World League

Arena Stadium
Spectators: 7486 (Terracing: 5615, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) In the 2nd match minute, Yboy Black was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Miguel Lartaun to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Yboy Black's Gheorghe Ţipirig got control of the ball when Florian Cocca tried to sneak it across the goal line. Edwin Godholm sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gheorghe Ţipirig made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Edwin Godholm sent off a good shot on target. When Eduard Muscă fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Yboy Black's protests and gave Eduard Muscă a yellow card for diving instead. Yboy Black's Gheorghe Ţipirig proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Yboy Black from getting a goal against them. If Edwin Godholm had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 20th minute Longobarda were awarded a corner. Manuel Zărnescu went to the cornerflag to take it. A well-hit corner resulted in Reinaldo Gerber heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Lev Yashin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Lartaun in the 23rd minute of play. If Edwin Godholm had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A sloppy throw-in by Esteve Eneas in the 28th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Longobarda's Manuel Zărnescu. Florian Cocca made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 30thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Gheorghe Ţipirig would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. With a little luck, Yboy Black's Gheorghe Ţipirig got control of the ball when Edwin Godholm tried to sneak it across the goal line. Miguel Lartaun scored 0-1 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lev Yashin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Yboy Black getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. 肖诚战 hit a great ball. Yboy Black's Gheorghe Ţipirig proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Yboy Black from getting a goal against them. Longobarda's Manuel Zărnescu quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Esteve Eneas, made in the 41st minute of the game. Gheorghe Ţipirig took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anthimos Vougas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Esteve Eneas's late challenge caught a Longobarda's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Esteve Eneas helped the player get up and apologised. Gheorghe Ţipirig made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edwin Godholm in the 46th minute. After 47 minutes Yboy Black's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Manuel Zărnescu who took care of the corner kick. After the first half Yboy Black were leading 0-1. 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 Aron Ţintea stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edwin Godholm in the 53rd minute of play forced Yboy Black's goalkeeper Gheorghe Ţipirig to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 54 minutes into the game, Esteve Eneas threw the ball into play from the sideline. Longobarda's Manuel Zărnescu quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 56 minutes into the match, Yboy Black's goal looked a bit too open when Florian Cocca came free, but Gheorghe Ţipirig reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A well-hit corner resulted in Anthimos Vougas heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Iordache Jităreanu during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Yboy Black getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Iordache Jităreanu hit a great ball. In the 62nd minute of the game Esteve Eneas made a throw-in which Miguel Lartaun played forward. Yboy Black's Gheorghe Ţipirig played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edwin Godholm in the 65th minute of play. Longobarda's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Manuel Zărnescu in the 66th minute. After taking down the ball on Longobarda's corner Manuel Zărnescu fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Gheorghe Ţipirig quite easily take care of the ball. When Esteve Eneas was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 68 minutes had been played. In the 70thth minute of the game Edwin Godholm who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Yboy Black's Gheorghe Ţipirig was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Longobarda booed when Yboy Black was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iordache Jităreanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gheorghe Ţipirig didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edwin Godholm went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Gheorghe Ţipirig took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edwin Godholm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florian Cocca in the 77th minute of play forced Yboy Black's goalkeeper Gheorghe Ţipirig to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anthimos Vougas hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Yboy Black's goalkeeper Gheorghe Ţipirig, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Edwin Godholm came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Longobarda 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 Edwin Godholm couldn't finish the play. Longobarda made a substitution. Davide Moscatelli replaced Adriano Colantoni. Longobarda made a substitution. Angelo Pezzi replaced Anthimos Vougas. In the 86th match minute, Yboy Black was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aron Ţintea to maneuver through the defense. Gheorghe Ţipirig showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zhang Xiang, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. 89 minutes into the match, Yboy Black's goal looked a bit too open when Edwin Godholm came free, but Gheorghe Ţipirig reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Longobarda were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.