World League

Cilindro
Spectators: 8023 (Terracing: 6019, Seating: 1845, VIP seats: 159) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nickolai Nickerson got the match started through his kick off. Blas Aritza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nickolai Nickerson, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. The supporters of Étoile Sportive Du Sahel booed when La Acade was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonard Lamczyk didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nickolai Nickerson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Blas Aritza read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. 13 minutes into the game, La Acade's Leonard Lamczyk nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eric Soned made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 19th minute Nickolai Nickerson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Blas Aritza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nickolai Nickerson in the 22nd minute of play forced La Acade's goalkeeper Blas Aritza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute Nickolai Nickerson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Blas Aritza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's goalkeeper Eric Soned had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Osvaldo Cantero. Eric Soned made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felipe Saturnin in the 29th minute of play. 33 minutes into the game, Nickolai Nickerson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Blas Aritza was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Blas Aritza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nickolai Nickerson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's Eric Soned got control of the ball when Felipe Saturnin tried to sneak it across the goal line. The throw-in from David Abaurre in the 40th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's Vladimir Capixaba. La Acade's Blas Aritza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nickolai Nickerson in the 41st minute of play. After 47 minutes, Jim Njurenius mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Étoile Sportive Du Sahel and the La Acade players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jim Njurenius hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Étoile Sportive Du Sahel made a substitution. Per-Arne Gunnarsson replaced Rei Bolas. A collision led to Étoile Sportive Du Sahel getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Jim Njurenius hit a great ball. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Felipe Saturnin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of La Acade booed when Étoile Sportive Du Sahel was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabrício Rivarola didn't get a good kick on the ball. Teófilo Amaro didn't quite understand what happened when in the 56 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. La Acade's Blas Aritza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nickolai Nickerson in the 61st minute of play. After 62 minutes La Acade's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Vladimir Capixaba who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Morgan Möllgren managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. The audience was convinced that Osvaldo Cantero's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eric Soned was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. Eric Soned showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonard Lamczyk in the 69th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Felipe Saturnin in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eric Soned saved Étoile Sportive Du Sahel from getting behind. Étoile Sportive Du Sahel's Carlo Ancelotti was substituted for Nickolai Nickerson. David Abaurre got a throw-in 79 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Kip William. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kip William in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eric Soned saved Étoile Sportive Du Sahel from getting behind. Eric Soned made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kip William in the 87th minute of play. Osvaldo Cantero hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. When Osvaldo Cantero came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the La Acade 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 Osvaldo Cantero couldn't finish the play. When the match clock showed 97 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Carlo Ancelotti sped through La Acade's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Blas Aritza. La Acade were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.