World League

Vivant Arena
Spectators: 8008 (Terracing: 6008, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sulo Montaña made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Larry Hallam in the 4th minute of play forced LOI's goalkeeper George Buturugã to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marin Lipets in the 6th minute of play forced LOI's goalkeeper George Buturugã to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sulo Montaña in the 10th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck A.J. 关平 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hilário Bento in the 11th minute of play forced LOI's goalkeeper George Buturugã to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute Sulo Montaña shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but A.J. 关平 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 15 minutes had been played when some careless play by LOI's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Youri Van Der Talen was slow to take the kick. During this time Vivant's players had a chance to rest. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Elvis Tek advanced and headed the ball into goal, 1-0 in the 15th minute. In the 19th minute Youri Van Der Talen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but George Buturugã saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hilário Bento in the 22nd minute of play forced LOI's goalkeeper George Buturugã to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. George Buturugã made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Clemente Cisneros sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sulo Montaña in the 28th minute of play forced Vivant's goalkeeper A.J. 关平 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A hard shot 32 in the game by Marin Lipets from a close distance when the talented George Buturugã managed to make a qualified save. LOI's players were relieved. Marin Lipets could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but George Buturugã made a huge save. George Buturugã showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hilário Bento, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. If Larry Hallam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. LOI's George Buturugã proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save LOI from getting a goal against them. LOI's George Buturugã played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marin Lipets in the 47th minute of play.

The wind increased when Larry Hallam made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind LOI's goalkeeper George Buturugã, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. LOI's George Buturugã played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hilário Bento in the 53rd minute of play. 57 minutes into the game, Vivant's Marin Lipets nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. George Buturugã made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. In the 60th minute of the game Marin Lipets made a throw-in which Youri Van Der Talen played forward. LOI's George Buturugã played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hilário Bento in the 61st minute of play. A.J. 关平 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sulo Montaña, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. 66 minutes into the match, LOI's goal looked a bit too open when Larry Hallam came free, but George Buturugã reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sulo Montaña in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck A.J. 关平 prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 74 minutes into the match, LOI's goal looked a bit too open when Clemente Cisneros came free, but George Buturugã reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 75th minute, Sulo Montaña got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. LOI made a substitution. Tayyip Taylan replaced Ahmet Hamdi Ortan. LOI's Kerimhan Cevher was substituted for Kaan Öztanır. 81 minutes into the match, LOI's goal looked a bit too open when Larry Hallam came free, but George Buturugã reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. LOI's George Buturugã played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Larry Hallam in the 82nd minute of play. Larry Hallam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. George Buturugã took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Larry Hallam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the LOI defense, Larry Hallam kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of George Buturugã. The LOI fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that George Buturugã should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, LOI's Sulo Montaña got a free kick in the 93rd minute. 95 minutes into the game, Sulo Montaña was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. LOI's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vivant the free kick. LOI's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.