World League

Balbuena Arena
Spectators: 7637 (Terracing: 5729, Seating: 1756, VIP seats: 152) Ernest Manea took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ritchie Stansfield. Ritchie Stansfield dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Isac Hojbota took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Blažej Blazejowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Isac Hojbota was a little too slow when Dariusz Szpakowski got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 11th minute. The score was now 1-1. Real Ayuntamiento CF's Ritchie Stansfield played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elias Abad in the 14th minute of play. Ritchie Stansfield showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernest Manea, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. In the 17th minute Olimpiu Rizea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ritchie Stansfield saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ritchie Stansfield showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernest Manea, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Ritchie Stansfield showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vali Maghiar in the 22nd minute of the match. Damazy Tomaszewski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Isac Hojbota made a huge save. In the 26th minute Olimpiu Rizea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ritchie Stansfield saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, Real Ayuntamiento CF's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Crușeveanu came free, but Ritchie Stansfield reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Crușeveanu in the 31st minute of play forced Real Ayuntamiento CF's goalkeeper Ritchie Stansfield to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Politehnica Timisoara's Isac Hojbota played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Cucao in the 43rd minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Olimpiu Rizea made a kick off. In the 50th minute Pedro Cucao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isac Hojbota saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ritchie Stansfield showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olimpiu Rizea in the 53rd minute of the match. Feliberto Distiratsu hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. In the 61st minute, Pedro Cucao ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Isac Hojbota was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Dariusz Szpakowski hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Isac Hojbota took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Blažej Blazejowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Isac Hojbota showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damazy Tomaszewski in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Politehnica Timisoara's goalkeeper Isac Hojbota, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 79 minutes into the match, FC Politehnica Timisoara's goal looked a bit too open when Blažej Blazejowski came free, but Isac Hojbota reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Isac Hojbota made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dariusz Szpakowski in the 82nd minute of play. FC Politehnica Timisoara made a substitution. Yosua Helguera replaced Håvard Bjørke. Real Ayuntamiento CF made a substitution. Faustino Frichoso replaced Blažej Blazejowski. In the 91st match minute, Real Ayuntamiento CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manoel Senna to maneuver through the defense. Real Ayuntamiento CF's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.