World League

Estadio Floresta
Spectators: 7700 (Terracing: 5776, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Andreas Korpetis kicked off to start the match. In the 6th minute Gaston Jerrald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zheng Chao Wei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, Club Floresta Manda's goal looked a bit too open when Konstantinos Tsevas came free, but Zheng Chao Wei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zheng Chao Wei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Birkan Balıkçı, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. After some careless play in the Club Floresta Manda defense, Andreas Korpetis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zheng Chao Wei. The Club Floresta Manda fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zheng Chao Wei should have stopped the shot. Konstantinos Tsevas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zheng Chao Wei having to interfere. Charis Raftopoulos made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Genta Kartiwa sent off a good shot on target. Zheng Chao Wei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Andreas Korpetis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 25 minutes of play, Vakoufi Utd's Birkan Balıkçı made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zheng Chao Wei was left in no man's land by his defense there! Charis Raftopoulos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Genta Kartiwa in the 32nd minute. 33 minutes into the match, Club Floresta Manda's goal looked a bit too open when Konstantinos Tsevas came free, but Zheng Chao Wei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Charis Raftopoulos was out of position in the 36 minute of play, and Genta Kartiwa capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Genta Kartiwa really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. Genta Kartiwa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Charis Raftopoulos having to interfere. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Club Floresta Manda's Froilan Gasteiz was substituted for Daniel Cravero. Club Floresta Manda made a substitution. Dante Enetz replaced Genta Kartiwa. The wind increased when Dante Enetz made the kick off in the second half. Charis Raftopoulos didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Club Floresta Manda's Dante Enetz shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-2 in the ordered_time% minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Konstantinos Tsevas in the 55th minute of play forced Club Floresta Manda's goalkeeper Zheng Chao Wei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Birkan Balıkçı came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Vakoufi Utd fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Birkan Balıkçı couldn't finish the play. Dante Enetz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Club Floresta Manda's Zheng Chao Wei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Konstantinos Tsevas in the 60th minute of play. Zheng Chao Wei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andreas Korpetis in the 63rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gaston Jerrald got free with Zheng Chao Wei in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Vakoufi Utd's Gaston Jerrald slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Zheng Chao Wei. That made the score 2-3 after 65 minutes of play. A collision led to Club Floresta Manda getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Serafin Janpier hit a great ball. Vakoufi Utd's Charis Raftopoulos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kuno Uhtlik in the 70th minute of play. In the 71st minute of the match Club Floresta Manda got a corner. Vakoufi Utd's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Faustino Gonsalve ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Orlando Berasko almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Vakoufi Utd's Charis Raftopoulos did a great save. 73 minutes into the match, Vakoufi Utd's goal looked a bit too open when Kuno Uhtlik came free, but Charis Raftopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zheng Chao Wei made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Konstantinos Tsevas in the 75th minute of play. In the 77th minute Birkan Balıkçı shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zheng Chao Wei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 80th minute, Vakoufi Utd's Konstantinos Tsevas ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Zheng Chao Wei. Zheng Chao Wei yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-4. Vakoufi Utd made a substitution. Fu Kang Yi replaced Wu Yi Feng. Zheng Chao Wei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andreas Korpetis in the 84th minute of the match. Gaston Jerrald scored 2-5 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zheng Chao Wei, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Konstantinos Tsevas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vakoufi Utd's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.