World League

Tserna-Reka-V55
Spectators: 7985 (Terracing: 5990, Seating: 1836, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gerson Santana started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Gerson Santana managed to get in a good position for a shot. INTOCABLES 2oo4's supporters rose to their feet, but Gerson Santana was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alexandros Iordanidis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vinícius Junior got free with Robert Bresson in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind INTOCABLES 2oo4's goalkeeper Robert Bresson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vinícius Junior in the 9th minute of play forced INTOCABLES 2oo4's goalkeeper Robert Bresson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute Vinícius Junior shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robert Bresson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of RO Army V55 booed when INTOCABLES 2oo4 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Socorro Atacan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alexandros Iordanidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerson Santana, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Socorro Atacan kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Alexandros Iordanidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerson Santana, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. After 22 played minutes RO Army V55 got a freekick which was hit by Demis Grigoriadis. Gerson Santana scored 0-1 in the 24th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alexandros Iordanidis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Robert Bresson didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when RO Army V55's Olcay Bozkurt shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 36th minute Iosif Cupșa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robert Bresson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Robert Bresson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iosif Cupșa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vinícius Junior could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Robert Bresson made a huge save. When Zhuang Xing Ting came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the INTOCABLES 2oo4 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 Zhuang Xing Ting couldn't finish the play. Gerson Santana scored 1-2 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alexandros Iordanidis, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Alexandros Iordanidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerson Santana in the 46th minute of the match.

RO Army V55 made a substitution. Marcos Mazer replaced Demis Grigoriadis. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Olcay Bozkurt stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Iosif Cupșa hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Olcay Bozkurt recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 60 minutes into the match, INTOCABLES 2oo4's goal looked a bit too open when Olcay Bozkurt came free, but Robert Bresson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alexandros Iordanidis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gerson Santana in the 65th minute. Alexandros Iordanidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ibon Duarte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alexandros Iordanidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerson Santana, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. In the 74th minute of the match INTOCABLES 2oo4 got a corner. RO Army V55's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lenílson Siqueira ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 79th minute, Vinícius Junior left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The RO Army V55 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. 85 minutes into the match, Vinícius Junior had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Robert Bresson. INTOCABLES 2oo4's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vinícius Junior was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Vinícius Junior scored 4-2 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Robert Bresson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, RO Army V55's Alexandros Iordanidis got control of the ball when Manoj Espinosa tried to sneak it across the goal line. INTOCABLES 2oo4's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.