World League

Estádio Poetass
Spectators: 7686 (Terracing: 5765, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kalle Billberg made the kick off which started today's match. José Maria Goiano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Garth Basham, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Garth Basham in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg José Maria Goiano saved Poetass FC from getting behind. With a little luck, TRAFFIC FC's Rostislav Kulichev got control of the ball when Zeng Xu Yuan tried to sneak it across the goal line. José Maria Goiano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Panagiotis Baltas in the 9th minute of play. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by Poetass FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Panagiotis Baltas was slow to take the kick. During this time TRAFFIC FC's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Panagiotis Baltas got away a dangerous shot. Despite this José Maria Goiano quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Through an outstanding action, after 14 minutes, Rostislav Kulichev successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. If Presiyan Tzachev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 29 minutes into the match, Poetass FC's goal looked a bit too open when Garth Basham came free, but José Maria Goiano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. José Maria Goiano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Garth Basham in the 32nd minute of play. In the 34th match minute, Poetass FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jon-Egil Schjelderup to maneuver through the defense. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind Poetass FC's goalkeeper José Maria Goiano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. José Maria Goiano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerardo Claus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. TRAFFIC FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Panagiotis Baltas in the 48th minute. The corner led TRAFFIC FC's Panagiotis Baltas to fire away a dangerous shot which José Maria Goiano despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gerardo Claus stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Garth Basham managed to get in a good position for a shot. TRAFFIC FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Garth Basham was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. José Maria Goiano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gerardo Claus in the 57thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of José Maria Goiano, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. TRAFFIC FC's Gerardo Claus was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 57th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Luiz Fernando de Lara hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Gerardo Claus recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Presiyan Tzachev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Zeng Xu Yuan came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Poetass FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Zeng Xu Yuan couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Garth Basham got free with José Maria Goiano in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. TRAFFIC FC's Rostislav Kulichev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zeng Xu Yuan in the 74th minute of play. In the 75th minute of the match Poetass FC got a corner. TRAFFIC FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Zeng Xu Yuan ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Poetass FC's Luiz Fernando de Lara to fire away a dangerous shot which Rostislav Kulichev despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Poetass FC's zone, Presiyan Tzachev stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. José Maria Goiano came out of the goal and Presiyan Tzachev tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 82 minutes into the game, Poetass FC's Zeng Xu Yuan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rostislav Kulichev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Rostislav Kulichev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zeng Xu Yuan in the 86th minute of the match. In the 88th minute Kalle Billberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rostislav Kulichev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Gerardo Claus managed to get in a good position for a shot. TRAFFIC FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gerardo Claus was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. José Maria Goiano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to TRAFFIC FC getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Kalin Todorchev hit a great ball. In the 94th minute of the match Nagoi De la Torre sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rostislav Kulichev skillfully saved the ball. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.