World League

Manuel Ferreira
Spectators: 7743 (Terracing: 5809, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Roque Gora made the kick off which started today's match. Alfredo Aguilar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arturo Brownell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arturo Brownell in the 10th minute of play forced Club Olimpia's goalkeeper Alfredo Aguilar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pan Xi De could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Erikas Mikoliūnas made a huge save. Erikas Mikoliūnas was out of position in the 14 minute of play, and Pan Xi De capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Pan Xi De really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. After 17 minutes of play, Club Olimpia's Denis Inestrosa made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Erikas Mikoliūnas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Club Olimpia's Alfredo Aguilar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Brownell in the 20th minute of play. Erikas Mikoliūnas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pan Xi De's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. Alfredo Aguilar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stanislaw Trojanowski in the 30th minute of the match. 36 minutes into the match, FC COSA NOSTRA's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Inestrosa came free, but Erikas Mikoliūnas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Erikas Mikoliūnas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Denis Inestrosa in the 40th minute of play. Güvenç Altunç sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alfredo Aguilar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arturo Brownell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Artūras Ronaldo to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Club Olimpia's Denis Inestrosa got a free kick in the 54th minute. 59 minutes into the match, FC COSA NOSTRA's goal looked a bit too open when Roque Gora came free, but Erikas Mikoliūnas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pan Xi De in the 60th minute of play forced FC COSA NOSTRA's goalkeeper Erikas Mikoliūnas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Club Olimpia booed when FC COSA NOSTRA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Güvenç Altunç didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Artūras Ronaldo in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alfredo Aguilar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alfredo Aguilar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artūras Ronaldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. When Maxime Van Brusselen fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Club Olimpia's protests and gave Maxime Van Brusselen a yellow card for diving instead. Maxime Van Brusselen kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Stanislaw Trojanowski took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 73rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Alfredo Aguilar. Club Olimpia's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Victor Anaya had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Club Olimpia's Alfredo Aguilar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stanislaw Trojanowski in the 79th minute of play. Erikas Mikoliūnas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Victor Anaya in the 86th minute of play. Alfredo Aguilar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artūras Ronaldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. 95 minutes into the match, FC COSA NOSTRA's goal looked a bit too open when Victor Anaya came free, but Erikas Mikoliūnas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Club Olimpia were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of FC COSA NOSTRA for a fine match.