World League

Odaitye Stadion
Spectators: 7280 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Diamantino Santos made the kick off which started today's match. FC MANEKENI CLUB's Traian Nanu came free and shot a quick shot against goal 4 minutes in the game, fortunately Raul Rähn had problems saving as it came toward the left post. Raul Rähn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toma Draganov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alfonso Leoncio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lukasz Bendyk, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. In the 8th minute, Rauno Nukki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Traian Nanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 12th minute, Daniel Kjellberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sly Goodwick hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Diamantino Santos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Reaalne Madrid CF's supporters rose to their feet, but Diamantino Santos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alfonso Leoncio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 24th minute, Diamantino Santos made a precise shot to the right of Alfonso Leoncio. FC MANEKENI CLUB's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Reaalne Madrid CF's Raul Rähn proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save Reaalne Madrid CF from getting a goal against them. In the 31st match minute, Reaalne Madrid CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Kjellberg to maneuver through the defense. Raul Rähn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mavrudi Barúmov in the 32nd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Mavrudi Barúmov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Raul Rähn was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mavrudi Barúmov in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Raul Rähn prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alfonso Leoncio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diamantino Santos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Raul Rähn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mavrudi Barúmov, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Marquinhos Diniz's late challenge caught a FC MANEKENI CLUB's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marquinhos Diniz helped the player get up and apologised. Raul Rähn was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Toma Draganov showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 41 minute of play. In the 47th minute, Sly Goodwick left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC MANEKENI CLUB fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

The wind increased when Traian Nanu made the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Mavrudi Barúmov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Raul Rähn was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. The supporters of FC MANEKENI CLUB booed when Reaalne Madrid CF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Altan Ülken didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Reaalne Madrid CF getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Rauno Nukki hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alexi Bakúrdzhiev in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Raul Rähn prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sly Goodwick in the 76th minute of play forced Reaalne Madrid CF's goalkeeper Raul Rähn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Raul Rähn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mavrudi Barúmov, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 79th minute of the match FC MANEKENI CLUB got a corner. Reaalne Madrid CF's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Zacharias Kontoulis ran over to the corner to take the kick. The supporters of Reaalne Madrid CF booed when FC MANEKENI CLUB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sly Goodwick didn't get a good kick on the ball. 85 minutes had been played when some careless play by Reaalne Madrid CF's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Zacharias Kontoulis was slow to take the kick. During this time FC MANEKENI CLUB's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Zacharias Kontoulis got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Raul Rähn quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When Daniel Kjellberg came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Reaalne Madrid CF 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 Daniel Kjellberg couldn't finish the play. 91 minutes into the match, FC MANEKENI CLUB's goalkeeper Alfonso Leoncio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Diamantino Santos. Cengiz Yadigar lost his temper 92 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After having played for 94 minutes, Filiberto Restu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Reaalne Madrid CF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Filiberto Restu 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 Alexi Bakúrdzhiev in the 96th minute of play forced Reaalne Madrid CF's goalkeeper Raul Rähn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC MANEKENI CLUB's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.