World League

Soldiers Field
Spectators: 8473 (Terracing: 6356, Seating: 1948, VIP seats: 169) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kraig Fred made the kick off which started today's match. Marcos Ranolfo made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Jörgen Sundström sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Ares FC -MM-'s Lucrețiu Cuculeanu got a free kick in the 11th minute. The supporters of Estudiantes de América booed when Ares FC -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucrețiu Cuculeanu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luca Jivulescu came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Estudiantes de América's Kraig Fred. But to his dismay, Kraig Fred quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 18 minutes into the match, Ares FC -MM-'s goal looked a bit too open when Kraig Fred came free, but Luca Jivulescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Ares FC -MM-'s zone, Kraig Fred stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luca Jivulescu came out of the goal and Kraig Fred tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Ares FC -MM-'s goalkeeper Luca Jivulescu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Estudiantes de América's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Szymon Pilitowski in the 24th minute. In the 27th minute, Baal Ares made a precise shot to the right of Marcos Ranolfo. Estudiantes de América's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Marcos Ranolfo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baal Ares in the 33rd minute of the match. When Baal Ares came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Ares FC -MM- 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 Baal Ares couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Ares FC -MM- booed when Estudiantes de América was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Korneliusz Miodek didn't get a good kick on the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Baal Ares made a kick off. Luca Jivulescu made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Kraig Fred sent off a good shot on target. In the 60th minute Viktor Eklund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Ranolfo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th minute Viktor Eklund shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcos Ranolfo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Ares FC -MM- getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Zé Augusto Maciel hit a great ball. Estudiantes de América's Traian Blăniță was substituted for Cornelio Ruisko. After a rather tough play, Ares FC -MM-'s Zé Augusto Maciel got a free kick in the 64th minute. 68 minutes into the match, Baal Ares had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcos Ranolfo. Estudiantes de América's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Baal Ares was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Marcos Ranolfo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucrețiu Cuculeanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With an all-out effort, Estudiantes de América's Luca Jivulescu threw himself towards the right post 76 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Concetto Trasatti, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After some careless play in the Ares FC -MM- defense, Concetto Trasatti kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luca Jivulescu. The Ares FC -MM- fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luca Jivulescu should have stopped the shot. Saverio Iraitz hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. 84 minutes into the match, Ares FC -MM-'s Baal Ares sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marcos Ranolfo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 89th minute, Orlando Beltza ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Luca Jivulescu was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. 92 minutes into the game, Concetto Trasatti cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-4. Luca Jivulescu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Estudiantes de América had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.