World League

Colosseum
Spectators: 7691 (Terracing: 5854, Seating: 1795, VIP seats: 42) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Konstantin Butylin made the kick off which started today's match. Gladiator FC's Elpidio Bilintx played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Betão de Medeiros in the 3rd minute of play. Elpidio Bilintx showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elco Das, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. After 9 minutes, Konstantin Butylin made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. ALTHENTIC F.C's Mila Gröhe tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Elpidio Bilintx showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elco Das in the 12th minute of the match. Elpidio Bilintx took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elco Das, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudinei Xavier in the 24th minute of play forced Gladiator FC's goalkeeper Elpidio Bilintx to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Konstantin Butylin in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mila Gröhe saved ALTHENTIC F.C from getting behind. Elpidio Bilintx took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elco Das, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Elpidio Bilintx showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Betão de Medeiros in the 46th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Elco Das made the kick off in the second half. Elpidio Bilintx took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elco Das, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Elpidio Bilintx took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elco Das, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Elpidio Bilintx was out of position in the 55 minute of play, and Claudinei Xavier capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Claudinei Xavier really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Gladiator FC made a substitution. Federico Bianco replaced Maxi Kon. If Betão de Medeiros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 73 minutes into the match, Gladiator FC's goal looked a bit too open when Elco Das came free, but Elpidio Bilintx reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 77th minute, Betão de Medeiros left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ALTHENTIC F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Elpidio Bilintx showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elco Das, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. After 88 played minutes Gladiator FC got a freekick which was hit by Vaggelis Mitsiou. Elpidio Bilintx took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elco Das, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paulo Mendes hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Claudinei Xavier managed to get in a good position for a shot. ALTHENTIC F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Claudinei Xavier was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Elpidio Bilintx breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 93rd minute Antonio Lovera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mila Gröhe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.