World League

Sporting Arena
Spectators: 8036 (Terracing: 6028, Seating: 1848, VIP seats: 160) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Carlos Mei got the match started through his kick off. Lyle Coppack made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maureen Franco in the 4th minute of play. Lyle Coppack took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maureen Franco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lyle Coppack stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Maureen Franco's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Maureen Franco put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Lyle Coppack. Lyle Coppack made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hampus Nordström in the 14th minute. Filcho Kordov kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Maximo Horquizar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Mei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maximo Horquizar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fábio Vieira in the 19th minute of play. Lyle Coppack took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maureen Franco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 24 minutes into the match, Sporting Buceo's goal looked a bit too open when Fábio Vieira came free, but Maximo Horquizar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Ediberto de Queirós hit a great ball. In the 28th minute Maureen Franco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lyle Coppack saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ladislao Bela in the 29th minute of play forced Sporting Buceo's goalkeeper Maximo Horquizar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sporting Buceo's Maximo Horquizar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fábio Vieira in the 32nd minute of play. Wei Le Fei hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Maximo Horquizar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Mei, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely's Lyle Coppack played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maureen Franco in the 38th minute of play. Lyle Coppack made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maureen Franco in the 40th minute of play. Charly Good came free with the goalkeeper in the 44th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Lyle Coppack could save by the left post. In the 45th minute of the match Sporting Buceo got a corner. Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hampus Nordström ran over to the corner to take the kick. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hampus Nordström to make the kick off. In the 54th minute, Carlos Mei left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Carlos Mei received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Maximo Horquizar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lyle Coppack took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Charly Good, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 65th minute Maureen Franco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lyle Coppack saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 66th minute, Segundo Aureo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maximo Horquizar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mihăiţă Stolniceanu in the 69th minute of the match. Maximo Horquizar made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Mihăiţă Stolniceanu sent off a good shot on target. Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely's Lyle Coppack played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Charly Good in the 71st minute of play. In the 72nd match minute, Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Mei to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Sporting Buceo's Charly Good got a free kick in the 74th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mihăiţă Stolniceanu in the 76th minute of play forced Sporting Buceo's goalkeeper Maximo Horquizar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Mei in the 77th minute of play forced Sporting Buceo's goalkeeper Maximo Horquizar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maximo Horquizar made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Mihăiţă Stolniceanu sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Erdélyi SE Marosvásárhely getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Edward Bartoszek hit a great ball. Edward Bartoszek kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mihăiţă Stolniceanu got free with Maximo Horquizar in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Edward Bartoszek hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Lyle Coppack took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Charly Good, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mihăiţă Stolniceanu in the 93rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maximo Horquizar saved Sporting Buceo from getting behind. Maximo Horquizar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusebiu Ipătescu in the 96th minute of play. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.