World League

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Spectators: 8105 (Terracing: 6080, Seating: 1864, VIP seats: 161) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ryszard Barycz kicked off to start the match. ITAFUT 4EVER's Nilson Peres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdulhamit Beycan in the 4th minute of play. 6 minutes into the game, Rega Merida CF's Abdulhamit Beycan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nilson Peres made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Nilson Peres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdulhamit Beycan in the 9th minute of the match. ITAFUT 4EVER's Nilson Peres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdulhamit Beycan in the 10th minute of play. Nilson Peres came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Rega Merida CF's Nistor Sârban. But to his dismay, Nistor Sârban quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. After having played for 16 minutes, Evelio Rico managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ITAFUT 4EVER's supporters crossed their fingers, but Evelio Rico was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ryszard Barycz in the 20th minute of play forced Rega Merida CF's goalkeeper Konstanty Wawro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Konstanty Wawro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evelio Rico in the 26th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Rega Merida CF's Karol Swiderski got a free kick in the 28th minute. In the 29th minute Ryszard Barycz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Konstanty Wawro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th minute ITAFUT 4EVER were awarded a corner. Jean-Paul Møffelmand went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Rega Merida CF's goalie and right to Rodriguinho Linhares. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Rega Merida CF's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 35th minute, Ryszard Barycz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ITAFUT 4EVER fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Konstanty Wawro came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by ITAFUT 4EVER's Ryszard Barycz. But to his dismay, Ryszard Barycz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The supporters of ITAFUT 4EVER booed when Rega Merida CF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdulhamit Beycan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nilson Peres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nistor Sârban, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Nistor Sârban recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ryszard Barycz in the 58th minute of play forced Rega Merida CF's goalkeeper Konstanty Wawro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nilson Peres showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nistor Sârban, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. After 66 played minutes ITAFUT 4EVER got a freekick which was hit by Robert Arboleda. Rega Merida CF's Damazy Warka was substituted for Karol Swiderski. ITAFUT 4EVER's João Vítor Porto was substituted for Niklas Bergdal. ITAFUT 4EVER's Jean-Paul Møffelmand suffered a sore thigh after 69 minutes and couldn't finish the game. ITAFUT 4EVER's Tait Chi was substituted for Jean-Paul Møffelmand. After 70 played minutes Rega Merida CF got a freekick which was hit by Konrad Knopek. If Rodriguinho Linhares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Konstanty Wawro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodriguinho Linhares in the 85th minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 86 minutes, Konstanty Wawro successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. With a little luck, Rega Merida CF's Konstanty Wawro got control of the ball when Rodriguinho Linhares tried to sneak it across the goal line. Konstanty Wawro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tait Chi in the 92nd minute. Nilson Peres stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Konrad Knopek's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. ITAFUT 4EVER walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.