World League

Colosseum
Spectators: 7665 (Terracing: 5834, Seating: 1789, VIP seats: 42) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dé 林义义 kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by 苏桑奕 in the 6th minute of play forced Gladiator FC's goalkeeper Elpidio Bilintx to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute Wang Kuan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elpidio Bilintx saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Gladiator FC's zone, Dé 林义义 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elpidio Bilintx came out of the goal and Dé 林义义 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Elpidio Bilintx showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Walery Chojnacki in the 15th minute of the match. Conny Stephansson made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Carlo Taranto sent off a good shot on target. Konstantin Butylin succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 20th playminute. Elpidio Bilintx made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 苏桑奕 in the 25th minute of play. Elpidio Bilintx made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dé 林义义 in the 29th minute of play. ☆冰谷☆蛇王's Conny Stephansson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Konstantin Butylin in the 32nd minute of play. Elpidio Bilintx showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dé 林义义 in the 33rd minute of the match. 34 minutes into the match, Gladiator FC's goal looked a bit too open when 苏桑奕 came free, but Elpidio Bilintx reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Konstantin Butylin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gladiator FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Konstantin Butylin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Conny Stephansson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 43rd minute, Maxi Kon ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Conny Stephansson was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maxi Kon got free with Conny Stephansson in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Konstantin Butylin made the kick off in the second half. Elpidio Bilintx made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when 吴博剑 sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, ☆冰谷☆蛇王's Hu Shu Ming got a free kick in the 54th minute. With a little luck, Gladiator FC's Elpidio Bilintx got control of the ball when 吴博剑 tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when 吴博剑 got free with Elpidio Bilintx in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 59th minute Wang Kuan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elpidio Bilintx saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elpidio Bilintx made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Dé 林义义 sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Konstantin Butylin in the 72nd minute of play forced ☆冰谷☆蛇王's goalkeeper Conny Stephansson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 苏桑奕 received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Elpidio Bilintx came out and tried to block the shot, but 苏桑奕 slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 77th minute. In the 88th match minute, Gladiator FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Simos Seretis to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlo Taranto in the 91st minute of play forced ☆冰谷☆蛇王's goalkeeper Conny Stephansson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 92nd minute Carlo Taranto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Conny Stephansson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ☆冰谷☆蛇王's Conny Stephansson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonio Lovera in the 94th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the ☆冰谷☆蛇王 players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Gladiator FC.