World League

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Spectators: 7994 (Terracing: 5997, Seating: 1838, VIP seats: 159) Jari Alenius made the kick off and thus started the match. A collision led to NAGANO F.C getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Clodoveo Weather hit a great ball. Vellito Alguerdo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ladislao Gerazan in the 4th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Horaţiu Măcrinici in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vellito Alguerdo saved NAGANO F.C from getting behind. With a little luck, NAGANO F.C's Vellito Alguerdo got control of the ball when Ladislao Gerazan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mickaël Maris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jari Alenius in the 11th minute of the match. Mickaël Maris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jari Alenius in the 13th minute of the match. Horaţiu Măcrinici could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Vellito Alguerdo made a huge save. After 17 minutes, Ladislao Gerazan made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. NAGANO F.C's Vellito Alguerdo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Horaţiu Măcrinici's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vellito Alguerdo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. Vellito Alguerdo made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Ladislao Gerazan sent off a good shot on target. Vellito Alguerdo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ladislao Gerazan in the 33rd minute of play. In the 34th minute Nova Iguaçu MZFC were awarded a corner. Renato Bezerra went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horaţiu Măcrinici in the 39th minute of play forced NAGANO F.C's goalkeeper Vellito Alguerdo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 47th minute Horaţiu Măcrinici shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vellito Alguerdo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Horaţiu Măcrinici stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Clodoveo Weather charged in rather forcefully in the 55th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Clodoveo Weather the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 55th minute, Clodoveo Weather hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horaţiu Măcrinici in the 57th minute of play forced NAGANO F.C's goalkeeper Vellito Alguerdo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 59th minute Ladislao Gerazan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vellito Alguerdo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horaţiu Măcrinici in the 61st minute of play forced NAGANO F.C's goalkeeper Vellito Alguerdo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vellito Alguerdo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ladislao Gerazan in the 63rd minute of the match. Nova Iguaçu MZFC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 66th minute, when Jari Alenius scored to the left of an out of position Mickaël Maris, making the score, 1-2. NAGANO F.C's Vellito Alguerdo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Horaţiu Măcrinici in the 72nd minute of play. In the 75th minute, Ladislao Gerazan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 83rd minute Ladislao Gerazan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vellito Alguerdo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 85 minutes into the match, NAGANO F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Horaţiu Măcrinici came free, but Vellito Alguerdo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 87th minute, Horaţiu Măcrinici made a precise shot to the right of Vellito Alguerdo. NAGANO F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Vellito Alguerdo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ladislao Gerazan in the 90th minute of the match. In the 93rd match minute, Nova Iguaçu MZFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Heitor Ferreira to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Clodoveo Weather managed to get in a good position for a shot. NAGANO F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Clodoveo Weather was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mickaël Maris breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.