World League

ESA MONUMENTAL
Spectators: 7640 (Terracing: 5731, Seating: 1757, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Iwo Markowski took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eloy Calvino in the 3rd minute of play forced 『挑战者』Tibet wolves's goalkeeper Dráusio Barral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dráusio Barral was a little too slow when Eloy Calvino got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 3rd minute. The score was now 1-0. 『挑战者』Tibet wolves's Dráusio Barral proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save 『挑战者』Tibet wolves from getting a goal against them. Namık Alpsoy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Danijel Subašić tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. David Banegas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Dráusio Barral made a huge save. 21 minutes into the match, 『挑战者』Tibet wolves's goal looked a bit too open when Eloy Calvino came free, but Dráusio Barral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 24 minutes into the match, 『挑战者』Tibet wolves's goal looked a bit too open when Eloy Calvino came free, but Dráusio Barral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eloy Calvino who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 24thth minute tested the skills of Dráusio Barral when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 26 minutes of play, Esmeralda AFC's Eloy Calvino made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dráusio Barral was left in no man's land by his defense there! Namık Alpsoy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedroso Garijo in the 42nd minute of play forced Esmeralda AFC's goalkeeper Danijel Subašić to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Esmeralda AFC booed when 『挑战者』Tibet wolves was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gao Zhan Gang didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dráusio Barral made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Devidatta Vendetta sent off a good shot on target. In the 47th match minute, 『挑战者』Tibet wolves was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ma Ling Zhou to maneuver through the defense. The long shot by Devidatta Vendetta in the 48th minute really tested Dráusio Barral's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Andrew Dalli stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Devidatta Vendetta in the 55th minute of play forced 『挑战者』Tibet wolves's goalkeeper Dráusio Barral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iwo Markowskis short, quick shot in the 59thth minute got Danijel Subašić to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Iwo Markowski did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-2 to the left of a surprised Danijel Subašić 59 minutes into the match. Dráusio Barral took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Banegas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eloy Calvino took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dráusio Barral. Dráusio Barral dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-2. In the 69th match minute, 『挑战者』Tibet wolves was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zhao Yi Kang to maneuver through the defense. In the 72nd minute of the match, Pedroso Garijo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Danijel Subašić was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 73 minutes had been played when some careless play by Esmeralda AFC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ma Ling Zhou was slow to take the kick. During this time 『挑战者』Tibet wolves's players had a chance to rest. A hard shot 75 in the game by Iwo Markowski from a close distance when the talented Danijel Subašić managed to make a qualified save. Esmeralda AFC's players were relieved. 77 minutes into the game, Esmeralda AFC's Devidatta Vendetta nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dráusio Barral made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-2. 79 minutes into the match, Esmeralda AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Namık Alpsoy came free, but Danijel Subašić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 5-3 became the score in the 82nd minute when Zhao Yi Kang elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 87th match minute, 『挑战者』Tibet wolves was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Namık Alpsoy to maneuver through the defense. 88 minutes into the game, Ma Ling Zhou was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. 『挑战者』Tibet wolves's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Esmeralda AFC the free kick. The supporters of Esmeralda AFC booed when 『挑战者』Tibet wolves was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ma Ling Zhou didn't get a good kick on the ball. 『挑战者』Tibet wolves's Dráusio Barral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrew Dalli in the 91st minute of play. The supporters of 『挑战者』Tibet wolves booed when Esmeralda AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eloy Calvino didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lê Yang kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. For all the effort they put into the match, the 『挑战者』Tibet wolves players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Esmeralda AFC.