World League

CARDINAL STADIUM
Spectators: 7543 (Terracing: 5659, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gavril Bucur took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pablo Gombal in the 5th minute of play forced C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's goalkeeper Jan-Joost Werner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jan-Joost Werner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pablo Gombal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jan-Joost Werner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raul Elazar, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. 13 minutes in the game, Raul Elazar dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. After 17 minutes of play, Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's Pablo Gombal made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jan-Joost Werner was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Ariel Eztebe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L's Jan-Joost Werner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pablo Gombal in the 28th minute of play. After some careless play in the C Ａ R D I N Ａ L defense, Pablo Gombal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jan-Joost Werner. The C Ａ R D I N Ａ L fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jan-Joost Werner should have stopped the shot. Raul Elazar hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Gavril Bucur could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but André Luís Lopez made a huge save.

André Luís Lopez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabríel Cristofor in the 54th minute of the match. Jan-Joost Werner made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Pablo Gombal sent off a good shot on target. Jan-Joost Werner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ariel Eztebe, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's Ariel Eztebe slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jan-Joost Werner. That made the score 0-3 after 59 minutes of play. Jan-Joost Werner made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pablo Gombal in the 62nd minute. In the 64th minute, Filip Tăcutu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 65th minute, Raul Elazar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jan-Joost Werner was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. C Ａ R D I N Ａ L made a substitution. Peppe Mascara replaced Gavril Bucur. André Luís Lopez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergiu Panaitescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. With his leg Jan-Joost Werner managed to avoid a goal in the 84thth minute, when Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ's Raul Elazar fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Lars Malmgren kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Jan-Joost Werner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raul Elazar, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. After some careless play in the C Ａ R D I N Ａ L defense, Ariel Eztebe kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jan-Joost Werner. The C Ａ R D I N Ａ L fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jan-Joost Werner should have stopped the shot. A collision led to C Ａ R D I N Ａ L getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Lars Malmgren hit a great ball. Black Bird United ƘԼƛƝ played a much better game than C Ａ R D I N Ａ L and deserved their victory. The C Ａ R D I N Ａ L players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.