World League

IPA Arena
Spectators: 7532 (Terracing: 5657, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) After a rather tough play, Green Zombies's Anton Pototskiy got a free kick in the 4th minute. The supporters of Birra Cultura F.C booed when Green Zombies was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Venedikt Semenov didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 8 minutes, Eugeniusz Kaczanek managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Birra Cultura F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eugeniusz Kaczanek was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. José Maria França took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zsigmond Tímár, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 17 minutes into the match, Birra Cultura F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Zsigmond Tímár came free, but José Maria França reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th minute Birra Cultura F.C were awarded a corner. Eugeniusz Kaczanek went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 26th minute Anton Pototskiy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Maria França saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31stth minute of the game Zsigmond Tímár who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Birra Cultura F.C's José Maria França was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 34 minutes into the match, Zsigmond Tímár had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of José Maria França. Birra Cultura F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zsigmond Tímár was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Dante Quinten fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristinel Tomulescu having to interfere. In the 38th minute Harun Mustafa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Maria França saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. José Maria França showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Harun Mustafa, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. In the 43rd minute, Atilano Romelio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Venedikt Semenov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 43rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for José Maria França. Birra Cultura F.C's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. José Maria França showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zsigmond Tímár in the 45th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Birra Cultura F.C defense, Zsigmond Tímár kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of José Maria França. The Birra Cultura F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that José Maria França should have stopped the shot. The Birra Cultura F.C players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Green Zombies were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zsigmond Tímár to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Birra Cultura F.C's goalkeeper José Maria França had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Harun Mustafa. Cristinel Tomulescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hílton Penha in the 55th minute of the match. Green Zombies's Mihály Hidegkúti was substituted for Zsigmond Tímár. Poz Sabando kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Walter Carter who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 65thth minute tested the skills of José Maria França when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 67 minutes into the game, Harun Mustafa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. José Maria França was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Green Zombies's Lóránt Saághy was substituted for Roland Magos. After 74 minutes, Koldobika Villalain mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Birra Cultura F.C and the Green Zombies players grew even worse after the yellow card. José Maria França made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Harun Mustafa in the 75th minute of play. When Harun Mustafa came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Green Zombies 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 Harun Mustafa couldn't finish the play. 84 minutes into the game, Dante Quinten cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Cristinel Tomulescu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Eckart Obels's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristinel Tomulescu was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. In the 89th minute of the match Birra Cultura F.C got a corner. Green Zombies's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Eugeniusz Kaczanek ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Hílton Penha almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Green Zombies's Cristinel Tomulescu did a great save. When the final whistle sounded Green Zombies left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Birra Cultura F.C.