World League

Shame on you Europe
Spectators: 8058 (Terracing: 6045, Seating: 1853, VIP seats: 160) Neron Veterini started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A collision led to WINNING ELEVEN getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Neron Veterini hit a great ball. Jake Leonard was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Dimitris Tsagaris. Yahia van der Saar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fred Nilsson in the 11th minute of play. In the 13th minute Fred Nilsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yahia van der Saar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yahia van der Saar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Neron Veterini's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. In the 15th match minute, WINNING ELEVEN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ringo Howard to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of WINNING ELEVEN booed when Sheriff was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dimitris Tsagaris didn't get a good kick on the ball. Yahia van der Saar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Neron Veterini, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Yahia van der Saar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Neron Veterini, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. In the 24thth minute of the game Neron Veterini who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sheriff's Yahia van der Saar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Yahia van der Saar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Neron Veterini's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. After 35 minutes of play, Sheriff's Clayton Gol made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jake Leonard was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 43rd match minute, WINNING ELEVEN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Julio Tano to maneuver through the defense. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Clayton Gol stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Mihnea Terzian hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 53 minutes into the match, Sheriff's Clayton Gol sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jake Leonard narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Clayton Gol in the 57th minute of play forced WINNING ELEVEN's goalkeeper Jake Leonard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yahia van der Saar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fred Nilsson in the 61st minute of the match. 63 minutes into the match, Sheriff's goal looked a bit too open when Fred Nilsson came free, but Yahia van der Saar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, Sheriff's goal looked a bit too open when Neron Veterini came free, but Yahia van der Saar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Clayton Gol's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jake Leonard read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. In the 89th minute, Neron Veterini left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The WINNING ELEVEN fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. WINNING ELEVEN made a substitution. Abelardo Bidari replaced Vilhelm Gustafsson. Sheriff made a substitution. Damaso Xacintu replaced Dimitris Tsagaris. WINNING ELEVEN's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.