World League

Juventus Arena
Spectators: 7655 (Terracing: 5743, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Duško Zambata kicked off to start the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Duško Zambata in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Miguel Marin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 12 minutes had been played when some careless play by AJ Juventus FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hamlet Häfliger was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Dezassete's players had a chance to rest. Damian Zahonero hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind AJ Juventus FC's goalkeeper Mambru Puertas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 19th minute FC Dezassete were awarded a corner. Hamlet Häfliger went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Hamlet Häfliger got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Mambru Puertas quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. If Meng Di Jun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. AJ Juventus FC's Mambru Puertas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Meng Di Jun in the 22nd minute of play. Damian Zahonero made in the 26th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Joshua Kimmich however managed to control. Duško Zambata could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Miguel Marin made a huge save. 34 minutes into the game, Kevin Bellet threw the ball into play from the sideline. AJ Juventus FC's Damian Zahonero quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. An unexpectedly hard shot by Meng Di Jun in the 37th minute of play forced AJ Juventus FC's goalkeeper Mambru Puertas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mambru Puertas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Meng Di Jun in the 39th minute of play. Mambru Puertas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from You in the 42nd minute of play. Duško Zambata scored 1-0 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Miguel Marin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Meng Di Jun was the one to do the kick off. In the 50th minute Duško Zambata shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miguel Marin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Damian Zahonero made in the 53rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by FC Dezassete's You. 54 minutes into the match, Meng Di Jun dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Mambru Puertas, 1-1. Miguel Marin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sidoro Pedron in the 59th minute of play. After a rather tough play, AJ Juventus FC's Misael Huerga got a free kick in the 62nd minute. AJ Juventus FC's Lv Chen Xing was substituted for Benja Villaraud. Mambru Puertas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hamlet Häfliger in the 64th minute. Miguel Marin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cosme Reno in the 66th minute of the match. Meng Di Jun could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Mambru Puertas made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sidoro Pedron in the 69th minute of play forced FC Dezassete's goalkeeper Miguel Marin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cosme Reno sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. FC Dezassete made a substitution. Branco Tinto replaced Meng Di Jun. AJ Juventus FC's Alkinoos Margaritas was substituted for Duško Zambata. After 74 played minutes FC Dezassete got a freekick which was hit by Isac Bomba. Miguel Marin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cosme Reno in the 75th minute of the match. In the 75th minute, Cosme Reno left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AJ Juventus FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Miguel Marin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cosme Reno in the 78th minute of play. In the 79th minute of the game Gwidon Kaczor made a throw-in which Joshua Kimmich played forward. Miguel Marin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alkinoos Margaritas in the 83rd minute of the match. 85 minutes into the match, FC Dezassete's Branco Tinto sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mambru Puertas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Miguel Marin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cosme Reno, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Isac Bomba charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Isac Bomba the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Isac Bomba kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Branco Tinto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mambru Puertas having to interfere. FC Dezassete's Miguel Marin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alkinoos Margaritas in the 93rd minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, FC Dezassete's goal looked a bit too open when Cosme Reno came free, but Miguel Marin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. AJ Juventus FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.