World League

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Spectators: 7479 (Terracing: 5611, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Özen Baroğlu made the kick off which started today's match. Duarte Mendes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fotis Papadimas in the 5th minute of play. O.T.E's Javier García played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matouš Carda in the 9th minute of play. Esteve Hodei received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Javier García tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romário Ortiz in the 16th minute of play forced O.T.E's goalkeeper Javier García to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 18 minutes O.T.E's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ferdinand Aanuţei who took care of the corner kick. Jan Bykowski took the ball and in the 21 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Javier García. Javier García dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Javier García showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esteve Hodei in the 23rd minute of the match. Javier García took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matouš Carda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Javier García took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matouš Carda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Javier García showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Esteve Hodei, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Fotis Papadimas hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. When AFC - Curitiba's Esteve Hodei in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye O.T.E's goalie prevented a goal. AFC - Curitiba's Duarte Mendes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Özen Baroğlu in the 38th minute of play. Ermis Panakakis in the 44thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Duarte Mendes, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 45th match minute, O.T.E was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thomas Zaloumis to maneuver through the defense. Ferdinand Aanuţei was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 46th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Javier García came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by AFC - Curitiba's Matouš Carda. But to his dismay, Matouš Carda quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The wind increased when Esteve Hodei made the kick off in the second half. Lin Quan Hai succeeded in the game's 52nd minute to get real power on a long shot . AFC - Curitiba's Duarte Mendes hadn't the time to block the shot which was pasted into the goal, 1-2! The supporters of O.T.E booed when AFC - Curitiba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matouš Carda didn't get a good kick on the ball. Özen Baroğlu struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Duarte Mendes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for O.T.E. 58 minutes into the match, O.T.E's goal looked a bit too open when Matouš Carda came free, but Javier García reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 64 minutes into the match, O.T.E's goal looked a bit too open when Esteve Hodei came free, but Javier García reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. During the 66th minute of the match Fotis Papadimas completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Fotis Papadimas a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The supporters of AFC - Curitiba booed when O.T.E was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fotis Papadimas didn't get a good kick on the ball. 70 minutes into the match, O.T.E's goalkeeper Javier García had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Esteve Hodei. Javier García made an important save on a dangerous shot by Esteve Hodei in the 70th minute. When Fabian Niedzwiecki fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored O.T.E's protests and gave Fabian Niedzwiecki a yellow card for diving instead. Fabian Niedzwiecki hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Romário Ortiz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Javier García tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Özen Baroğlu in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Duarte Mendes saved AFC - Curitiba from getting behind. The O.T.E fans' excitement grew in the 75th match minute when O.T.E's Özen Baroğlu looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Javier García took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esteve Hodei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 81 played minutes AFC - Curitiba got a freekick which was hit by Matouš Carda. Fabian Niedzwiecki hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. In the 86th minute of the game, AFC - Curitiba got a penalty. The shot went straight in by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matouš Carda in the 90th minute of play forced O.T.E's goalkeeper Javier García to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 92nd minute, Thomas Zaloumis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought it was a sure goal in the 93rd minute, when AFC - Curitiba's Ferdinand Aanuţei after having done a great run through the defense got himself free with Javier García in O.T.E's goal and fired away a shot, but it missed the goal by a fraction of an inch. Romário Ortiz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Javier García having to interfere. The O.T.E supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching AFC - Curitiba's performance. The match ended with a win for AFC - Curitiba.