World League

Signal Iduna Park
Spectators: 7696 (Terracing: 5773, Seating: 1770, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fu Han Qiang started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, MAGNIFICOS.FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fu Han Qiang came free, but Lara Guadalupi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 5th minute, Severino Figueira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. MAGNIFICOS.FC's Lara Guadalupi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Trifon Katsoulis in the 6th minute of play. 13 minutes into the game, Trifon Katsoulis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Lara Guadalupi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lara Guadalupi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jürgen Behnke, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Geert Wijgaert could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Jon Oblak made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Trifon Katsoulis in the 29th minute of play forced MAGNIFICOS.FC's goalkeeper Lara Guadalupi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Geert Wijgaert got free with Jon Oblak in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Andarilhos's Fu Han Qiang in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MAGNIFICOS.FC's goalie prevented a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Shivaraja Budaj managed to get in a good position for a shot. MAGNIFICOS.FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Shivaraja Budaj was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jon Oblak breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Lara Guadalupi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jürgen Behnke, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gilberto Lalla charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gilberto Lalla the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 42nd match minute, MAGNIFICOS.FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilberto Lalla to maneuver through the defense. 43 minutes into the game, Trifon Katsoulis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Lara Guadalupi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Geert Wijgaert made the kick off in the second half. Jon Oblak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geert Wijgaert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 57th minute Andarilhos were awarded a corner. Adriano Ramires went to the cornerflag to take it. The crowd rose to their feet as Fu Han Qiang kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Lara Guadalupi. That made the score 0-3 in the 58 minute of play. In the 63rd minute, Jürgen Behnke reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Lara Guadalupi. The goal made the score 0-4. Lara Guadalupi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jürgen Behnke showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 66 minute of play. Geert Wijgaert might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jon Oblak. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Geert Wijgaert ran back to his position shaking his head. 76 minutes into the match, Andarilhos's goal looked a bit too open when Geert Wijgaert came free, but Jon Oblak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. MAGNIFICOS.FC's Lara Guadalupi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save MAGNIFICOS.FC from getting a goal against them. Lara Guadalupi made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Gonzalo Montiel sent off a good shot on target. After 89 played minutes MAGNIFICOS.FC got a freekick which was hit by Mané Gerber. In the 91st minute, Júnior Sabóia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in MAGNIFICOS.FC's zone, Adriano Ramires stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lara Guadalupi came out of the goal and Adriano Ramires tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Andrzej Zawaski received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Lara Guadalupi came out and tried to block the shot, but Andrzej Zawaski slotted it home off the left post making it 0-7 in the 95th minute.