World League

Unicorns Temple
Spectators: 7444 (Terracing: 5584, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) The Scaloneta FC fans' excitement grew in the 4th match minute when Scaloneta FC's Huang Jian Tian looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Huang Jian Tian in the 7th minute of play forced Unicorns ™'s goalkeeper Corneliu Vulpăşin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Scaloneta FC's Damaso Baldovino got a free kick in the 8th minute. Tudor Bodea could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Eustacio Raebert made a huge save. After 16 played minutes Scaloneta FC got a freekick which was hit by Ciro Fonda. Rareș Papadima in the 17thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Eustacio Raebert, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Anton Dikikh's late challenge caught a Unicorns ™'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anton Dikikh helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Scaloneta FC's Anton Dikikh got a free kick in the 21st minute. 26 minutes into the match, Scaloneta FC's goalkeeper Eustacio Raebert had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Calistrat Mihalcea. An unexpectedly hard shot by Freddy Oihenarte in the 29th minute of play forced Unicorns ™'s goalkeeper Corneliu Vulpăşin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rareș Papadima in the 32nd minute of play forced Scaloneta FC's goalkeeper Eustacio Raebert to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute Huang Jian Tian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Corneliu Vulpăşin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 34 played minutes Unicorns ™ got a freekick which was hit by Mugur Siniştean. Eustacio Raebert made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Tudor Bodea sent off a good shot on target. In the 40th minute Huang Jian Tian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Corneliu Vulpăşin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anton Dikikh got his second yellow card in the match during the 41st minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, Scaloneta FC's Anton Dikikh got a free kick in the 42nd minute. In the 46th minute, Rareș Papadima fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Eustacio Raebert showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rareș Papadima in the 46th minute of the match. The Unicorns ™ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Scaloneta FC were winning 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Huang Jian Tian to strike the kick off in the second half. Scaloneta FC's Eustacio Raebert played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rareș Papadima in the 55th minute of play. Scaloneta FC's Huang Jian Tian got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Rareș Papadima's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eustacio Raebert was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Eustacio Raebert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rareș Papadima in the 61st minute of play. A collision led to Scaloneta FC getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Antonio Honesto hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Scaloneta FC's zone, Rareș Papadima stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eustacio Raebert came out of the goal and Rareș Papadima tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Corneliu Vulpăşin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Huang Jian Tian in the 66th minute. In the 67th match minute, Unicorns ™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Octavian Chivu to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Unicorns ™ booed when Scaloneta FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonio Honesto didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 75th minute Rareș Papadima shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eustacio Raebert saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Antonio Honesto was shown his second yellow card after 81 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 81 played minutes Scaloneta FC got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Honesto. A collision led to Unicorns ™ getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Rareș Papadima hit a great ball. Eustacio Raebert came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by Unicorns ™'s Rareș Papadima. But to his dismay, Rareș Papadima quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.