World League

EiT Arena
Spectators: 8066 (Terracing: 6051, Seating: 1855, VIP seats: 160) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gabriele Batistuta took the kick off in the first half of the match. The throw-in from Siro Osasun in the 3rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Fc Śrem Team's Kauan Mota. In the 3rd match minute, Fc Śrem Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kauan Mota to maneuver through the defense. Gabriele Batistuta might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Christian Zangari. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gabriele Batistuta ran back to his position shaking his head. The supporters of Menchu FC booed when Fc Śrem Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Milosz Pieprz didn't get a good kick on the ball. A well-hit corner resulted in Peter Söderqwist heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. With a little luck, Menchu FC's Camilo Salvidor got control of the ball when Zachariasz Maziarz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Christian Zangari came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by Menchu FC's Gabriele Batistuta. But to his dismay, Gabriele Batistuta quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. The audience was convinced that Gabriele Batistuta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Christian Zangari was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zachariasz Maziarz in the 27th minute of play forced Menchu FC's goalkeeper Camilo Salvidor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christian Zangari showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriele Batistuta, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Christian Zangari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriele Batistuta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A hard shot 38 in the game by Zachariasz Maziarz from a close distance when the talented Camilo Salvidor managed to make a qualified save. Menchu FC's players were relieved. In the 39th minute, Fc Śrem Team's Zachariasz Maziarz dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Camilo Salvidor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zachariasz Maziarz in the 46th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Zachariasz Maziarz made the kick off in the second half. In the 59th minute, Zachariasz Maziarz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Camilo Salvidor was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Menchu FC made a substitution. Mayer Candelo replaced Uriel Gorri. Fc Śrem Team made a substitution. Wasyl Malik replaced Zachariasz Maziarz. Milosz Pieprz kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Christian Zangari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Herbert Pilarski in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 75th minute Wasyl Malik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Camilo Salvidor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 80 minutes, Mayer Candelo made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. Fc Śrem Team's Christian Zangari tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 83 minutes into the match, Wasyl Malik had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Camilo Salvidor. Menchu FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wasyl Malik was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Christian Zangari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mayer Candelo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 88 minutes into the match, Fc Śrem Team's goalkeeper Christian Zangari had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Herbert Pilarski. Christian Zangari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mayer Candelo in the 90th minute of the match. After 92 minutes Fc Śrem Team's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Armando Roland who took care of the corner kick. Armando Roland made a great header on Menchu FC's corner, it was just that Fc Śrem Team's Christian Zangari managed to reach the ball for a save. Christian Zangari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Herbert Pilarski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. For all the effort they put into the match, the Menchu 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 Fc Śrem Team.