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcial Zuazna in the 67th minute of play forced Granicerul's goalkeeper Remus Vuia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind Granicerul's goalkeeper Remus Vuia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A very nice done corner allowed Ederono Ojero to score against Remus Vuia in Granicerul's goal. 3-2 after 70 minutes. In the 74th minute Iordache Ioneasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Weather Piedrahita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Atletico Maturrango's Ederono Ojero in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Granicerul's goalie prevented a goal. After 78 minutes of play, Atletico Maturrango's Ederono Ojero made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Remus Vuia was left in no man's land by his defense there! 82 minutes into the match, Eric Simion notched a goal, 4-3, to the right of Atletico Maturrango's Weather Piedrahita. Weather Piedrahita was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 86th match minute, Granicerul was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Arif Polatalp to maneuver through the defense. 93 minutes had been played when some careless play by Granicerul's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hitzeder Serans was slow to take the kick. During this time Atletico Maturrango's players had a chance to rest. The supporters of Atletico Maturrango booed when Granicerul was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Laurențiu Ciocâltea didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Granicerul's goalkeeper Remus Vuia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 95 minutes, Marcial Zuazna mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Atletico Maturrango and the Granicerul players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 95th minute, Marcial Zuazna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Atletico Maturrango were victorious despite being under pressure from Granicerul for much of the match.