World League

Jurand Cichewski
Spectators: 9239 (Terracing: 6930, Seating: 2125, VIP seats: 184) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zhao Sen Yang took the kick off in the first half of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Máximo Kirchner kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ivan Chiuzbaian. That made the score 1-0 in the 7 minute of play. 1-1 became the score in the 11th minute when Emil Wielopolski elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s zone, Máximo Kirchner stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivan Chiuzbaian came out of the goal and Máximo Kirchner tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 17 minutes into the game, Máximo Kirchner recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ivan Chiuzbaian. Máximo Kirchner showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. Unidad de Matanza's Venancio Cristofol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Primitivo Grau in the 25th minute of play. Ivan Chiuzbaian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michal Stehno, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. 27 minutes into the match, Unidad de Matanza's goal looked a bit too open when Zhao Sen Yang came free, but Venancio Cristofol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute Primitivo Grau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Venancio Cristofol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st minute Petre Iftode shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Venancio Cristofol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, Unidad de Matanza's goal looked a bit too open when Petre Iftode came free, but Venancio Cristofol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Venancio Cristofol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zhao Sen Yang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ivan Chiuzbaian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michal Stehno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 43rd minute Primitivo Grau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Venancio Cristofol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Venancio Cristofol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zhao Sen Yang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

In the 51st minute Máximo Kirchner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Chiuzbaian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 52nd minute of the match, Emil Wielopolski tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Venancio Cristofol saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 56th minute of the match, Emil Wielopolski tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Venancio Cristofol saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The crowd rose to their feet as Emil Wielopolski kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Venancio Cristofol. That made the score 2-2 in the 63 minute of play. Unidad de Matanza made a substitution. Yannick Bartz replaced Máximo Kirchner. Unidad de Matanza made a substitution. Lotfi Ziadi replaced Michal Stehno. Unidad de Matanza made a substitution. Nestor Bâru replaced Maarten Aelbrecht. Ivan Chiuzbaian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nestor Bâru in the 72nd minute of the match. Nestor Bâru blasted a shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ivan Chiuzbaian having to make a save. Ivan Chiuzbaian stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nestor Bâru's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. Venancio Cristofol showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emil Wielopolski, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Unidad de Matanza's Venancio Cristofol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emil Wielopolski in the 81st minute of play. In the 81st minute, Emil Wielopolski made a precise shot to the right of Venancio Cristofol. Unidad de Matanza's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Cătălin Tudoran was substituted for Grigore Maghiran. After 86 played minutes Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- got a freekick which was hit by Bernardo Di Piazza. Bernardo Di Piazza hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Ivan Chiuzbaian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nestor Bâru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Unidad de Matanza's Venancio Cristofol proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Unidad de Matanza from getting a goal against them. Nestor Bâru fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Chiuzbaian having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.