World League

Nitra Park
Spectators: 7495 (Terracing: 5622, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Yuri Tutorskiy kicked off to start the match. Yuri Tutorskiy came free with the goalkeeper in the 4th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Qian Xing Wei could save by the left post. After 4 played minutes Yuri Tutorskiy rounded Eleven Nation Army's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. 9 minutes into the match, Eleven Nation Army's Olof Högström sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jerônimo Maranhense narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jerônimo Maranhense took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Viggo Lundkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 13 minutes, Yuri Tutorskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nitra FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yuri Tutorskiy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jerônimo Maranhense made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonatan Skräddare in the 17th minute of play. Jonatan Skräddare took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jerônimo Maranhense. Jerônimo Maranhense dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. In the 26th minute Viggo Lundkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerônimo Maranhense saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jerônimo Maranhense didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Viggo Lundkvist went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Nitra FC's Jerônimo Maranhense played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Helge Brun in the 34th minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, Helge Brun notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Nitra FC's Jerônimo Maranhense. Jerônimo Maranhense was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Eleven Nation Army's zone, Yuri Tutorskiy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Qian Xing Wei came out of the goal and Yuri Tutorskiy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 38 minutes into the match, Eleven Nation Army's goalkeeper Qian Xing Wei had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yuri Tutorskiy. In the 38th minute, Nitra FC's Yuri Tutorskiy ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Qian Xing Wei. Qian Xing Wei yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-3. Otto Budjana hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Viggo Lundkvist to strike the kick off in the second half. After 55 minutes, Yuri Tutorskiy mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nitra FC and the Eleven Nation Army players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Nitra FC getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Yuri Tutorskiy hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Jonatan Skräddare could shoot a difficult shot in the 57th minute, which Jerônimo Maranhense however easily saved by the left post. In the 60th match minute, Nitra FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yuri Tutorskiy to maneuver through the defense. Nitra FC's Jerônimo Maranhense proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Nitra FC from getting a goal against them. Qian Xing Wei showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yuri Tutorskiy, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. With a little luck, Nitra FC's Jerônimo Maranhense got control of the ball when Viggo Lundkvist tried to sneak it across the goal line. Senthil Suşu kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Olof Högström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Jerônimo Maranhense tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 85th minute, Williams Ferrari made a precise shot to the right of Qian Xing Wei. Eleven Nation Army's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. Helge Brun struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Jerônimo Maranhense didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Eleven Nation Army. After 91 played minutes Eleven Nation Army got a freekick which was hit by Olof Högström. Viggo Lundkvist could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Jerônimo Maranhense made a huge save. The Eleven Nation Army players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Nitra FC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.