World League

Thunders Field
Spectators: 7686 (Terracing: 5765, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) Sabino Valverde started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4th match minute, Pretorianos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sabino Valverde to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to International Thunders getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Raimundas Baleika hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Pretorianos FC's Santiago Valery tried to score from far away in the 6th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The supporters of International Thunders booed when Pretorianos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adan Pueblo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 9th minute, Carlo Gerick sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Pretorianos FC's Marciano Idacio didn't even have to move. In the 14th minute of the match, Rodrigo Ferdinand got a very nice opportunity to score, but Marciano Idacio was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 15 played minutes International Thunders got a freekick which was hit by Gernot Kellner. In the 22nd minute, Tostão Ceresso made a precise shot to the right of Stefan Neubrandt. International Thunders's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Loukianos Staikos in the 24th minute of play forced Pretorianos FC's goalkeeper Marciano Idacio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stefan Neubrandt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sabino Valverde, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. When International Thunders's Loukianos Staikos in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pretorianos FC's goalie prevented a goal. 29 minutes into the match, International Thunders's goal looked a bit too open when Sabino Valverde came free, but Stefan Neubrandt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The corner led Pretorianos FC's Santiago Valery to fire away a dangerous shot which Stefan Neubrandt despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Pretorianos FC's Marciano Idacio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kaan Aktürk in the 32nd minute of play. 45 minutes into the game, Pretorianos FC's Sabino Valverde nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Stefan Neubrandt made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Pretorianos FC's Delmiro Berart was substituted for Santos Lauren. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The throw-in from Lionel 柯景亦 in the 53rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Pretorianos FC's Herminio Garaile. 55 minutes into the match, International Thunders's goalkeeper Stefan Neubrandt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sabino Valverde. Marciano Idacio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Loukianos Staikos in the 59th minute of play. Marciano Idacio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nichifor Borăscu, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Pretorianos FC's Tostão Ceresso got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 68 minutes into the match, Pretorianos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kaan Aktürk came free, but Marciano Idacio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stefan Neubrandt made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sabino Valverde in the 70th minute. Marciano Idacio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kaan Aktürk in the 73rd minute of the match. Stefan Neubrandt made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sabino Valverde in the 75th minute. Stefan Neubrandt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tostão Ceresso in the 82nd minute of play. International Thunders's Jonathan Soon was substituted for Loukianos Staikos. Marciano Idacio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonathan Soon, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. The Pretorianos FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Pretorianos FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.