World League

Chateau Girou
Spectators: 7493 (Terracing: 5621, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Florian Caes came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA's Marcelo Shepherd. But to his dismay, Marcelo Shepherd quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Niceto Etor received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Florian Caes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 10 minutes into the match, Sporting Girou's goal looked a bit too open when Marcelo Shepherd came free, but Florian Caes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gavino Urdin received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rodrigo Magurs came out and tried to block the shot, but Gavino Urdin slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 19th minute. 22 minutes into the game, Gavino Urdin lined in a short shot 2-1 behind a frustrated Rodrigo Magurs. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Niceto Etor in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Florian Caes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Florian Caes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelo Shepherd, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. 32 minutes into the match, Sporting Girou's goal looked a bit too open when Best Trims came free, but Florian Caes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Best Trims took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Florian Caes. Florian Caes dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. 39 minutes into the match, INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA's goal looked a bit too open when Inocencio Guipuzkoa came free, but Rodrigo Magurs reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 41 minutes into the game, Jeremias Reno was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sporting Girou's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA the free kick. After a rather tough play, Sporting Girou's Jeremias Reno got a free kick in the 41st minute. In the 43rd minute Ramachandramurthy Thanadeecharoenchok shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florian Caes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 44th minute, Eleuterio Hori hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gavino Urdin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Rodrigo Magurs tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Andrei Vasiliu to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute of the match, Marcelo Shepherd got a very nice opportunity to score, but Florian Caes was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 53rd minute of the match INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA got a corner. Sporting Girou's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Best Trims ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 53 played minutes INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA got a freekick which was hit by Donato Tonio. If Marcelo Shepherd had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After taking down the ball on INTERNACIONAL DE MURAROA's corner Donato Tonio fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Florian Caes quite easily take care of the ball. The audience was convinced that Niceto Etor's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Florian Caes was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. Sporting Girou's Florian Caes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donato Tonio in the 64th minute of play. If Niceto Etor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gavino Urdin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Florian Caes made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andrei Vasiliu in the 82nd minute. Rodrigo Magurs showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gavino Urdin, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Best Trims sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 88th play minute Andrei Vasiliu came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Florian Caes. 2-4.