World League

Eagles Arena
Spectators: 7579 (Terracing: 5685, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lucio Claus made the kick off which started today's match. Todd Griffiths received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Cătălin Gârniceanu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 4 minutes into the match, Heavenly Hooters's goalkeeper Lennie Rusby had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ekrem Tapa. The audience was convinced that Saverio Ribeiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cătălin Gârniceanu was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saverio Ribeiro in the 7th minute of play forced Eagle FC's goalkeeper Cătălin Gârniceanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 7 minutes into the match, Saverio Ribeiro notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Eagle FC's Cătălin Gârniceanu. Cătălin Gârniceanu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Brandon Wright sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Virgil Stănoiu in the 22nd minute of play forced Heavenly Hooters's goalkeeper Lennie Rusby to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 25 minutes into the game, Heavenly Hooters's Saverio Ribeiro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cătălin Gârniceanu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Cătălin Gârniceanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saverio Ribeiro in the 28th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute of the match Heavenly Hooters got a corner. Eagle FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Saverio Ribeiro ran over to the corner to take the kick. Saverio Ribeiro made a great header on Heavenly Hooters's corner, it was just that Eagle FC's Cătălin Gârniceanu managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 38th minute of the match, Lucio Claus tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Lennie Rusby saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 43rd minute Saverio Ribeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cătălin Gârniceanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rd match minute, Eagle FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arenc Tefa to maneuver through the defense. The Eagle FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Heavenly Hooters were winning 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Todd Griffiths was the one to do the kick off. Cătălin Gârniceanu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Todd Griffiths in the 51st minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Kevin Byrne heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Marc Armstrong kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Eagle FC's Jetmir Ruvina was substituted for Zamir Osja. After 56 played minutes Heavenly Hooters got a freekick which was hit by Marc Armstrong. In the 56th minute of the match Lucio Claus sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lennie Rusby skillfully saved the ball. Eagle FC made a substitution. Pana Rama replaced Lucio Claus. In the 62nd minute Heavenly Hooters were awarded a corner. Saverio Ribeiro went to the cornerflag to take it. Todd Griffiths could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Cătălin Gârniceanu made a huge save. Virgil Stănoiu hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Todd Griffiths had several of the Eagle FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 68 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-3 score and a disappointed Cătălin Gârniceanu as he didn't even see the shot coming. Lennie Rusby came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by Eagle FC's Pana Rama. But to his dismay, Pana Rama quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Heavenly Hooters's Richárd Bódog was substituted for Adrian Collier. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pana Rama in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lennie Rusby prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Lennie Rusby stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pana Rama's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. In the 82nd match minute, Heavenly Hooters was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marc Armstrong to maneuver through the defense. Eagle FC made a substitution. Damaso Cefero replaced Sahit Bajrami. Marc Armstrong kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 86 minutes, Pana Rama put it in 2-3 from a short distance just to the right of Lennie Rusby. Pedro Luiz de Moraes in the 91stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Cătălin Gârniceanu, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Lennie Rusby showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pana Rama in the 92nd minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Heavenly Hooters walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.