World League

Estadio Taltun
Spectators: 7993 (Terracing: 5996, Seating: 1838, VIP seats: 159) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Flavio Cifuentes made the kick off which started today's match. 7 minutes into the match, Boubacar Otabo notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Taltum FC's Zhang Hao Qing. Zhang Hao Qing was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Themis Papadimoulis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zhang Hao Qing was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Themis Papadimoulis in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zhang Hao Qing saved Taltum FC from getting behind. After 16 minutes Taltum FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Zsolt Székely who took care of the corner kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Obregón Pardemanos got free with Lucrețiu Brătescu in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Obregón Pardemanos's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Lucrețiu Brătescu firmly grabbed it by the left post. Zhang Hao Qing made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Themis Papadimoulis in the 21st minute of play. Taltum FC's Zhang Hao Qing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Róbert Štriker in the 27th minute of play. With a little luck, VfL Bad Nenndorf's Lucrețiu Brătescu got control of the ball when Obregón Pardemanos tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 30th minute Flavio Cifuentes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucrețiu Brătescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, Taltum FC's goal looked a bit too open when Boubacar Otabo came free, but Zhang Hao Qing reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 33rd minute VfL Bad Nenndorf were awarded a corner. Zsolt Székely went to the cornerflag to take it. Marcelo Cavenaghi who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 38thth minute tested the skills of Lucrețiu Brătescu when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Taltum FC's Marcelo Cavenaghi got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Lucrețiu Brătescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flavio Cifuentes in the 47th minute of play. 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 Themis Papadimoulis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lucrețiu Brătescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelo Cavenaghi, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 57th minute Obregón Pardemanos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucrețiu Brătescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zhang Hao Qing made an important save on a dangerous shot by Boubacar Otabo in the 58th minute. The audience was convinced that Boubacar Otabo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zhang Hao Qing was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Boubacar Otabo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zhang Hao Qing having to interfere. Lucrețiu Brătescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Obregón Pardemanos in the 68th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Taltum FC's Roldan Castellanos got a free kick in the 74th minute. Zhang Hao Qing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boubacar Otabo, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Zhang Hao Qing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boubacar Otabo, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. 88 minutes into the match, Flavio Cifuentes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lucrețiu Brătescu. VfL Bad Nenndorf's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Flavio Cifuentes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. The crowd rose to their feet as VfL Bad Nenndorf's Boubacar Otabo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Zhang Hao Qing. That made the score 2-2 after 93 minutes of play. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.