World League

Fuerte del Oeste
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Koppány Novák got the match started through his kick off. Hipolito Osmundo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With his leg Ernst Nordgren managed to avoid a goal in the 8thth minute, when Motu's Hipolito Osmundo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With a little luck, Hawelka Himalayan High's Ernst Nordgren got control of the ball when Hipolito Osmundo tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Hawelka Himalayan High's Michal Zawada got a free kick in the 14th minute. When Hipolito Osmundo fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Motu's protests and gave Hipolito Osmundo a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Hawelka Himalayan High booed when Motu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hipolito Osmundo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hipolito Osmundo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Ernst Nordgren made a huge save. In the 31st minute of the match Motu got a corner. Hawelka Himalayan High's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jim Brandt ran over to the corner to take the kick. Jim Brandt made a great header on Motu's corner, it was just that Hawelka Himalayan High's Ernst Nordgren managed to reach the ball for a save. Łukasz Fabiański took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dag Eliasson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Michaël Albrecht during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Michaël Albrecht kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind Motu's goalkeeper Łukasz Fabiański, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 43 minutes into the match, Motu's goal looked a bit too open when Koppány Novák came free, but Łukasz Fabiański reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Michal Zawada hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hipolito Osmundo to strike the kick off in the second half. Hipolito Osmundo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Ernst Nordgren tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hipolito Osmundo scored 1-0 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ernst Nordgren, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 62 minutes, Hipolito Osmundo made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Hawelka Himalayan High's Ernst Nordgren tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Ernst Nordgren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hipolito Osmundo in the 70th minute of the match. In the 74th minute, Hipolito Osmundo made a precise shot to the right of Ernst Nordgren. Hawelka Himalayan High's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Motu made a substitution. Otto Broers replaced Hipolito Osmundo. 80 minutes into the game, Darío Ponga was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Motu's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hawelka Himalayan High the free kick. Uriel Lleir sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ernst Nordgren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Uriel Lleir, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. In the 90th minute Uriel Lleir shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernst Nordgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Motu's Uriel Lleir got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the Hawelka Himalayan High defense, Uriel Lleir kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ernst Nordgren. The Hawelka Himalayan High fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ernst Nordgren should have stopped the shot.