World League

Odaitye Stadion
Spectators: 7313 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gavino Raymundo started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, Viento Norte FC's Dalmacio Gelacio got control of the ball when Guaberto Jorrin tried to sneak it across the goal line. 3 minutes into the match, Guaberto Jorrin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dalmacio Gelacio. Viento Norte FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Guaberto Jorrin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. With an all-out effort, FC MANEKENI CLUB's Dalmacio Gelacio threw himself towards the right post 6 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Mavrudi Barúmov, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Dalmacio Gelacio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Toma Draganov in the 7th minute of the match. Toma Draganov in the 7thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Dalmacio Gelacio, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 11 minutes into the match, Viento Norte FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mavrudi Barúmov came free, but Dalmacio Gelacio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dalmacio Gelacio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guaberto Jorrin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Viento Norte FC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Flavio Martino hit a great ball. FC MANEKENI CLUB's Alfonso Leoncio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radomir Marczyniec in the 21st minute of play. 23 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC MANEKENI CLUB's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Marciano Azeari was slow to take the kick. During this time Viento Norte FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Marciano Azeari almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC MANEKENI CLUB's Alfonso Leoncio did a great save. When the match clock showed 25 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Gavino Raymundo sped through FC MANEKENI CLUB's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Alfonso Leoncio. 28 minutes into the match, Viento Norte FC's goalkeeper Dalmacio Gelacio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Guaberto Jorrin. 28 minutes into the match, Viento Norte FC's goal looked a bit too open when Guaberto Jorrin came free, but Dalmacio Gelacio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alfonso Leoncio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Sugar in the 29th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, FC MANEKENI CLUB's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Sugar came free, but Alfonso Leoncio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alfonso Leoncio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gavino Raymundo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dalmacio Gelacio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Guaberto Jorrin in the 39th minute. The audience was convinced that Maksymilian Wawak's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alfonso Leoncio was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. Dalmacio Gelacio made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Guaberto Jorrin sent off a good shot on target. Alfonso Leoncio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gavino Raymundo, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Viento Norte FC's Dalmacio Gelacio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mavrudi Barúmov in the 46th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Guaberto Jorrin made a kick off. Alexi Bakúrdzhiev's late challenge caught a Viento Norte FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alexi Bakúrdzhiev helped the player get up and apologised. The audience thought a goal was coming when Radomir Marczyniec got free with Alfonso Leoncio in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Toma Draganov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dalmacio Gelacio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guaberto Jorrin in the 56th minute of the match. In the 64thth minute of the game Guaberto Jorrin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Viento Norte FC's Dalmacio Gelacio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alfonso Leoncio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Flavio Martino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dalmacio Gelacio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Guaberto Jorrin in the 74th minute of the match. In the 74th minute, Guaberto Jorrin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dalmacio Gelacio was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. With a little luck, FC MANEKENI CLUB's Alfonso Leoncio got control of the ball when Bruno Sugar tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Viento Norte FC's Maksymilian Wawak got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Humberto Martxot charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Humberto Martxot the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of FC MANEKENI CLUB booed when Viento Norte FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Humberto Martxot didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Eustacio Castulo fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Viento Norte FC's protests and gave Eustacio Castulo a yellow card for diving instead. FC MANEKENI CLUB were awarded a corner in the 90th minute after Viento Norte FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Panos Kontogiannidis took the corner. Panos Kontogiannidis made a great header on FC MANEKENI CLUB's corner, it was just that Viento Norte FC's Dalmacio Gelacio managed to reach the ball for a save. If Guaberto Jorrin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dalmacio Gelacio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Toma Draganov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alfred Gonca'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. Alfred Gonca helped the player get up and apologised. Alfred Gonca hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. FC MANEKENI CLUB's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.