World League

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Spectators: 8043 (Terracing: 6033, Seating: 1850, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jorge Luna started the match with the kick off. Ni Guang Yong made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Francisco Mino sent off a good shot on target. Ni Guang Yong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jorge Luna in the 6th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Бенковски Тетевен's goal looked a bit too open when Fernando Morientes came free, but Ni Guang Yong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 10 minutes, Ni Guang Yong successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Kiran Tomasini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robin Hood in the 13th minute of play. Robin Hood fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kiran Tomasini having to interfere. After 17th play minutes Jorge Luna shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Ni Guang Yong and just under the crossbar into goal. 23 minutes into the match, THE ROKERY PIMKIS's goal looked a bit too open when Denílson 慕容 came free, but Kiran Tomasini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ni Guang Yong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Morientes, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 25 minutes into the match, Бенковски Тетевен's goalkeeper Ni Guang Yong had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Francisco Mino. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Mino in the 28th minute of play forced Бенковски Тетевен's goalkeeper Ni Guang Yong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute Denílson 慕容 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kiran Tomasini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Бенковски Тетевен's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Francisc Turcu in the 31st minute. It was a well-played corner which Cemil Uyaralp managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. If Robin Hood had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robin Hood in the 34th minute of play forced THE ROKERY PIMKIS's goalkeeper Kiran Tomasini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 35 minutes into the match, Бенковски Тетевен's goal looked a bit too open when Jorge Luna came free, but Ni Guang Yong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robin Hood in the 41st minute of play forced THE ROKERY PIMKIS's goalkeeper Kiran Tomasini to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Denílson 慕容 during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of THE ROKERY PIMKIS booed when Бенковски Тетевен was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denílson 慕容 didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ni Guang Yong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Morientes in the 46th minute of the match. Ni Guang Yong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernando Morientes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 48th play minutes Robin Hood shot 1-1, a short shot which went by Kiran Tomasini and just under the crossbar into goal. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Robin Hood made a kick off. Ni Guang Yong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matthias Lepage in the 54th minute of play. When Christian Mastroiacovo fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored THE ROKERY PIMKIS's protests and gave Christian Mastroiacovo a yellow card for diving instead. 56 minutes into the match, Бенковски Тетевен's Robin Hood sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kiran Tomasini narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Robin Hood blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kiran Tomasini having to make a save. 58 minutes into the match, THE ROKERY PIMKIS's goal looked a bit too open when Robin Hood came free, but Kiran Tomasini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ni Guang Yong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Luna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ni Guang Yong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jorge Luna in the 60th minute of play. Robin Hood sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ni Guang Yong didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fernando Morientes went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Earvin Mela hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. THE ROKERY PIMKIS's René Stocker was substituted for Christian Mastroiacovo. A hard shot by Francisc Turcu from long distance, 70 minutes into the match, got Kiran Tomasini's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Alessandro Finotti was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 76th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Thanks to some nice moves Robin Hood could shoot a difficult shot in the 78th minute, which Kiran Tomasini however easily saved by the left post. In the 79th minute Denílson 慕容 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kiran Tomasini saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 83 minutes into the match, THE ROKERY PIMKIS's goalkeeper Kiran Tomasini had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Robin Hood. Kiran Tomasini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robin Hood, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute, Fernando Morientes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ni Guang Yong was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Ni Guang Yong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Morientes in the 90th minute of the match. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Jorge Luna got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 4-1. 92 minutes into the match. In the 97th minute, Fernando Morientes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The THE ROKERY PIMKIS fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. THE ROKERY PIMKIS's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.