World League

Anfield
Spectators: 7478 (Terracing: 5610, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Costică Simionaş hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Adelino Saldanha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Spams's supporters rose to their feet, but Adelino Saldanha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ivan Strugure breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Spams's Adelino Saldanha got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Adelino Saldanha managed to get in a good position for a shot. Spams's supporters rose to their feet, but Adelino Saldanha was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ivan Strugure breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 9 minutes into the match, Saul Cordario notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Vama Veche ™'s Ivan Strugure. Ivan Strugure was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 13th minute, Saul Cordario ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ivan Strugure was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Iurie Negrescu hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Spams's Saul Cordario got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 20th minute, Adelino Saldanha made a precise shot to the right of Ivan Strugure. Vama Veche ™'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. The supporters of Vama Veche ™ booed when Spams was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sebastian Santio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Spams were awarded a corner in the 28th minute after Vama Veche ™'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Adelino Saldanha took the corner. After having played for 29 minutes, Saul Cordario managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Spams's supporters crossed their fingers, but Saul Cordario was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vama Veche ™'s Ivan Strugure played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adelino Saldanha in the 37th minute of play. Saul Cordario might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ivan Strugure. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Saul Cordario ran back to his position shaking his head. After some careless play in the Vama Veche ™ defense, Adelino Saldanha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ivan Strugure. The Vama Veche ™ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ivan Strugure should have stopped the shot. After some careless play in the Vama Veche ™ defense, Adelino Saldanha kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ivan Strugure. The Vama Veche ™ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ivan Strugure should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Vama Veche ™'s zone, Saul Cordario stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ivan Strugure came out of the goal and Saul Cordario tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Spams booed when Vama Veche ™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iustin Potra didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 47th minute Adelino Saldanha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Strugure saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ivan Strugure stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Adelino Saldanha's shot from short distance in the 48th minute. The Vama Veche ™ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Spams were winning 0-6.

Spams made a substitution. Godfredo Galtero replaced Saul Cordario. 55 minutes into the match, Spams's Godfredo Galtero sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ivan Strugure narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Godfredo Galtero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Ivan Strugure tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Vama Veche ™'s Iurie Negrescu got a free kick in the 59th minute. Godfredo Galtero took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 60th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ivan Strugure. Vama Veche ™'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Spams's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Godfredo Galtero in the 61st minute. When Dinu Cotuțiu fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vama Veche ™'s protests and gave Dinu Cotuțiu a yellow card for diving instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Godfredo Galtero in the 65th minute of play forced Vama Veche ™'s goalkeeper Ivan Strugure to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th minute Vinícius Servaes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Strugure saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 70 minutes, the score became 0-7 when Vinícius Servaes sped through Vama Veche ™'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ivan Strugure. If Vinícius Servaes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vama Veche ™'s Ivan Strugure proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Vama Veche ™ from getting a goal against them. Vinícius Servaes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ivan Strugure read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. The supporters of Spams booed when Vama Veche ™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Șerban Ciociu didn't get a good kick on the ball. 79 minutes into the match, Vinícius Servaes dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ivan Strugure, 0-8. Godfredo Galtero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Strugure having to interfere. Vama Veche ™'s Ivan Strugure played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vinícius Servaes in the 85th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 86 minutes, Godfredo Galtero took a quick shot and it went in 0-9 without a chance for Ivan Strugure to make any attempt to save it. Vama Veche ™'s Ivan Strugure played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vinícius Servaes in the 89th minute of play. Spams's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Godfredo Galtero in the 91st minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Vama Veche ™'s goalie and right to Šime Vrsaljko. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Vama Veche ™'s manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. 93 minutes into the match, Vama Veche ™'s goal looked a bit too open when Vinícius Servaes came free, but Ivan Strugure reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vama Veche ™'s goalkeeper couldn't reach when Godfredo Galtero 96 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-10.