World League

Baobab Stadium
Spectators: 7633 (Terracing: 5726, Seating: 1755, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Algot Kruse started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Antonio Di Luca's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andrei Reznic was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. In the 9th minute of the match Old BaoBaB Accademy got a corner. Club13's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Robert Pirès ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Robert Pirès almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Club13's Andrei Reznic did a great save. A collision led to Club13 getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Lucian Şimonca hit a great ball. Anfilogino Furia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Andrei Reznic tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Old BaoBaB Accademy's Anfilogino Furia in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Club13's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Robert Pirès in the 31st minute of play forced Club13's goalkeeper Andrei Reznic to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Robert Pirès's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Andrei Reznic read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. After 33 minutes Club13's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Robert Pirès who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which 陆政俊 managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Antonio Di Luca succeeded in the game's 38th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. If Per Krøldrup had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 44 minutes into the game, Algot Kruse cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Zhang Hong Xun was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Anfilogino Furia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Antonio Di Luca to strike the kick off in the second half. Andrei Reznic made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anfilogino Furia in the 51st minute of play. Fidel Eli thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Andrei Reznic, a very annoying self made goal in the 52nd minute which led to 2-1. The audience was convinced that Antonio Di Luca's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Andrei Reznic was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. Anfilogino Furia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 57th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Andrei Reznic showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robert Pirès, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Andrei Reznic showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anfilogino Furia, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. After some careless play in the Club13 defense, Antonio Di Luca kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Andrei Reznic. The Club13 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Andrei Reznic should have stopped the shot. Andrei Reznic didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Robert Pirès went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. In the 69th minute Per Krøldrup shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrei Reznic saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Antonio Di Luca in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Andrei Reznic saved Club13 from getting behind. Andrei Reznic took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Norberto Ursino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Antonio Di Luca managed to get in a good position for a shot. Old BaoBaB Accademy's supporters rose to their feet, but Antonio Di Luca was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andrei Reznic breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Antonio Di Luca put it in 5-1 from a short distance just to the right of Andrei Reznic. Andrei Reznic showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Di Luca in the 84th minute of the match. In the 90th minute Anfilogino Furia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrei Reznic saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 91st minute Old BaoBaB Accademy were awarded a corner. Junior Junel went to the cornerflag to take it. Old BaoBaB Accademy's Junior Junel was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Andrei Reznic in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Andrei Reznic made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Antonio Di Luca in the 93rd minute of play.