World League

S y D Serengueti
Spectators: 7710 (Terracing: 5784, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) 3 minutes into the game, Nat Firth cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Dalmacio Dubardo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ian Little showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miguel Borja in the 10th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anton Pieler in the 12th minute of play forced Real Academia Serengetti's goalkeeper Dalmacio Dubardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dalmacio Dubardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anton Pieler in the 21st minute of play. Astreix&ObelixSoccer's Ian Little proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Astreix&ObelixSoccer from getting a goal against them. 31 minutes into the match, Real Academia Serengetti's goal looked a bit too open when Anton Pieler came free, but Dalmacio Dubardo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manuel Viñaspre in the 33rd minute of play forced Real Academia Serengetti's goalkeeper Dalmacio Dubardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ian Little didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Miguel Borja went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 39th minute Quentin Hart shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dalmacio Dubardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Miguel Borja came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Real Academia Serengetti fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Miguel Borja couldn't finish the play. Real Academia Serengetti's Mauricio Corral was substituted for Edwin De Mulder. Astreix&ObelixSoccer made a substitution. Andrejs Upītis replaced Sebastian Halliwell. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gencay Bolat stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Allan Callens made in the 58th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Anton Pieler. Ian Little showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gencay Bolat, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. After 68 minutes, Fulgencio Osasun mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Real Academia Serengetti and the Astreix&ObelixSoccer players grew even worse after the yellow card. Fulgencio Osasun kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Astreix&ObelixSoccer made a substitution. Zheng Shi Yang replaced Stig Svanberg. After 70 played minutes Real Academia Serengetti got a freekick which was hit by Fulgencio Osasun. Anton Pieler struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Dalmacio Dubardo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Astreix&ObelixSoccer. Astreix&ObelixSoccer's Ian Little played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ingmar Ahlqvist in the 74th minute of play. After 76 played minutes Real Academia Serengetti got a freekick which was hit by Wojciech Bejger. Real Academia Serengetti's Dalmacio Dubardo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Real Academia Serengetti from getting a goal against them. In the 78th minute of the match Astreix&ObelixSoccer got a corner. Real Academia Serengetti's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Allan Callens ran over to the corner to take the kick. Gencay Bolat might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ian Little. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gencay Bolat ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 80th minute Gencay Bolat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ian Little saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gencay Bolat scored 2-1 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ian Little, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 91 minutes into the game, Gencay Bolat cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Ian Little was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 96th minute Gencay Bolat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ian Little saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Real Academia Serengetti had won after a very even match.