World League

EL PASO
Spectators: 7593 (Terracing: 5696, Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 151) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Davi Lendaa made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexis MacAlister in the 4th minute of play forced ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ's goalkeeper Iosif Tsoleridis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. らнΛ尺Қら Fㄈ's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Korkut Şahbey in the 10th minute. Iosif Tsoleridis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ferruccio Scevola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dwi Yuwana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Davi Lendaa in the 19th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ferruccio Scevola's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iosif Tsoleridis was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. Kleanthis Lianos who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 24thth minute tested the skills of Dwi Yuwana when he managed to save the team from getting behind. A collision led to ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Lauri Virves hit a great ball. With an all-out effort, ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ's Dwi Yuwana threw himself towards the right post 33 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Davi Lendaa, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Nektarios Dourekas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Kleanthis Lianos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 38th minute, Ferruccio Scevola 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. The audience was convinced that Ferruccio Scevola's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Iosif Tsoleridis was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. Iosif Tsoleridis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ferruccio Scevola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ferruccio Scevola was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st match minute, ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thalis Abaris to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ferruccio Scevola in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Iosif Tsoleridis saved ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ from getting behind. In the 54th minute らнΛ尺Қら Fㄈ were awarded a corner. Korkut Şahbey went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on らнΛ尺Қら Fㄈ's corner Jesus Vázquez fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Iosif Tsoleridis quite easily take care of the ball. After 55 minutes of play, らнΛ尺Қら Fㄈ's Ferruccio Scevola made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iosif Tsoleridis was left in no man's land by his defense there! A sloppy throw-in by Daniel Åkre in the 61st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ's Demetrio Evangelista. Davi Lendaa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dwi Yuwana read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. In the 62nd minute, Davi Lendaa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dwi Yuwana was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ's Iosif Tsoleridis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ from getting a goal against them. Iosif Tsoleridis made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Ferruccio Scevola sent off a good shot on target. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ's goalkeeper Iosif Tsoleridis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ's Iosif Tsoleridis got control of the ball when Ferruccio Scevola tried to sneak it across the goal line. Iosif Tsoleridis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferruccio Scevola in the 75th minute of play. らнΛ尺Қら Fㄈ's Ferruccio Scevola got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ferruccio Scevola got free with Iosif Tsoleridis in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. らнΛ尺Қら Fㄈ's Dwi Yuwana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Davi Lendaa in the 82nd minute of play. Ferruccio Scevola might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Iosif Tsoleridis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ferruccio Scevola ran back to his position shaking his head. Iosif Tsoleridis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferruccio Scevola in the 83rd minute of the match. Dwi Yuwana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kleanthis Lianos, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ferruccio Scevola in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Iosif Tsoleridis saved ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ from getting behind. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ's goalkeeper Iosif Tsoleridis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 90th minute of the match らнΛ尺Қら Fㄈ got a corner. ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Korkut Şahbey ran over to the corner to take the kick. 92 minutes into the match, ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ's Kleanthis Lianos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dwi Yuwana narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ's goalkeeper Iosif Tsoleridis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 95 minutes had been played when some careless play by ΑΣΤΡΑΧΑΝ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Korkut Şahbey was slow to take the kick. During this time らнΛ尺Қら Fㄈ's players had a chance to rest. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.