World League

1822 Arena
Spectators: 7464 (Terracing: 5599, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marek Dres got the match started through his kick off. Jakob Heinicke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucrețiu Mălăele, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Independência Futebol's goalkeeper Jakob Heinicke, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 肖竞 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Jakob Heinicke tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Independência Futebol booed when Fc Lothlorien was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Martin Suciu didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Independência Futebol getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Duarte Ponce hit a great ball. In the 12th minute, Marek Dres got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 14th match minute, Fc Lothlorien was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 顾昆烨 to maneuver through the defense. Duarte Ponce kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. 顾昆烨 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Jakob Heinicke tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 22nd match minute, Independência Futebol was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristo Losantos to maneuver through the defense. 32 minutes into the game, Marek Dres cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Jakob Heinicke was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marek Dres in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jakob Heinicke prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 39 minutes into the match, Independência Futebol's goal looked a bit too open when Marek Dres came free, but Jakob Heinicke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marek Dres took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jakob Heinicke. Jakob Heinicke dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Jakob Heinicke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucrețiu Mălăele in the 49th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Astor Urtun was the one to do the kick off. Iustin Lupescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Astor Urtun in the 59th minute of the match. Jakob Heinicke made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Lucrețiu Mălăele sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Independência Futebol booed when Fc Lothlorien was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Liviu Albu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 62nd minute, Lucrețiu Mălăele ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jakob Heinicke was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marek Dres in the 67th minute of play forced Independência Futebol's goalkeeper Jakob Heinicke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toto Arebam in the 70th minute of play forced Fc Lothlorien's goalkeeper Iustin Lupescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 72 minutes into the match, Independência Futebol's goalkeeper Jakob Heinicke had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marek Dres. In the 74th match minute, Independência Futebol was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emanuele Capaldo to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toto Arebam in the 77th minute of play forced Fc Lothlorien's goalkeeper Iustin Lupescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jakob Heinicke stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marek Dres's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. Marek Dres could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Jakob Heinicke made a huge save. Martin Suciu kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Marek Dres could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Jakob Heinicke made a huge save. Fc Lothlorien's Iustin Lupescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Toto Arebam in the 88th minute of play. Jakob Heinicke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucrețiu Mălăele in the 89th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marek Dres got free with Jakob Heinicke in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nicky Butt blasted a shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Iustin Lupescu having to make a save. Jakob Heinicke made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marek Dres in the 99th minute. The Independência Futebol fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Fc Lothlorien were clearly better and deserved to take the win.