World League

Providence Park
Spectators: 7721 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) Saga TF's Jarle Westby started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to Saga TF getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Peter Lindberg hit a great ball. Cascadia United's Leonel Rocco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jarle Westby in the 12th minute of play. Brian Laudrup made in the 14th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Silviu Leahu. Baltasar Piorno kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Miguel Ángel Benito got free with Joachim Forseth in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Daniel Nannskog managed to get in a good position for a shot. Saga TF's supporters rose to their feet, but Daniel Nannskog was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leonel Rocco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Daniel Nannskog sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cascadia United's Baltasar Piorno managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Brian Laudrup in the 25 minute of the game. After 26 played minutes Saga TF got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Nannskog. Miguel Ángel Benitos short, quick shot in the 28thth minute got Joachim Forseth to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Leonel Rocco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silviu Leahu in the 30th minute of the match. A collision led to Saga TF getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Jedrzej Chrzan hit a great ball. Daniel Nannskog took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Leonel Rocco. Leonel Rocco dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 37th match minute, Cascadia United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wang Di Yi to maneuver through the defense. Leonel Rocco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Truls Landsem, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. 45 minutes into the match, Cascadia United's goal looked a bit too open when Truls Landsem came free, but Leonel Rocco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Cascadia United's Miguel Ángel Benito got a free kick in the 45th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Cascadia United made a substitution. Constantino Neto replaced Abel Neron. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Miguel Ángel Benito stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 59th minute, Miguel Ángel Benito left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cascadia United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Nannskog got free with Leonel Rocco in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Nannskog got free with Leonel Rocco in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Miguel Ángel Benito sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Joachim Forseth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Ángel Benito in the 65th minute of play. After 66 played minutes Saga TF got a freekick which was hit by Truls Landsem. Leonel Rocco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Truls Landsem in the 69th minute of the match. Leonel Rocco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jarle Westby, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 71 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Saga TF's Jarle Westby fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. 77 minutes into the match, Miguel Ángel Benito had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Joachim Forseth. Saga TF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Miguel Ángel Benito was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. 80 minutes into the match, Cascadia United's goal looked a bit too open when Jarle Westby came free, but Leonel Rocco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joachim Forseth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tamás Lovas in the 82nd minute of the match. Cascadia United's Leonel Rocco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Cascadia United from getting a goal against them. Cascadia United's Leonel Rocco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Cascadia United from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Saga TF's zone, Wang Di Yi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joachim Forseth came out of the goal and Wang Di Yi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 95 played minutes Saga TF got a freekick which was hit by Peter Lindberg. Saga TF's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Cascadia United had won, even though Saga TF had held more of the ball.