World League

Estadio Macu
Spectators: 7318 (Terracing: 5586, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 20) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ahmet Reha Pekel started the match with the kick off. Ahmet Reha Pekel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ciro Fonda charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ciro Fonda the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ciro Fonda kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. 7 minutes into the match, Scaloneta FC's goal looked a bit too open when Humberto Terra came free, but Eustacio Raebert reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Shao Yu Yuan kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. In the 9th minute Humberto Terra 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. Eustacio Raebert showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferdi Saksø in the 13th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Zemantauskas FC's Valdir Ortiz got a free kick in the 18th minute. In the 22nd minute, Ahmet Reha Pekel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eustacio Raebert was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 27th minute Ahmet Reha Pekel 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. Hernani Branco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Eustacio Raebert tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Scaloneta FC's Shao Yu Yuan got a free kick in the 33rd minute. When Hernani Branco came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Zemantauskas FC 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 Hernani Branco couldn't finish the play. In the 38th minute Zemantauskas FC were awarded a corner. Humberto Terra went to the cornerflag to take it. Scaloneta FC's Eustacio Raebert played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Reha Pekel in the 43rd minute of play. 46 minutes into the match, Ahmet Reha Pekel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eustacio Raebert. Scaloneta FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ahmet Reha Pekel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Huang Jian Tian made a kick off. Eustacio Raebert stood somewhat misplaced when Ferdi Saksø came free in front of goal and shot 0-4 to the left of him in the 52 minute. Eustacio Raebert made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Ferdi Saksø sent off a good shot on target. Eustacio Raebert came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by Zemantauskas FC's Ferdi Saksø. But to his dismay, Ferdi Saksø quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. 62 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 Ferdi Saksø. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ferdi Saksø got free with Eustacio Raebert in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hernani Branco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eustacio Raebert having to interfere. Eustacio Raebert made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hernani Branco in the 70th minute. In the 71st minute, Ahmet Reha Pekel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 73rd minute of the match, Ahmet Reha Pekel tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Eustacio Raebert saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hernani Branco in the 75th minute of play forced Scaloneta FC's goalkeeper Eustacio Raebert to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gonzalo Ermengol hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. In the 76th minute, Ciro Fonda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Humberto Terra fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zemantauskas FC's protests and gave Humberto Terra a yellow card for diving instead. In the 80th match minute, Zemantauskas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Humberto Terra to maneuver through the defense. Carlos Augusto Arósio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Freddy Oihenarte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Scaloneta FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 83rd minute, when Ahmet Reha Pekel scored to the left of an out of position Eustacio Raebert, making the score, 0-6. After 85 played minutes Scaloneta FC got a freekick which was hit by Huang Jian Tian. In the 86th minute of the match, Ahmet Reha Pekel tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Eustacio Raebert saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Zemantauskas FC were awarded a corner in the 89th minute after Scaloneta FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Humberto Terra took the corner. Zemantauskas FC's Humberto Terra was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Eustacio Raebert in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Stanimir Kopanov kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. The Scaloneta FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Zemantauskas FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.