World League

Arena Diplomata FC
Spectators: 7698 (Terracing: 5775, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) Olivier Gilg started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Cristi Miheș took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roberto Lopes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristi Miheș made an important save on a dangerous shot by Niculae Martinescu in the 4th minute. Cristi Miheș made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Niculae Martinescu sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Olivier Gilg got free with Cristi Miheș in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. José Augusto Lara did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Cristi Miheș 10 minutes into the match. Cristi Miheș made an important save on a dangerous shot by Niculae Martinescu in the 14th minute. In the 18th minute Armada were awarded a corner. He Wei Feng went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Armada's corner Elder Godoi fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Chico Donato quite easily take care of the ball. 23 minutes into the match, DIPLOMATA FC PAB's goal looked a bit too open when Filomeno Igon came free, but Chico Donato reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristi Miheș made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roberto Lopes in the 25th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, Armada's goalkeeper Cristi Miheș had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Roberto Lopes. Cristi Miheș was a little too slow when José Augusto Lara got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 31st minute. The score was now 2-0. Armada's Kylian Henry was substituted for Sun Xiong. Chico Donato showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kylian Henry, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Cristi Miheș made an important save on a dangerous shot by Niculae Martinescu in the 39th minute. In the 43rd minute Kylian Henry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Chico Donato saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anastasios Boukouvalas in the 44th minute of play forced DIPLOMATA FC PAB's goalkeeper Chico Donato to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Róbert Benkó scored 2-1 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Chico Donato, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The wind increased when Filomeno Igon made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Niculae Martinescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristi Miheș saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristi Miheș made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roberto Lopes in the 54th minute of play. In the 55th minute DIPLOMATA FC PAB were awarded a corner. José Augusto Lara went to the cornerflag to take it. DIPLOMATA FC PAB's Wilton do Valle was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Cristi Miheș in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Armada's Cristi Miheș played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roberto Lopes in the 57th minute of play. In the 58th minute, Roberto Lopes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The DIPLOMATA FC PAB fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. In the 62nd minute, Niculae Martinescu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cristi Miheș was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. With a little luck, DIPLOMATA FC PAB's Chico Donato got control of the ball when Filomeno Igon tried to sneak it across the goal line. Niculae Martinescu took the ball and in the 68 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cristi Miheș. Cristi Miheș dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-1. Chico Donato made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filomeno Igon in the 70th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Armada's Chico Donato threw himself towards the right post 75 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from David Bitănescu, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kylian Henry in the 76th minute of play forced DIPLOMATA FC PAB's goalkeeper Chico Donato to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th minute Roberto Lopes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristi Miheș saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Armada's Cristi Miheș played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Augusto Lara in the 79th minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, Armada's goal looked a bit too open when Olivier Gilg came free, but Cristi Miheș reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, DIPLOMATA FC PAB's goal looked a bit too open when Anastasios Boukouvalas came free, but Chico Donato reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, DIPLOMATA FC PAB's Chico Donato got control of the ball when Kylian Henry tried to sneak it across the goal line. Róbert Benkó came free with the goalkeeper in the 83rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Chico Donato could save by the left post. In the 83rd minute of the match, Róbert Benkó got a very nice opportunity to score, but Chico Donato was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 88th minute, Roberto Lopes made a precise shot to the right of Cristi Miheș. Armada's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-1. DIPLOMATA FC PAB's Délio Furtado was substituted for Olivier Gilg. The audience thought a goal was coming when Róbert Benkó got free with Chico Donato in the 93rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Armada's Cristi Miheș played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Délio Furtado in the 94th minute of play. Délio Furtado took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cristi Miheș. Cristi Miheș dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-1.