World League

Gesteira
Spectators: 7451 (Terracing: 5590, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) Chaouki Ben Rau might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Franklin Bittencourt. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Chaouki Ben Rau ran back to his position shaking his head. When Bajbusy Fabian-a's Chaouki Ben Rau in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gesteira's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Chaouki Ben Rau's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Franklin Bittencourt was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Chaouki Ben Rau in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Franklin Bittencourt saved Gesteira from getting behind. 16 minutes into the match, Gesteira's goal looked a bit too open when Chaouki Ben Rau came free, but Franklin Bittencourt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Franklin Bittencourt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chaouki Ben Rau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Izydor Opat hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Aleksander Turok sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 26th minute, Chaouki Ben Rau 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. If Chaouki Ben Rau had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 35th minute Chaouki Ben Rau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franklin Bittencourt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luiz Fabiano da Cunha hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Lucjan Walentowicz came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by Gesteira's Aan 典韦. But to his dismay, Aan 典韦 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Bajbusy Fabian-a's defense didn't have a chance, in the 42nd minute, when Alim Akkaya scored to the left of an out of position Lucjan Walentowicz, making the score, 2-3. After the first half Bajbusy Fabian-a were leading 2-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Alim Akkaya made the kick off in the second half. Bajbusy Fabian-a's Lucjan Walentowicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alim Akkaya in the 54th minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, Gesteira's goal looked a bit too open when Chaouki Ben Rau came free, but Franklin Bittencourt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bajbusy Fabian-a's Lucjan Walentowicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Moise Zgrăbunţa in the 65th minute of play. Chaouki Ben Rau might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Franklin Bittencourt. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Chaouki Ben Rau ran back to his position shaking his head. Lucjan Walentowicz came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by Gesteira's Matheus Amaral. But to his dismay, Matheus Amaral quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-4. Franklin Bittencourt made an important save on a dangerous shot by Izydor Opat in the 76th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Chaouki Ben Rau in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Franklin Bittencourt saved Gesteira from getting behind. Luiz Fabiano da Cunha charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luiz Fabiano da Cunha the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Bajbusy Fabian-a booed when Gesteira was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luiz Fabiano da Cunha didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aleksander Turok hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Izydor Opat got free with Franklin Bittencourt in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Chaouki Ben Rau came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Bajbusy Fabian-a fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Chaouki Ben Rau couldn't finish the play. In the 96th minute, Luiz Fabiano da Cunha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Bajbusy Fabian-a players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.