World League

CHAMPIONS STADIUM
Spectators: 7684 (Terracing: 5764, Seating: 1767, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Antonio Bernard got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Antonio Bernard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frank Lauria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 4 minutes into the match, Champions Iasi's goal looked a bit too open when Josué Braga came free, but Frank Lauria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Ronaldo Pika's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Frank Lauria was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. In the 11th minute, Hector Eneko ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Frank Lauria was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Lucio Afonso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Cadete in the 15th minute of the match. Frank Lauria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ronaldo Pika, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Lucio Afonso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Róbert Pál-Szabó, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, TALLERES DE CBA's Josué Braga got a free kick in the 25th minute. 26 minutes into the match, Champions Iasi's Iustin Coporan broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Frank Lauria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronaldo Pika in the 28th minute of the match. When Champions Iasi's Vasile Mumuleanu in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye TALLERES DE CBA's goalie prevented a goal. Frank Lauria took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Josué Braga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Róbert Pál-Szabó to make the kick off. TALLERES DE CBA's Lucio Afonso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vasile Mumuleanu in the 54th minute of play. Lucio Afonso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iustin Coporan, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. TALLERES DE CBA's Lucio Afonso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vasile Mumuleanu in the 58th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Róbert Pál-Szabó in the 59th minute of play forced TALLERES DE CBA's goalkeeper Lucio Afonso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 62 minutes into the match, TALLERES DE CBA's goal looked a bit too open when Róbert Pál-Szabó came free, but Lucio Afonso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lucio Afonso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vasile Mumuleanu in the 67th minute of play. Frank Lauria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Josué Braga, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. In the 73rd match minute, Champions Iasi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ioan Andone to maneuver through the defense. Lucio Afonso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iustin Coporan, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fritz Bergström during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Fritz Bergström hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. TALLERES DE CBA's Higinio Bastiaro was substituted for Emanuele Luzi. Fritz Bergström kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. A collision led to TALLERES DE CBA getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Erasmo Oxarra hit a great ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. TALLERES DE CBA walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.