World League

Mataldi
Spectators: 7685 (Terracing: 5767, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 150) Huang Kang Zhen started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A collision led to AL TOKE FC getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Remo Dracena hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Remo Dracena got free with Bogdan Stelea in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 6th minute of the match AL TOKE FC got a corner. Cuervo Loco FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Laureano Gimenez ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led AL TOKE FC's Zeledon Mendez to a score. 1-0 in the 7th minute. Bogdan Stelea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Remo Dracena in the 10th minute of play. Bogdan Stelea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Remo Dracena in the 20th minute of play. With a little luck, Cuervo Loco FC's Bogdan Stelea got control of the ball when Remo Dracena tried to sneak it across the goal line. AL TOKE FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Laureano Gimenez in the 23rd minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Cuervo Loco FC's goalie and right to Remo Dracena. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Cuervo Loco FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Huang Kang Zhen scored 1-1 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Caio Ponte, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 33 minutes into the match, AL TOKE FC's goal looked a bit too open when Huang Kang Zhen came free, but Caio Ponte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 35 minutes of play, Cuervo Loco FC's Lautaro Martínez made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Caio Ponte was left in no man's land by his defense there! 37 minutes into the match, AL TOKE FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Martínez came free, but Caio Ponte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Remo Dracenas short, quick shot in the 41stth minute got Bogdan Stelea to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 45th minute of the match AL TOKE FC got a corner. Cuervo Loco FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Laureano Gimenez ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led AL TOKE FC's Ján Novák to fire away a dangerous shot which Bogdan Stelea despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ján Novák was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Remo Dracena in the 52nd minute of play forced Cuervo Loco FC's goalkeeper Bogdan Stelea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 52 minutes into the match, Cuervo Loco FC's goal looked a bit too open when Remo Dracena came free, but Bogdan Stelea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 64 played minutes AL TOKE FC got a freekick which was hit by Remo Dracena. The supporters of AL TOKE FC booed when Cuervo Loco FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Boleslaw Puszynski didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 67th minute, Agustin Tab made a precise shot to the right of Caio Ponte. AL TOKE FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. In the 73rd minute, Huang Kang Zhen got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Agustin Tab could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Caio Ponte made a huge save. Bogdan Stelea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ján Novák, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agustin Tab in the 78th minute of play forced AL TOKE FC's goalkeeper Caio Ponte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lautaro Martínez in the 81st minute of play forced AL TOKE FC's goalkeeper Caio Ponte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Cuervo Loco FC's zone, Ján Novák stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bogdan Stelea came out of the goal and Ján Novák tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 88 minutes into the match, Huang Kang Zhen notched a goal, 2-4, to the right of AL TOKE FC's Caio Ponte. Caio Ponte was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 91 minutes into the match, AL TOKE FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Martínez came free, but Caio Ponte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The corner ended in Francis Jamieson almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but AL TOKE FC's Caio Ponte did a great save. The supporters of AL TOKE FC booed when Cuervo Loco FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maximo Charro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bogdan Stelea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laureano Gimenez, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute.