World League

Cătălin Hîldan
Spectators: 7774 (Terracing: 5831, Seating: 1788, VIP seats: 155) Tornadele Siret's Ali Emir Işıklar started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Jannes Ruttens made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Ali Emir Işıklar sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, C. A. Pipon Pipon's Jannes Ruttens got control of the ball when Aquilino Ponte tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jannes Ruttens made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ali Emir Işıklar in the 16th minute. The audience was convinced that Ali Emir Işıklar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jannes Ruttens was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aquilino Ponte got free with Jannes Ruttens in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tornadele Siret's Ricardinho Lopes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicky Bryson in the 30th minute of play. Ricardinho Lopes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Beto Montenegro in the 33rd minute of the match. C. A. Pipon Pipon's Jannes Ruttens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vlad Miniș in the 35th minute of play. 42 minutes into the game, Beto Montenegro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Ricardinho Lopes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Cesario Irazu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Ricardinho Lopes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Tornadele Siret players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. C. A. Pipon Pipon were winning 0-1.

After 53 minutes Tornadele Siret's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Al Whatley who took care of the corner kick. C. A. Pipon Pipon's Cesario Irazu was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ricardinho Lopes in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Nicky Bryson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Ricardinho Lopes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 58 minutes into the match, C. A. Pipon Pipon's goal looked a bit too open when Aquilino Ponte came free, but Jannes Ruttens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Beto Montenegro in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ricardinho Lopes saved Tornadele Siret from getting behind. Bozhin Bishkarov kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Zygmunt Zurawski was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 61st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 63 minutes into the match, C. A. Pipon Pipon's Bozhin Bishkarov sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ricardinho Lopes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Tornadele Siret getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Maxim Creangă hit a great ball. In the 67th minute Ali Emir Işıklar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jannes Ruttens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 67 played minutes C. A. Pipon Pipon got a freekick which was hit by Bozhin Bishkarov. C. A. Pipon Pipon's Lanny Valle was substituted for Nicky Bryson. C. A. Pipon Pipon made a substitution. Benito Morin replaced Al Whatley. Bozhin Bishkarov kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Jannes Ruttens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aquilino Ponte in the 70th minute of play. In the 74th minute Vlad Miniș shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jannes Ruttens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, C. A. Pipon Pipon's Ronalds Koeman got a free kick in the 79th minute. Jannes Ruttens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vlad Miniș, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. C. A. Pipon Pipon's Jose José was substituted for Bozhin Bishkarov. After a rather tough play, Tornadele Siret's Albert Flintașu got a free kick in the 87th minute. Ricardinho Lopes made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Beto Montenegro sent off a good shot on target. In the 91st minute, Beto Montenegro made a precise shot to the right of Ricardinho Lopes. Tornadele Siret's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 96 minutes into the match, Tornadele Siret's goal looked a bit too open when Lanny Valle came free, but Ricardinho Lopes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Tornadele Siret supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching C. A. Pipon Pipon's performance. The match ended with a win for C. A. Pipon Pipon.