World League

KANDANG SAPI
Spectators: 7624 (Terracing: 5719, Seating: 1753, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Caio Dante took the kick off in the first half of the match. Caio Dante struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Gigi Mantu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SAPI FC. Caio Dante blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gigi Mantu having to make a save. With a little luck, Mannerheim's Gigi Mantu got control of the ball when Caio Dante tried to sneak it across the goal line. 9 minutes into the game, Başaran Yazır was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mannerheim's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SAPI FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Mannerheim's Başaran Yazır got a free kick in the 9th minute. Caio Dante fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gigi Mantu having to interfere. Başaran Yazır kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. If Caio Dante had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Caio Dante in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gigi Mantu saved Mannerheim from getting behind. Caio Dante's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 22ndth minute, Gigi Mantu skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Caio Dante blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gigi Mantu having to make a save. Vasil Lajić charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vasil Lajić the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 25th minute, one of Mannerheim:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Mannerheim. The audience thought a goal was coming when Caio Dante got free with Gigi Mantu in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 34 played minutes Mannerheim got a freekick which was hit by Kullervo Niemivirta. In the 36th minute, Caio Dante made a precise shot to the right of Gigi Mantu. Mannerheim's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Caio Dante sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gigi Mantu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Caio Dante in the 43rd minute of the match. In the 44th minute, Dandung Krishna 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kullervo Niemivirta was the one to do the kick off. Gigi Mantu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caio Dante in the 54th minute of play. Caio Dante blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gigi Mantu having to make a save. Gigi Mantu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caio Dante in the 55th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Caio Dante in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gigi Mantu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Caio Dante blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gigi Mantu having to make a save. Gigi Mantu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Caio Dante went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Caio Dante in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gigi Mantu saved Mannerheim from getting behind. Caio Dante sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Caio Dante's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gigi Mantu was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. After having played for 72 minutes, Caio Dante managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SAPI FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Caio Dante was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Caio Dante might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gigi Mantu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Caio Dante ran back to his position shaking his head. Caio Dante might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gigi Mantu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Caio Dante ran back to his position shaking his head. Gigi Mantu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Caio Dante's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. Caio Dante might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gigi Mantu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Caio Dante ran back to his position shaking his head. Gigi Mantu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Caio Dante in the 89th minute of play. Gigi Mantu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Caio Dante in the 93rd minute of the match. If Caio Dante had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead.