World League

Karaliai Kingdom
Spectators: 7754 (Terracing: 5817, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nicolas Espiridion started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Montalcino SE's goalkeeper Valdomiro Ferraz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 8 minutes, Nojus Bikas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kings's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nojus Bikas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 11 minutes into the match, Nicolas Espiridion had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Haşim Batüralp. Kings's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nicolas Espiridion was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Haşim Batüralp took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicolas Espiridion, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 21 minutes, Nojus Bikas put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Valdomiro Ferraz. The crowd rose to their feet as Kings's Nojus Bikas slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Valdomiro Ferraz. That made the score 2-1 after 25 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Modesto Atarratze in the 28th minute of play forced Kings's goalkeeper Haşim Batüralp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the match, Kings's goal looked a bit too open when Nicolas Espiridion came free, but Haşim Batüralp reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nicolas Espiridion fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Haşim Batüralp having to interfere. In the 45th minute the ball was on its way in behind Montalcino SE's goalkeeper Valdomiro Ferraz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Montalcino SE made a substitution. Perivaldo Paiva replaced Modesto Atarratze. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nojus Bikas made a kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Rogério Aguiar threw the ball into play from the sideline. Kings's Edgaras Jankauskas quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 53 minutes into the match, Kings's Nojus Bikas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Valdomiro Ferraz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Haşim Batüralp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Perivaldo Paiva in the 56th minute of play. A collision led to Montalcino SE getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Rogério Aguiar hit a great ball. In the 61st minute, Rogério Aguiar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 63 minutes of play, Kings's Nojus Bikas made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Valdomiro Ferraz was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nojus Bikas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Haşim Batüralp was out of position in the 67 minute of play, and Dino Nicolini capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Dino Nicolini really showed his touch with that goal: 4-2. Montalcino SE made a substitution. Válter Cearense replaced Almir Valadares. Menios Kefalos kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolas Espiridion in the 74th minute of play forced Kings's goalkeeper Haşim Batüralp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nojus Bikas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Valdomiro Ferraz having to make a save. 79 minutes into the match, Nojus Bikas notched a goal, 5-2, to the right of Montalcino SE's Valdomiro Ferraz. Valdomiro Ferraz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Valdomiro Ferraz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kristupas Šimkūnas in the 89th minute of the match. Victorino Marko made a great header on Kings's corner, it was just that Montalcino SE's Valdomiro Ferraz managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 95th minute there was a penalty for Kings. Victorino Marko stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Valdomiro Ferraz. 6-2. Kings's Haşim Batüralp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicolas Espiridion in the 98th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Kings fans cheered their team off the field, for while Montalcino SE had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.