World League

Blue Arena
Spectators: 7450 (Terracing: 5589, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Matías Suárez made the kick off which started today's match. Matías Suárez's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 13thth minute, Claudio Normando skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan Enekoitz in the 14th minute of play forced BlueLionesse's goalkeeper Tomas Panpili to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomas Panpili made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Enekoitz in the 15th minute of play. Matías Suárez's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 18thth minute, Claudio Normando skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Corneliu Stănoiu was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 19th minute. BlueLionesse's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Matías Suárez who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 21stth minute tested the skills of Claudio Normando when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 31 minutes into the match, BlueLionesse's goal looked a bit too open when Maximino Errapel came free, but Tomas Panpili reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomas Panpili showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maximino Errapel, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. When the match had gone on for 41 minutes, Matías Suárez put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Claudio Normando. A collision led to BlueLionesse getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Matías Suárez hit a great ball. After 45 played minutes BlueLionesse got a freekick which was hit by Matías Suárez. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Maximino Errapel made a kick off. A collision led to BlueLionesse getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Horaţiu Hogaș hit a great ball. BlueLionesse made a substitution. Ferhat Kıvılcım replaced Corneliu Stănoiu. The supporters of Saint Etienne FC booed when BlueLionesse was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Horaţiu Hogaș didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tolek Wojno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomas Panpili having to interfere. After 55 played minutes Saint Etienne FC got a freekick which was hit by Adrian Cristofor. Adrian Cristofor hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. In the 60th minute, Maximino Errapel got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Tomas Panpili showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Gigliotti, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. In the 65thth minute of the game Matías Suárez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Saint Etienne FC's Claudio Normando was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 67thth minute of the game Matías Suárez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Saint Etienne FC's Claudio Normando was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 71st minute, Lucas Torrea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Inocencio Urko in the 72nd minute of play forced BlueLionesse's goalkeeper Tomas Panpili to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The BlueLionesse fans' excitement grew in the 75th match minute when BlueLionesse's Matías Suárez looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Matías Suárez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Claudio Normando read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. In the 81st play minute Maximino Errapel came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Tomas Panpili. 2-1. Claudio Normando showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matías Suárez, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Matías Suárez succeeded in the game's 84th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Matías Suárez in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Claudio Normando saved Saint Etienne FC from getting behind. In the 88thth minute of the game Matías Suárez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Saint Etienne FC's Claudio Normando was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Saint Etienne FC's Alejo Telesforo got a free kick in the 89th minute. After 90 played minutes, BlueLionesse's Eliodor Durbacă shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Claudio Normando came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in BlueLionesse reached it. The audience was convinced that Matías Suárez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Claudio Normando was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. After having played for 92 minutes, Matías Suárez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BlueLionesse's supporters crossed their fingers, but Matías Suárez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Saint Etienne FC defense, Traian Ursu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Claudio Normando. The Saint Etienne FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Claudio Normando should have stopped the shot. Saint Etienne FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.