World League

BaLiSt Arena
Spectators: 7716 (Terracing: 5788, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fu Han Qiang took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, FC BaLiSt's goal looked a bit too open when Chinagorom 张飞 came free, but Chi Tzalov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 6 minutes, Trifon Katsoulis put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Chi Tzalov. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Trifon Katsoulis in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Chi Tzalov saved FC BaLiSt from getting behind. Thanks to some nice moves Grigore Zberea could shoot a difficult shot in the 15th minute, which Jon Oblak however easily saved by the left post. FC BaLiSt's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mihăiţă Șeicaru in the 16th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Trifon Katsoulis in the 27th minute of play forced FC BaLiSt's goalkeeper Chi Tzalov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jon Oblak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grigore Zberea, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Jon Oblak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grigore Zberea in the 34th minute of the match. Chi Tzalov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fu Han Qiang, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Caetano Messias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 41 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC BaLiSt's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Adriano Ramires was slow to take the kick. During this time Andarilhos's players had a chance to rest. Jon Oblak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Servet Kılıc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Servet Kılıc's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jon Oblak was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. Chi Tzalov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Trifon Katsoulis, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Servet Kılıc to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laureano Cresenciano in the 51st minute of play forced Andarilhos's goalkeeper Jon Oblak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jon Oblak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caetano Messias in the 55th minute of play. FC BaLiSt's Chi Tzalov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save FC BaLiSt from getting a goal against them. Grigore Zberea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC BaLiSt's Aron Olteanu was substituted for Mihăiţă Șeicaru. Chi Tzalov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jürgen Behnke, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laureano Cresenciano in the 65th minute of play forced Andarilhos's goalkeeper Jon Oblak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andarilhos's Jon Oblak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Servet Kılıc in the 72nd minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, Andarilhos's goal looked a bit too open when Caetano Messias came free, but Jon Oblak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jon Oblak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Caetano Messias, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Servet Kılıc in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jon Oblak prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Chi Tzalov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jürgen Behnke in the 81st minute. After 82 played minutes FC BaLiSt got a freekick which was hit by Caetano Messias. Andarilhos made a substitution. Andrzej Zawaski replaced Trifon Katsoulis. FC BaLiSt made a substitution. Eugen Braniște replaced Aurelian Jianu. Caetano Messias hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Chi Tzalov acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 84th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Adriano Ramires. The supporters of FC BaLiSt booed when Andarilhos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jürgen Behnke didn't get a good kick on the ball. FC BaLiSt made a substitution. Yang Wei replaced Caetano Messias. In the 86th minute, Jürgen Behnke hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 89 played minutes Andarilhos got a freekick which was hit by Andrzej Zawaski. Chi Tzalov made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Andrzej Zawaski sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Servet Kılıc in the 93rd minute of play forced Andarilhos's goalkeeper Jon Oblak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Andarilhos were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over FC BaLiSt's much stronger midfield.