World League

SUN CITY STADIUM
Spectators: 7723 (Terracing: 5793, Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Artūras Ronaldo started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Artūras Ronaldo in the 17th minute of play forced LauerArmy's goalkeeper Atakan Oykan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 19 minutes into the match, LauerArmy's Murilo Cabral sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Erikas Mikoliūnas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Arí Pereira came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the LauerArmy 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 Arí Pereira couldn't finish the play. In the 24th minute Murilo Cabral shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erikas Mikoliūnas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 25 minutes into the match, FC COSA NOSTRA's goal looked a bit too open when Arí Pereira came free, but Erikas Mikoliūnas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 26th minute LauerArmy were awarded a corner. Konstanty Kojder went to the cornerflag to take it. Salim Lelono was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. In the 31st minute Murilo Cabral suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. After 31 played minutes FC COSA NOSTRA got a freekick which was hit by Herkko Viitaluoma. LauerArmy made a substitution. Angelo Teixeira replaced Murilo Cabral. After 33 played minutes FC COSA NOSTRA got a freekick which was hit by Herkko Viitaluoma. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind FC COSA NOSTRA's goalkeeper Erikas Mikoliūnas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Güvenç Altunç had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, LauerArmy's Atakan Oykan got control of the ball when Stanislaw Trojanowski tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 44thth minute of the game Angelo Teixeira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC COSA NOSTRA's Erikas Mikoliūnas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 45 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for LauerArmy! Atakan Oykan went to the wrong direction when Artūras Ronaldo was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Angelo Teixeira was the one to do the kick off. Atakan Oykan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Artūras Ronaldo in the 52nd minute of the match. Erikas Mikoliūnas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salim Lelono in the 62nd minute of the match. In the 65th minute Artūras Ronaldo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Atakan Oykan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Atakan Oykan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanislaw Trojanowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. FC COSA NOSTRA's Erikas Mikoliūnas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arí Pereira in the 68th minute of play. Erikas Mikoliūnas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arí Pereira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Atakan Oykan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arturo Brownell in the 72nd minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as LauerArmy's Angelo Teixeira slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Erikas Mikoliūnas. That made the score 0-1 after 74 minutes of play. 80 minutes had been played when some careless play by LauerArmy's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Stanislaw Trojanowski was slow to take the kick. During this time FC COSA NOSTRA's players had a chance to rest. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Artūras Ronaldo in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Atakan Oykan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelo Teixeira in the 83rd minute of play forced FC COSA NOSTRA's goalkeeper Erikas Mikoliūnas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When FC COSA NOSTRA's Artūras Ronaldo in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye LauerArmy's goalie prevented a goal. FC COSA NOSTRA's Zhou Zhan Liang was substituted for Artūras Ronaldo. The throw-in from Herkko Viitaluoma in the 94th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by LauerArmy's Régis Sergipano.