World League

Gionála Stadium
Spectators: 7631 (Terracing: 5724, Seating: 1755, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fu Lin Liang kicked off to start the match. Evaristo Neves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jann Aasa in the 6th minute of play. In the last second Evaristo Neves throw himself and got hold of the ball when Jann Aasa in the 6thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 7th match minute, Lupere FC - DMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ričards Lakstenis to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fu Lin Liang during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, TZITZIFIES's Fu Lin Liang got a free kick in the 9th minute. Stuart Legzdins fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iosif Labriakos having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stuart Legzdins in the 13th minute of play forced TZITZIFIES's goalkeeper Iosif Labriakos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. TZITZIFIES's Iosif Labriakos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sermet Tacal in the 15th minute of play. Evaristo Neves made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emanuel Sakic in the 17th minute. In the 21st minute Jann Aasa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evaristo Neves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fu Lin Liang in the 27th minute of play forced Lupere FC - DMZ's goalkeeper Evaristo Neves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the match, Lupere FC - DMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Emanuel Sakic came free, but Evaristo Neves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Lupere FC - DMZ's Evaristo Neves got control of the ball when Emanuel Sakic tried to sneak it across the goal line. Evaristo Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fu Lin Liang, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Pancho Pancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 40 minutes into the match, TZITZIFIES's goal looked a bit too open when Sermet Tacal came free, but Iosif Labriakos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Lupere FC - DMZ's Stuart Legzdins in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye TZITZIFIES's goalie prevented a goal. 45 minutes into the match, TZITZIFIES's goal looked a bit too open when Sermet Tacal came free, but Iosif Labriakos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ahmid Gernez was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 47 minutes into the match. After 46 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for TZITZIFIES!

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Stuart Legzdins made a kick off. In the 55thth minute of the game Stuart Legzdins who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but TZITZIFIES's Iosif Labriakos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Lupere FC - DMZ's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Atso Joenväärä in the 56th minute. After a rather tough play, Lupere FC - DMZ's Alan das Neves got a free kick in the 58th minute. After a rather tough play, TZITZIFIES's Iraklis Bountouris got a free kick in the 65th minute. Stuart Legzdins scored 0-3 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Iosif Labriakos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 72 minutes into the match, TZITZIFIES's goal looked a bit too open when Stuart Legzdins came free, but Iosif Labriakos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Lupere FC - DMZ's zone, Jann Aasa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Evaristo Neves came out of the goal and Jann Aasa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. TZITZIFIES made a substitution. Tasos Poulikakos replaced Emanuel Sakic. Lupere FC - DMZ made a substitution. Eduardo Paraense replaced Vito da Silveira. Iosif Labriakos came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by Lupere FC - DMZ's Stuart Legzdins. But to his dismay, Stuart Legzdins quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. In the 93rd minute, Tasos Poulikakos made a precise shot to the right of Evaristo Neves. Lupere FC - DMZ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. The audience thought a goal was coming when Stuart Legzdins got free with Iosif Labriakos in the 97th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Evaristo Neves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tasos Poulikakos, who was totally free with the ball in the 99th minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Lupere FC - DMZ walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.