World League

Monumental Guayaquil
Spectators: 7479 (Terracing: 5611, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zarando Eguizabal took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, Hugo Salz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Dennis-Maurice Nadel came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the ᴷᴬᴮᴵᴺᴵsTOP⑪™ 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 Dennis-Maurice Nadel couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, ᴷᴬᴮᴵᴺᴵsTOP⑪™'s Hamílton Loyola got control of the ball when Hugo Salz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dennis-Maurice Nadel struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Long Yuan De didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ᴷᴬᴮᴵᴺᴵsTOP⑪™. Long Yuan De took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cao Chao Bin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The ᴷᴬᴮᴵᴺᴵsTOP⑪™ fans' excitement grew in the 20th match minute when ᴷᴬᴮᴵᴺᴵsTOP⑪™'s Cao Chao Bin looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bernd Hutter in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Long Yuan De saved Astillero del Guayas from getting behind. Long Yuan De showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cao Chao Bin in the 24th minute of the match. In the 31st minute Cao Chao Bin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Long Yuan De saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hamílton Loyola made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Marques Martin sent off a good shot on target. Long Yuan De showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christoph Marekov in the 42nd minute of the match. After 42 played minutes Astillero del Guayas got a freekick which was hit by Hakkı Deniz Bedi. In the 43rd minute of the match Max Feldthaus sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Long Yuan De skillfully saved the ball. In the 45th minute of the match ᴷᴬᴮᴵᴺᴵsTOP⑪™ got a corner. Astillero del Guayas's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Max Feldthaus ran over to the corner to take the kick. ᴷᴬᴮᴵᴺᴵsTOP⑪™'s Christoph Marekov was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Long Yuan De in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in.

ᴷᴬᴮᴵᴺᴵsTOP⑪™ made a substitution. Chris Frieters replaced Christoph Marekov. Astillero del Guayas's Long Yuan De played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cao Chao Bin in the 53rd minute of play. After 53 minutes, Hugo Salz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Astillero del Guayas and the ᴷᴬᴮᴵᴺᴵsTOP⑪™ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Hugo Salz kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Cao Chao Bin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Long Yuan De was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Astillero del Guayas's Long Yuan De proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Astillero del Guayas from getting a goal against them. Long Yuan De took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cao Chao Bin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Long Yuan De took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cao Chao Bin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hamílton Loyola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xaven Galiana in the 71st minute of play. Long Yuan De made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Ricardinho Chaves sent off a good shot on target. In the 76th minute, Zarando Eguizabal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 77th minute, Zarando Eguizabal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 78 minutes into the match, Astillero del Guayas's goalkeeper Long Yuan De had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ricardinho Chaves. 79 minutes into the match, Astillero del Guayas's goal looked a bit too open when Harald Teissen came free, but Long Yuan De reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ᴷᴬᴮᴵᴺᴵsTOP⑪™'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Max Feldthaus in the 80th minute. After a rather tough play, ᴷᴬᴮᴵᴺᴵsTOP⑪™'s Chris Frieters got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Long Yuan De made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ricardinho Chaves in the 85th minute. Long Yuan De showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernd Hutter, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernd Hutter in the 88th minute of play forced Astillero del Guayas's goalkeeper Long Yuan De to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th minute ᴷᴬᴮᴵᴺᴵsTOP⑪™ were awarded a corner. Max Feldthaus went to the cornerflag to take it. Chris Frieters charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Chris Frieters the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Astillero del Guayas booed when ᴷᴬᴮᴵᴺᴵsTOP⑪™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chris Frieters didn't get a good kick on the ball. Long Yuan De took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Harald Teissen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 97 minutes Astillero del Guayas's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Max Feldthaus who took care of the corner kick. Chris Frieters was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. The ᴷᴬᴮᴵᴺᴵsTOP⑪™ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ᴷᴬᴮᴵᴺᴵsTOP⑪™ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.