World League

Santiago Bernabeu
Spectators: 7693 (Terracing: 5771, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zbigniew Buczko took the kick off in the first half of the match. Zbigniew Buczko's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 2ndth minute, Ray Clemence skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With a little luck, Manly FC's Ray Clemence got control of the ball when Barnaba Dudzik tried to sneak it across the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, Mo Salah had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Esteban Beti. Real Madrid's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mo Salah was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After 25 played minutes Manly FC got a freekick which was hit by Duke Carberry. Manly FC's Ray Clemence played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zbigniew Buczko in the 26th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mo Salah in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Esteban Beti saved Real Madrid from getting behind. Esteban Beti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from John Aldridge, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. 35 minutes into the match, Real Madrid's goal looked a bit too open when Mo Salah came free, but Esteban Beti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Esteban Beti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from John Aldridge, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by John Aldridge in the 42nd minute of play forced Real Madrid's goalkeeper Esteban Beti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Real Madrid's Esteban Beti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Payton Legg in the 44th minute of play. After 45 played minutes Manly FC got a freekick which was hit by John Aldridge. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mo Salah stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Real Madrid getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Linus Vaksdal hit a great ball. Neville Byrnes, 51 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Real Madrid's Esteban Beti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Neville Byrnes in the 54th minute of play. In the 57th minute of the match, Mo Salah tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Esteban Beti saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. John Aldridge recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Payton Legg kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Esteban Beti showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Neville Byrnes, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Ray Clemence took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zbigniew Buczko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Liu Ke Yu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Ray Clemence tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Real Madrid's Zygmunt Burowski was substituted for Mateusz Heide. In the 76th minute Zbigniew Buczko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ray Clemence saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Zbigniew Buczko's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ray Clemence was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zbigniew Buczko in the 85th minute of play forced Manly FC's goalkeeper Ray Clemence to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 94 minutes, Carmichael Carbery put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Esteban Beti. The Manly FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Manly FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.