World League

Lutomia
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Lutomia SSA's Ahmed Charette started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Wesley Donato in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Beloslav Drandiyski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lutomia SSA's goalkeeper Beloslav Drandiyski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pastor Cambranes hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Beloslav Drandiyski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wesley Donato, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Helmut Lossimäe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmed Charette, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. In the 19th minute Joël Rétière shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Beloslav Drandiyski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Wesley Donato's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Beloslav Drandiyski was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Fc Kertzfeld were awarded a corner in the 30th minute after Lutomia SSA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lin Jing Yong took the corner. After having played for 31 minutes, Wieslaw Smolak managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lutomia SSA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wieslaw Smolak was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wesley Donato in the 33rd minute of play forced Lutomia SSA's goalkeeper Beloslav Drandiyski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maciej Skwira kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the match, Fc Kertzfeld's goal looked a bit too open when Wincent Huk came free, but Helmut Lossimäe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ahmed Charette did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Helmut Lossimäe 40 minutes into the match. Beloslav Drandiyski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joël Rétière, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. 43 minutes into the match, Joël Rétière had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Beloslav Drandiyski. Lutomia SSA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joël Rétière was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wesley Donato to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Jacob Josef Saumon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Wesley Donato fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Beloslav Drandiyski having to interfere. Wesley Donato's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Beloslav Drandiyski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. In the 62ndth minute of the game Wesley Donato who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lutomia SSA's Beloslav Drandiyski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 64 minutes into the game, Ahmed Charette cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Helmut Lossimäe was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lutomia SSA's goalkeeper Beloslav Drandiyski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Lin Jing Yong made a great header on Fc Kertzfeld's corner, it was just that Lutomia SSA's Beloslav Drandiyski managed to reach the ball for a save. After 73 played minutes Lutomia SSA got a freekick which was hit by Maciej Skwira. Fc Kertzfeld's Paul-Henri Michalet was substituted for Alix Poulain. Wesley Donato received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Beloslav Drandiyski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Xavier Amy in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Beloslav Drandiyski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lutomia SSA's goalkeeper Beloslav Drandiyski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Xavier Amy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Beloslav Drandiyski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fc Kertzfeld made a substitution. Renan Blard replaced Joël Rétière. 94 minutes into the match, Xavier Amy had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Beloslav Drandiyski. Lutomia SSA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Xavier Amy was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.