World League

Tafos Indou Arena
Spectators: 8457 (Terracing: 6344, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) Bazellatin F.C.'s Niculae Ailenei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mikail Yerhum in the 6th minute of play. Minuim SS's attentive Leo Ponzio managed to snatch the ball when Dan Hasselqvist made a throw-in in the 11th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rafael Maria Píriz in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristiano Lage saved Minuim SS from getting behind. Niculae Ailenei didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mikail Yerhum went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Bazellatin F.C.'s Niculae Ailenei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mikail Yerhum in the 21st minute of play. When Minuim SS's Mikail Yerhum in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bazellatin F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 30th minute Mikail Yerhum shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Niculae Ailenei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Niculae Ailenei didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mikail Yerhum went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 35th minute, Bazellatin F.C.'s Demis Poulkos dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. Cristiano Lage showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amadeu Bessa, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Cristiano Lage made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Maria Píriz in the 46th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kunga King was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael Maria Píriz in the 51st minute of play forced Minuim SS's goalkeeper Cristiano Lage to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 54th minute, Mikail Yerhum ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Niculae Ailenei was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. Minuim SS's Frank Rodrigues was substituted for Marko Krumov. Minuim SS made a substitution. Luisinho Linhares replaced Juninho Reis. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luisinho Linhares in the 71st minute of play forced Bazellatin F.C.'s goalkeeper Niculae Ailenei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rafael Maria Píriz in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristiano Lage saved Minuim SS from getting behind. 76 minutes into the game, Bazellatin F.C.'s Kunga King nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cristiano Lage made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. Cristiano Lage took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kunga King, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 87 minutes into the match, Bazellatin F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Luisinho Linhares came free, but Niculae Ailenei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 91 minutes into the match, Minuim SS's goal looked a bit too open when Kunga King came free, but Cristiano Lage reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristiano Lage made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kunga King in the 93rd minute of play. Panos Kontothodoros kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Minuim SS eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.