World League

ALEXANDRIA ARENA
Spectators: 7749 (Terracing: 5813, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hugo Guerra took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a little luck, Spartans FC's Haroldas Strazdas got control of the ball when Marin Dică tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 3rd match minute, Spartans FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Barba to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manole Miulescu in the 4th minute of play forced Spartans FC's goalkeeper Haroldas Strazdas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Haroldas Strazdas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manole Miulescu in the 10th minute of the match. In the 10th minute Manole Miulescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Haroldas Strazdas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Haroldas Strazdas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Basarab Panciu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marco Materazzi hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Basarab Panciu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Haroldas Strazdas made a huge save. Spartans FC's Haroldas Strazdas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Spartans FC from getting a goal against them. 25 minutes into the match, Spartans FC's goal looked a bit too open when Manole Miulescu came free, but Haroldas Strazdas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, Spartans FC's goal looked a bit too open when Manole Miulescu came free, but Haroldas Strazdas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Haroldas Strazdas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manole Miulescu in the 28th minute of the match. Spartans FC's Haroldas Strazdas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marin Dică in the 31st minute of play. Alexandria Team08's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jedrzej Sanocki in the 34th minute. Alexandria Team08's Jedrzej Sanocki was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Haroldas Strazdas in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Spartans FC's Haroldas Strazdas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Spartans FC from getting a goal against them. In the 37th minute, Artemio Izaguirre hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aras Görkem Korcan during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 44 minutes into the match, Hugo Guerra had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Radu Barbălată. Alexandria Team08's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hugo Guerra was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 47 minutes into the match, Marin Dică dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Haroldas Strazdas, 1-1. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Manole Miulescu to strike the kick off in the second half. Haroldas Strazdas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manole Miulescu in the 52nd minute of the match. 55 minutes into the match, Spartans FC's goal looked a bit too open when Manole Miulescu came free, but Haroldas Strazdas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manole Miulescu in the 59th minute of play forced Spartans FC's goalkeeper Haroldas Strazdas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Radu Barbălată took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hugo Guerra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Basarab Panciu in the 67th minute of play forced Spartans FC's goalkeeper Haroldas Strazdas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Haroldas Strazdas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marin Dică in the 72nd minute of the match. Alexandria Team08's Radu Barbălată proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Alexandria Team08 from getting a goal against them. Haroldas Strazdas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manole Miulescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. The supporters of Spartans FC booed when Alexandria Team08 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Basarab Panciu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alexandria Team08 made a substitution. Doctor Mugg replaced Marin Dică. Alexandria Team08 made a substitution. Zhou replaced Manole Miulescu. The supporters of Spartans FC booed when Alexandria Team08 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Basarab Panciu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Haroldas Strazdas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zhou in the 86th minute of the match. Alexandria Team08 were awarded a corner in the 88th minute after Spartans FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jedrzej Sanocki took the corner. The corner led Alexandria Team08's Jedrzej Sanocki to fire away a dangerous shot which Haroldas Strazdas despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Haroldas Strazdas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Doctor Mugg, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. After having played for 91 minutes, Hugo Guerra managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Spartans FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hugo Guerra was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.