World League

Silvano Tomé
Spectators: 7651 (Terracing: 5740, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) The audience was convinced that Willian Pay's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Justas Kukulskis was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. 5 minutes into the match, Habsburgo's Willian Pay sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Justas Kukulskis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 7 minutes Warberg FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Domenico Di Nino who took care of the corner kick. Willian Pay blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Justas Kukulskis having to make a save. Justas Kukulskis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Willian Pay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Honorato Aznaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Des Nutsch in the 9th minute of play. Willian Pay might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Justas Kukulskis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Willian Pay ran back to his position shaking his head. Yngve Pihl kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Justas Kukulskis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Willian Pay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Willian Pay in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Justas Kukulskis saved Warberg FC from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Willian Pay's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Justas Kukulskis was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Justas Kukulskis made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Willian Pay sent off a good shot on target. 26 minutes into the game, Willian Pay cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Justas Kukulskis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Justas Kukulskis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Willian Pay in the 30th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, Warberg FC's goalkeeper Justas Kukulskis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emanuel Hârșu. Honorato Aznaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Des Nutsch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 39 minutes into the match, Habsburgo's goal looked a bit too open when Des Nutsch came free, but Honorato Aznaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Habsburgo's Willian Pay slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Justas Kukulskis. That made the score 3-0 after 41 minutes of play. After some careless play in the Warberg FC defense, Willian Pay kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Justas Kukulskis. The Warberg FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Justas Kukulskis should have stopped the shot. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Willian Pay took the ball and in the 51 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Justas Kukulskis. Justas Kukulskis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Willian Pay might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Justas Kukulskis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Willian Pay ran back to his position shaking his head. Justas Kukulskis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Willian Pay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 57th minute of the match, Gordie Goretzka tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Honorato Aznaro saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 59th minute Willian Pay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Justas Kukulskis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Willian Pay blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Justas Kukulskis having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Willian Pay in the 60th minute of play forced Warberg FC's goalkeeper Justas Kukulskis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Honorato Aznaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hubert Hubert in the 62nd minute of play. In the last second Honorato Aznaro throw himself and got hold of the ball when Des Nutsch in the 71stth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Willian Pay in the 73rd minute of play forced Warberg FC's goalkeeper Justas Kukulskis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Des Nutsch's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Honorato Aznaro was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. The supporters of Habsburgo booed when Warberg FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Attilio Pezzella didn't get a good kick on the ball. Habsburgo made a substitution. Herberts Dreizis replaced Emanuel Hârșu. Habsburgo made a substitution. Levent Itzov replaced Saverio Lehoi. Attilio Pezzella hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. The supporters of Habsburgo booed when Warberg FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonardo Bäck didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 81st minute, Yngve Pihl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Warberg FC made a substitution. Freddie Carlsson replaced Hubert Hubert. After 81 played minutes Warberg FC got a freekick which was hit by Yngve Pihl. Honorato Aznaro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Freddie Carlsson's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. After 86 played minutes Warberg FC got a freekick which was hit by Vit Brun. After a defensive mix-up in Warberg FC's zone, Sebastian Froylan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Justas Kukulskis came out of the goal and Sebastian Froylan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vit Brun got free with Honorato Aznaro in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Warberg FC's Justas Kukulskis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Herberts Dreizis in the 95th minute of play. Justas Kukulskis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Levent Itzov in the 96th minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the Warberg FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Habsburgo.