World League

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Spectators: 7671 (Terracing: 5754, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 153) NFC Eagles 22's 盛世 高文竞 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. In the 2nd minute, 盛世 高文竞 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The NFC Eagles 22 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 10 minutes into the match, Aurelio Vachon notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of NFC Eagles 22's Ciccio Tacconi. Ciccio Tacconi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 14th minute, 盛世 高文竞 got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 17th minute La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 were awarded a corner. Júnior Brena went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's corner Hazim Sarajlić fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ciccio Tacconi quite easily take care of the ball. Ezequiel Centurión made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when 盛世 高文竞 sent off a good shot on target. La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Ezequiel Centurión proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in NFC Eagles 22's zone, Aurelio Vachon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ciccio Tacconi came out of the goal and Aurelio Vachon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 29th minute 盛世 高文竞 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ezequiel Centurión saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ezequiel Centurión took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 盛世 高文竞, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 盛世 高文竞's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ezequiel Centurión read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 36th minute of play. Raymond Schouten might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ezequiel Centurión. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Raymond Schouten ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by 盛世 高文竞 in the 40th minute of play forced La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's goalkeeper Ezequiel Centurión to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ezequiel Centurión showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 盛世 高文竞 in the 42nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's zone, 盛世 高文竞 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ezequiel Centurión came out of the goal and 盛世 高文竞 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alberto Donzel to make the kick off. 56 minutes into the game, Alberto Donzel recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ciccio Tacconi. Alberto Donzel showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. Raymond Schouten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Ezequiel Centurión played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 盛世 高文竞 in the 61st minute of play. In the 67th minute 盛世 高文竞 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ezequiel Centurión saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, 盛世 高文竞 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ezequiel Centurión. La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 盛世 高文竞 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Ted Jansen hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Ezequiel Centurión played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 盛世 高文竞 in the 77th minute of play. Ezequiel Centurión showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 盛世 高文竞, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. A collision led to La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】 getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Nanak Lider hit a great ball. La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Cosme Indartsu was substituted for Aurelio Vachon. Ezequiel Centurión took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 盛世 高文竞, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. NFC Eagles 22's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ted Jansen in the 83rd minute. The corner ended in Jaap Zuidam almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Ezequiel Centurión did a great save. Ezequiel Centurión showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 盛世 高文竞 in the 85th minute of the match. If 盛世 高文竞 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 90th minute 盛世 高文竞 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ezequiel Centurión saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 91 minutes La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ted Jansen who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to NFC Eagles 22's Raymond Schouten getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Gervasio Valiente charged in rather forcefully in the 94th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gervasio Valiente the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, La Maquina Retorna 【LBF】's Gervasio Valiente got a free kick in the 94th minute. Ezequiel Centurión showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 盛世 高文竞 in the 95th minute of the match. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.