World League

Rushden Lakes
Spectators: 7693 (Terracing: 5771, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) Dido Vanev made the kick off and thus started the match. Pepe Le Petit took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dido Vanev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. TibaDons's Pepe Le Petit played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dido Vanev in the 13th minute of play. After 14 played minutes TibaDons got a freekick which was hit by Pierce Gerrard. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hong Feng Jian in the 15th minute of play forced TibaDons's goalkeeper Pepe Le Petit to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pepe Le Petit showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marian Todorov, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marian Todorov in the 17th minute of play forced TibaDons's goalkeeper Pepe Le Petit to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 19th minute Marian Todorov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pepe Le Petit saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 22 minutes, Lilko Timov successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. TibaDons were awarded a corner in the 24th minute after VN SOKOLI-VARNA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Dennis Bellomo took the corner. Dennis Bellomo made a great header on TibaDons's corner, it was just that VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Lilko Timov managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpected shot in the 26th minute by Anier Eneko got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Pepe Le Petit took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hong Feng Jian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Lilko Timov managed to avoid a goal in the 29thth minute, when TibaDons's Anier Eneko fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With an all-out effort, TibaDons's Lilko Timov threw himself towards the right post 30 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Pierce Gerrard, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Lilko Timov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Anier Eneko's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. 42 minutes into the match, VN SOKOLI-VARNA's goalkeeper Lilko Timov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Anier Eneko. Pepe Le Petit showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hong Feng Jian, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Lilko Timov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pierce Gerrard in the 46th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Anier Eneko to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hong Feng Jian in the 61st minute of play forced TibaDons's goalkeeper Pepe Le Petit to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Uku Kosk hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Pepe Le Petit stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hong Feng Jian's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. The audience was convinced that John Donnelly's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lilko Timov was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers John Donnelly in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lilko Timov saved VN SOKOLI-VARNA from getting behind. After having played for 67 minutes, Eric Clegg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. TibaDons's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eric Clegg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. VN SOKOLI-VARNA's Lilko Timov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anier Eneko in the 69th minute of play. In the 72nd minute Pierce Gerrard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lilko Timov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Dido Vanev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 75 minutes into the match, VN SOKOLI-VARNA's goal looked a bit too open when Anier Eneko came free, but Lilko Timov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hong Feng Jian could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Pepe Le Petit made a huge save. In the 77th minute Benet Rano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pepe Le Petit saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 82 minutes in the game, Afşar Şahan fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Pepe Le Petit having to interfere. Pepe Le Petit made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dido Vanev in the 83rd minute of play. The supporters of VN SOKOLI-VARNA booed when TibaDons was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Uku Kosk didn't get a good kick on the ball. TibaDons's Pepe Le Petit proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save TibaDons from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, TibaDons's Pepe Le Petit got control of the ball when Hong Feng Jian tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pepe Le Petit made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hong Feng Jian in the 89th minute. In the 95th minute Pierce Gerrard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lilko Timov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. TibaDons were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of VN SOKOLI-VARNA for a fine match.