World League

Dealu Florilor
Spectators: 10841 (Terracing: 8132, Seating: 2493, VIP seats: 216) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marquinhos Santos made the kick off which started today's match. 6 minutes into the match, PREZULO FC's goalkeeper Jarbas Quadros had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Primitivo Grau. Jarbas Quadros made an important save on a dangerous shot by Primitivo Grau in the 6th minute. Through an outstanding action, after 9 minutes, Jarbas Quadros successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 14th minute Marquinhos Santos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diki Doro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 16 minutes into the match, PREZULO FC's goalkeeper Jarbas Quadros had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zhao Sen Yang. 21 minutes into the game, Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Primitivo Grau nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jarbas Quadros made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s goalkeeper Diki Doro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s attentive Grigore Maghiran managed to snatch the ball when Shi Xi Zhen made a throw-in in the 30th minute of the game. A nice corner shot did that Olov Ahlbeck got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jarbas Quadros quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Marquinhos Santos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marquinhos Santos in the 38th minute of play forced Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s goalkeeper Diki Doro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A throw-in in the 41st minute of the game was made by Dacian Tilea with Zhao Sen Yang as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Diki Doro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marquinhos Santos in the 42nd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s zone, Marquinhos Santos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Diki Doro came out of the goal and Marquinhos Santos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 46 minutes, Shi Xi Zhen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PREZULO FC and the Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- booed when PREZULO FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Shi Xi Zhen didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 47th match minute, Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Grigore Maghiran to maneuver through the defense. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zhao Sen Yang made a kick off. Zhao Sen Yang might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jarbas Quadros. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zhao Sen Yang ran back to his position shaking his head. The throw-in from Shi Xi Zhen in the 56th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM-'s Olov Ahlbeck. Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- made a substitution. Emil Wielopolski replaced Grigore Maghiran. The throw-in from Emil Wielopolski in the 64th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by PREZULO FC's Olgierd Literski. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhao Sen Yang in the 66th minute of play forced PREZULO FC's goalkeeper Jarbas Quadros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 68th minute Marquinhos Santos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diki Doro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marquinhos Santos in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Diki Doro saved Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- from getting behind. Marquinhos Santos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Diki Doro having to make a save. In the 75th minute Primitivo Grau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jarbas Quadros saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marquinhos Santos succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-1 in the 80th playminute. Diki Doro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albano Jaunzuria, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 91st minute, Isaac Ferreira left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The PREZULO FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Marquinhos Santos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Diki Doro made a huge save. The PREZULO FC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Phoenix Baia-Mare -MM- from taking control. The game ends in a draw.