World League

Sombra Arena
Spectators: 7746 (Terracing: 5811, Seating: 1781, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jimmy Søderberg got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of MXM Squad NS ★DAC★ booed when ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Şükrü Yavuzcan didn't get a good kick on the ball. 4 minutes into the match, ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽'s goal looked a bit too open when Victor Stan came free, but Dimosthenis Doukatelis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wiliam dos Santos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 9th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dimosthenis Doukatelis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Domenec Torrent in the 11th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the match, MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s goal looked a bit too open when Jimmy Søderberg came free, but Horea Botgros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. MXM Squad NS ★DAC★ were awarded a corner in the 18th minute after ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Peng Xi Bin took the corner. Stathis Kokoris hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. In the 23rd minute, Rareș Stoiculescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Through an outstanding action, after 24 minutes, Horea Botgros successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Dimosthenis Doukatelis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Domenec Torrent in the 25th minute of play. Dimosthenis Doukatelis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Domenec Torrent, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Dimosthenis Doukatelis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peng Xi Bin, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 37th minute of the match, Stathis Kokoris tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Horea Botgros saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Domenec Torrent in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dimosthenis Doukatelis saved ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽ from getting behind. 39 minutes had been played when some careless play by ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Peng Xi Bin was slow to take the kick. During this time MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s players had a chance to rest. Victor Stan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dimosthenis Doukatelis having to interfere. After 42 played minutes ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽ got a freekick which was hit by Şükrü Yavuzcan. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wiliam dos Santos in the 45th minute of play forced MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s goalkeeper Horea Botgros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Victor Stan to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victor Stan in the 54th minute of play forced ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽'s goalkeeper Dimosthenis Doukatelis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Yu Chang Ping fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽'s protests and gave Yu Chang Ping a yellow card for diving instead. Yu Chang Ping kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. The supporters of MXM Squad NS ★DAC★ booed when ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xu Wei Chao didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 60th minute of the match Peng Xi Bin sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dimosthenis Doukatelis skillfully saved the ball. Victor Stan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Dimosthenis Doukatelis made a huge save. Stathis Kokoris's late challenge caught a MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stathis Kokoris helped the player get up and apologised. In the 69th minute, Stathis Kokoris hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 72nd minute Jimmy Søderberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Horea Botgros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Wiliam dos Santos in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Horea Botgros prevented the ball from getting in the gole. ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽'s attack was well implemented in the 75th minute, but when Wiliam dos Santos was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s Horea Botgros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wiliam dos Santos in the 81st minute of play. Horea Botgros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jimmy Søderberg in the 83rd minute of the match. Dimosthenis Doukatelis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor Stan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86thth minute of the game Victor Stan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽'s Dimosthenis Doukatelis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 89th minute Domenec Torrent shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dimosthenis Doukatelis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Xu Wei Chao lost his temper 91 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 91st match minute, ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xu Wei Chao to maneuver through the defense. Dimosthenis Doukatelis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peng Xi Bin in the 92nd minute of the match. The supporters of ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽ booed when MXM Squad NS ★DAC★ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ulises Nazario didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 94th minute of the match Lajos Szatmári sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Horea Botgros skillfully saved the ball. The MXM Squad NS ★DAC★ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing MXM Squad NS ★DAC★ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.