World League

Patissia Arena
Spectators: 7462 (Terracing: 5597, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mike Cai started the match with the kick off. Virgil Olariu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bogumil Orlicki in the 6th minute of play. Vladimiro Nafarroa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mike Cai, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Bogumil Orlicki kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. In the 11th minute, Gürkan Akaydın hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 21st minute Eddie Holm shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Virgil Olariu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, Paralia Athens's goal looked a bit too open when Eddie Holm came free, but Virgil Olariu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Virgil Olariu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eddie Holm in the 24th minute of play. Virgil Olariu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eddie Holm in the 28th minute of the match. ★银河蓝★GalA FC's Vladimiro Nafarroa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mike Cai in the 29th minute of play. Petru Văidianu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Vladimiro Nafarroa made a huge save. When Cheng Xi Chao fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ★银河蓝★GalA FC's protests and gave Cheng Xi Chao a yellow card for diving instead. In the 32nd match minute, ★银河蓝★GalA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cheng Xi Chao to maneuver through the defense. In the 35thth minute of the game Eddie Holm who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Paralia Athens's Virgil Olariu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, ★银河蓝★GalA FC's Bogumil Orlicki got a free kick in the 41st minute. Virgil Olariu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Samuel Toussain, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eddie Holm to make the kick off. Mircea Robu hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. 56 minutes into the game, Gürkan Akaydın was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Paralia Athens's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ★银河蓝★GalA FC the free kick. Vladimiro Nafarroa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mike Cai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 60 minutes into the match, ★银河蓝★GalA FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mike Cai came free, but Vladimiro Nafarroa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Mike Cai had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eddie Holm in the 65th minute of play forced Paralia Athens's goalkeeper Virgil Olariu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 67 minutes, Petru Văidianu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Paralia Athens and the ★银河蓝★GalA FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Paralia Athens getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Petru Văidianu hit a great ball. Eddie Holm received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Virgil Olariu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bogumil Orlicki could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Virgil Olariu made a huge save. When the match had gone on for 83 minutes, Bogumil Orlicki took a quick shot and it went in 0-1 without a chance for Virgil Olariu to make any attempt to save it. Virgil Olariu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samuel Toussain, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 91st minute Gürkan Akaydın shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimiro Nafarroa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vladimiro Nafarroa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gürkan Akaydın's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. ★银河蓝★GalA FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.