World League

Springfield Arena
Spectators: 7967 (Terracing: 5977, Seating: 1832, VIP seats: 158) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Franky Dhondt started the match with the kick off. If Franky Dhondt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 4 played minutes FC Karamba got a freekick which was hit by Dangiras Mačionis. Dangiras Mačionis made in the 8th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Rimvydas Andrašiūnas however managed to control. Julio Falcioni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jérémie Watremez in the 9th minute of the match. Julio Falcioni made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Danas Nausėda sent off a good shot on target. Enrique Mazza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franky Dhondt in the 15th minute of play. In the 19th minute FC Karamba were awarded a corner. Han Yu Feng went to the cornerflag to take it. Enrique Mazza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franky Dhondt in the 21st minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Karamba's Danas Nausėda slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Julio Falcioni. That made the score 1-0 after 24 minutes of play. Enrique Mazza came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Cardo Ruso Cordobés's Franky Dhondt. But to his dismay, Franky Dhondt quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Enrique Mazza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franky Dhondt in the 30th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jérémie Watremez in the 33rd minute of play forced Cardo Ruso Cordobés's goalkeeper Julio Falcioni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 38 minutes FC Karamba's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Feliberto Pueblo who took care of the corner kick. Feliberto Pueblo made a great header on Cardo Ruso Cordobés's corner, it was just that FC Karamba's Enrique Mazza managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 42nd minute, Franky Dhondt left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cardo Ruso Cordobés fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Jérémie Watremez in the 51st minute of play forced Cardo Ruso Cordobés's goalkeeper Julio Falcioni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 53 minutes into the match, Cardo Ruso Cordobés's goal looked a bit too open when Jérémie Watremez came free, but Julio Falcioni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cardo Ruso Cordobés's Deci Liberatore was substituted for Mateo Filipo. Bennvar Back could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Enrique Mazza made a huge save. Bennvar Back succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-3 in the 66th playminute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jérémie Watremez in the 72nd minute of play forced Cardo Ruso Cordobés's goalkeeper Julio Falcioni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Julio Falcioni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Danas Nausėda, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Albino Millano kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. In the 81st minute Danas Nausėda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Falcioni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, Cardo Ruso Cordobés's Bennvar Back sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Enrique Mazza narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Albino Millano did an outstanding performance 90 minutes into the match, when he by himself got past the opposing team's defense and with a quick scored 2-5 to the right of an irritated Enrique Mazza in the goal. Cardo Ruso Cordobés's Julio Falcioni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jérémie Watremez in the 94th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bennvar Back in the 96th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Enrique Mazza prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cardo Ruso Cordobés's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.