World League

White Hart Lane
Spectators: 7574 (Terracing: 5682, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 151) T H F C's Franz Midgley 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edgard Batista in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bladi Fuster prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 7 minutes, Edgard Batista managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Colognese FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edgard Batista was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Matt Friend's late challenge caught a Colognese FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Matt Friend helped the player get up and apologised. Matt Friend kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. In the 12thth minute of the game Ruben Casado who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but T H F C's Bladi Fuster was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 16th minute Franz Midgley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredinho Carneiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgard Batista in the 22nd minute of play forced T H F C's goalkeeper Bladi Fuster to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alfredinho Carneiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Franz Midgley, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Franz Midgley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Colognese FC's zone, Franz Midgley stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alfredinho Carneiro came out of the goal and Franz Midgley tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 39 minutes into the match, T H F C's goal looked a bit too open when Ruben Casado came free, but Bladi Fuster reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edgard Batista received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Bladi Fuster tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The wind increased when Ruben Casado made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Colognese FC's goal looked a bit too open when Donny Beckwith came free, but Alfredinho Carneiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ioan Cocârlă received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Bladi Fuster tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. T H F C's Bladi Fuster played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgard Batista in the 55th minute of play. If Ioan Cocârlă had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franz Midgley in the 58th minute of play forced Colognese FC's goalkeeper Alfredinho Carneiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bladi Fuster made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ioan Cocârlă in the 59th minute. With a little luck, T H F C's Bladi Fuster got control of the ball when Ruben Casado tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 61st match minute, Colognese FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ioan Cocârlă to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 65 minutes, Rurik Öhlmann managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Colognese FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rurik Öhlmann was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ronan Sugden hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. T H F C made a substitution. Shawn Coulson replaced Matt Friend. T H F C's Samuel Shakespeare was substituted for Franz Midgley. In the 80th minute, Colognese FC's Ruben Casado dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-3. Colognese FC made a substitution. Juninho Santos replaced Ruben Casado. In the 86th minute Juninho Santos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bladi Fuster saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bladi Fuster made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgard Batista in the 87th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Colognese FC's Juninho Santos slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Bladi Fuster. That made the score 0-4 after 90 minutes of play. In the 93rd minute, Edgard Batista got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Colognese FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.