World League

ʀᴀᴄᴇᴄᴏᴜʀꜱᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ
Spectators: 7998 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1839, VIP seats: 159) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tord Söderqvist made the kick off which started today's match. Unai Sócrates blasted a shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vicky Donda having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Unai Sócrates in the 3rd minute of play forced ᴡɪʟᴅᴇxʜᴀᴍ ꜰᴄ's goalkeeper Vicky Donda to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Radamel Hendrickx was out of position in the 6 minute of play, and Tord Söderqvist capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Tord Söderqvist really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Fauna Utd made a substitution. Yuri Portugal replaced Lorenzo Garaona. Tord Söderqvist could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but Radamel Hendrickx made a huge save. In the 13th minute ᴡɪʟᴅᴇxʜᴀᴍ ꜰᴄ were awarded a corner. Dobromir Bara went to the cornerflag to take it. Radamel Hendrickx was out of position in the 16 minute of play, and Lajos Szatmári capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Lajos Szatmári really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Unai Sócrates in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vicky Donda saved ᴡɪʟᴅᴇxʜᴀᴍ ꜰᴄ from getting behind. Vicky Donda showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Unai Sócrates, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 39th minute, Unai Sócrates made a precise shot to the right of Vicky Donda. ᴡɪʟᴅᴇxʜᴀᴍ ꜰᴄ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Unai Sócrates to strike the kick off in the second half. 59 minutes into the match, Fauna Utd's Unai Sócrates sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vicky Donda narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, ᴡɪʟᴅᴇxʜᴀᴍ ꜰᴄ's Vicky Donda got control of the ball when Unai Sócrates tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tord Söderqvist in the 64th minute of play forced Fauna Utd's goalkeeper Radamel Hendrickx to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ᴡɪʟᴅᴇxʜᴀᴍ ꜰᴄ made a substitution. Hernan Chico replaced Guaberto Haritz. A collision led to ᴡɪʟᴅᴇxʜᴀᴍ ꜰᴄ getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Marcos Senesi hit a great ball. Fauna Utd's Radamel Hendrickx played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Domenico Masetti in the 69th minute of play. 73 minutes into the game, one of Fauna Utd:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Radamel Hendrickx showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hernan Chico, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Domenico Masetti took the ball and in the 80 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Radamel Hendrickx. Radamel Hendrickx dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Radamel Hendrickx showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rıfkı Erdönmez, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Domenico Masetti in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Radamel Hendrickx saved Fauna Utd from getting behind. In the 92nd minute, Yuri Portugal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Radamel Hendrickx took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hernan Chico, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Radamel Hendrickx came out of the goal in the 97th minute to try and stop a shot by ᴡɪʟᴅᴇxʜᴀᴍ ꜰᴄ's Rıfkı Erdönmez. But to his dismay, Rıfkı Erdönmez quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. Fauna Utd's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.