World League

NINHO de CUCOS
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Olavo Eiró got the match started through his kick off. Aldo Dias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mark Bloom scored 0-1 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marciano Eskuin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of JET-M booed when Arrebimba o Malho SLB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bjarte Walle didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 16th minute of the match, Șerban Chirițescu sent away a good long shot that could have become a goal, but Marciano Eskuin showed an example of his skillful tending and made the save just under the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mark Bloom in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marciano Eskuin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mark Bloom received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Marciano Eskuin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hao Fan Yong received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Nikifor Vekov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marciano Eskuin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mark Bloom, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Mark Bloom sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mark Bloom sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 32nd minute, Daniel Palmquist 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. Marciano Eskuin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mark Bloom in the 36th minute of the match. If Mark Bloom had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Mark Bloom's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marciano Eskuin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mark Bloom was the one to do the kick off. JET-M's Mark Bloom got a good chance for a goal in the 50th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Srdan Pino hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Mark Bloom in the 59thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Marciano Eskuin, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 62 minutes into the match, Daniel Palmquist had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nikifor Vekov. JET-M's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Daniel Palmquist was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. JET-M made a substitution. Delyan Temelyotev replaced Bozhko Staevski. JET-M's Zhivko Shpatov was substituted for Naycho Palyov. JET-M's Ivan Haglund was substituted for Mark Bloom. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zhuang Yi Chang got free with Marciano Eskuin in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ivan Haglund fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marciano Eskuin having to interfere. A collision led to Arrebimba o Malho SLB getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Hao Fan Yong hit a great ball. 77 minutes into the match, Arrebimba o Malho SLB's goalkeeper Marciano Eskuin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ivan Haglund. A collision led to Arrebimba o Malho SLB getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Srdan Pino hit a great ball. Șerban Chirițescu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 80th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Marciano Eskuin. Arrebimba o Malho SLB's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ivan Haglund fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marciano Eskuin having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhuang Yi Chang in the 85th minute of play forced Arrebimba o Malho SLB's goalkeeper Marciano Eskuin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Haglund in the 90th minute of play forced Arrebimba o Malho SLB's goalkeeper Marciano Eskuin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.