World League

Manuel Ferreira
Spectators: 7680 (Terracing: 5761, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Alfredo Aguilar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Namık Kemal Korur, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fernando Cardozo got free with Karol Pierz in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A hard shot 27 in the game by Fernando Cardozo from a close distance when the talented Karol Pierz managed to make a qualified save. RED BLUE STAR's players were relieved. 28 minutes into the match, Corneliu Lupescu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alfredo Aguilar. Club Olimpia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Corneliu Lupescu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. RED BLUE STAR's Karol Pierz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pan Xi De in the 30th minute of play. RED BLUE STAR's Karol Pierz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save RED BLUE STAR from getting a goal against them. In the 36th minute Fernando Cardozo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karol Pierz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, Club Olimpia's goal looked a bit too open when Răzvan Spineanu came free, but Alfredo Aguilar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. RED BLUE STAR made a substitution. Dumitru Chiriacescu replaced Corneliu Lupescu. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fernando Cardozo made a kick off. In the 57th minute, Fernando Cardozo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Club Olimpia made a substitution. Victor Anaya replaced Denis Inestrosa. After 60 minutes, Namık Kemal Korur made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Club Olimpia's Alfredo Aguilar tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Alfredo Aguilar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dumitru Chiriacescu in the 66th minute of play. In the 70th minute Răzvan Spineanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Aguilar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 76 minutes into the match, RED BLUE STAR's goal looked a bit too open when Victor Anaya came free, but Karol Pierz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th minute Dumitru Chiriacescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Aguilar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alfredo Aguilar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dumitru Chiriacescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 90th minute, Victor Anaya left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Club Olimpia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. In the 94th minute of the match Club Olimpia got a corner. RED BLUE STAR's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Pan Xi De ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of RED BLUE STAR's goalie and right to Theofanis Karafanakis. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. RED BLUE STAR's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. The RED BLUE STAR supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing RED BLUE STAR would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.