World League

Carminati
Spectators: 7552 (Terracing: 5665, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Liam Bray started the match with the kick off. Olimpo de Bahia Blanca's Inocencio Oinatz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rony Schmidt in the 3rd minute of play. Inocencio Oinatz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafal Majtyka in the 4th minute of play. Inocencio Oinatz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rony Schmidt, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. In the 8th minute Liam Bray shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wasyl Borczak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Inocencio Oinatz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafal Majtyka, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Tony Featherstone made a great header on Stickleback Utd Xl's corner, it was just that Olimpo de Bahia Blanca's Inocencio Oinatz managed to reach the ball for a save. Inocencio Oinatz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikuláš Halaj in the 14th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristo Hondo during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Stickleback Utd Xl booed when Olimpo de Bahia Blanca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristo Hondo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 17thth minute Brian Hutchins beautifully dribbled past Olimpo de Bahia Blanca's defense and it looked for a moment as a certain goal, but Inocencio Oinatz pulled off a phantom save to prevent the ball from scoring on his left hand side. Liam Bray's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 19thth minute, Wasyl Borczak skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 23 minutes into the match, Olimpo de Bahia Blanca's Hilario Muc sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Wasyl Borczak narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 24th minute Olimpo de Bahia Blanca were awarded a corner. Hilario Muc went to the cornerflag to take it. With a little luck, Stickleback Utd Xl's Wasyl Borczak got control of the ball when Liam Bray tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Liam Bray could shoot a difficult shot in the 35th minute, which Wasyl Borczak however easily saved by the left post. If Liam Bray had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 43 minutes, Liam Bray put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Wasyl Borczak. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Stickleback Utd Xl's Wasyl Borczak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liam Bray in the 57th minute of play. Liam Bray blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Wasyl Borczak having to make a save. In the 58th minute Liam Bray shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wasyl Borczak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Olimpo de Bahia Blanca's Carmelo Gorka got a free kick in the 58th minute. 59 minutes into the match, Mikuláš Halaj had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Inocencio Oinatz. Olimpo de Bahia Blanca's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mikuláš Halaj was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Wasyl Borczak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Liam Bray in the 64th minute of the match. Liam Bray sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Wasyl Borczak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolas Satordi, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Olimpo de Bahia Blanca were awarded a corner in the 70th minute after Stickleback Utd Xl's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Hilario Muc took the corner. A well-hit corner resulted in Carmelo Gorka heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. After a defensive mix-up in Stickleback Utd Xl's zone, Liam Bray stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wasyl Borczak came out of the goal and Liam Bray tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Stickleback Utd Xl's Darryl Howlett was substituted for Brian Hutchins. After a rather tough play, Olimpo de Bahia Blanca's Tommi Valkama got a free kick in the 81st minute. In the 82nd minute of the match Tyrone Wardill shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Inocencio Oinatz showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 83rd minute, 齐斐弘 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edmund Tomiczek kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Cliff Flower hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Inocencio Oinatz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafal Majtyka, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. The supporters of Olimpo de Bahia Blanca booed when Stickleback Utd Xl was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benji Browne didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stickleback Utd Xl's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.