World League

New Anfield
Spectators: 7515 (Terracing: 5637, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) Patrick Cabello hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. 10 minutes into the match, UFC STEAUA's goal looked a bit too open when Verner Kjellkvist came free, but João Massa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 11th minute Verner Kjellkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but João Massa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, UFC STEAUA's goalkeeper João Massa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Neno Burmov. UFC STEAUA's João Massa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Louis-Philippe De Fremeaux in the 15th minute of play. After 17th play minutes Neno Burmov shot 1-0, a short shot which went by João Massa and just under the crossbar into goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Verner Kjellkvist in the 20th minute of play forced UFC STEAUA's goalkeeper João Massa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. UFC STEAUA's João Massa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Verner Kjellkvist in the 22nd minute of play. In the 24th minute, Xu Yue Yuan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 25th match minute, UFC STEAUA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xu Yue Yuan to maneuver through the defense. Through an outstanding action, after 27 minutes, João Massa successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. João Massa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Verner Kjellkvist in the 35th minute of the match. IFK Tallkotte were awarded a corner in the 36th minute after UFC STEAUA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lukas Isaksson took the corner. In the 44th match minute, UFC STEAUA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iosif Călin to maneuver through the defense. João Massa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Verner Kjellkvist in the 45th minute of the match. After 47 minutes, Hermengildo Jobo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the UFC STEAUA and the IFK Tallkotte players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, UFC STEAUA's Hermengildo Jobo got a free kick in the 47th minute.

UFC STEAUA's João Massa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Verner Kjellkvist in the 53rd minute of play. The supporters of IFK Tallkotte booed when UFC STEAUA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hermengildo Jobo didn't get a good kick on the ball. João Massa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Verner Kjellkvist in the 58th minute of the match. João Massa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Neno Burmov in the 61st minute of the match. In the 62nd minute IFK Tallkotte were awarded a corner. Lukas Isaksson went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Lukas Isaksson almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but UFC STEAUA's João Massa did a great save. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Verner Kjellkvist managed to get in a good position for a shot. IFK Tallkotte's supporters rose to their feet, but Verner Kjellkvist was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. João Massa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, IFK Tallkotte's Neno Burmov got a free kick in the 67th minute. João Massa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Verner Kjellkvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. The supporters of IFK Tallkotte booed when UFC STEAUA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Therkild Prendorf didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, UFC STEAUA's Nelson Mendoza got a free kick in the 78th minute. In the 80thth minute of the game Verner Kjellkvist who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but UFC STEAUA's João Massa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Verner Kjellkvist came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the IFK Tallkotte 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 Verner Kjellkvist couldn't finish the play. João Massa came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by IFK Tallkotte's Verner Kjellkvist. But to his dismay, Verner Kjellkvist quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Şamil Darcan hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the UFC STEAUA players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for IFK Tallkotte.