World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 7953 (Terracing: 5966, Seating: 1829, VIP seats: 158) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Marcel da Rocha kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Marcel da Rocha had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Genzo Wakabayashi. Bociany SA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marcel da Rocha was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Bociany SA's Genzo Wakabayashi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcel da Rocha in the 6th minute of play. Genzo Wakabayashi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcel da Rocha in the 13th minute of play. In the 15th minute Marcel da Rocha shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Genzo Wakabayashi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcel da Rocha in the 16th minute of play forced Bociany SA's goalkeeper Genzo Wakabayashi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Braulio Gartxot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bektaş Veli Bengisoy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Braulio Gartxot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bektaş Veli Bengisoy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th minute, Bektaş Veli Bengisoy left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bociany SA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. 36 minutes into the match, Bociany SA's goalkeeper Genzo Wakabayashi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcel da Rocha. Braulio Gartxot showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adam Harendarski, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Bociany SA's Genzo Wakabayashi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcel da Rocha in the 43rd minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bektaş Veli Bengisoy to make the kick off. Marcel da Rocha took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Genzo Wakabayashi. Genzo Wakabayashi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Marcel da Rocha might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Genzo Wakabayashi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marcel da Rocha ran back to his position shaking his head. Genzo Wakabayashi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcel da Rocha in the 66th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bektaş Veli Bengisoy in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Braulio Gartxot saved Red Devils from getting behind. Genzo Wakabayashi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcel da Rocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Anselmo Ganix kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Braulio Gartxot. That made the score 3-2 in the 76 minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcel da Rocha in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Genzo Wakabayashi saved Bociany SA from getting behind. In the 82nd minute, one of Red Devils:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Red Devils. Red Devils:s Braulio Gartxot showed great skill when he stopped Daniel Gerlach:s penalty. Genzo Wakabayashi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Simone Spano in the 88th minute of play. A collision led to Bociany SA getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Lech Sroka hit a great ball. Genzo Wakabayashi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcel da Rocha in the 93rd minute of the match. 94 minutes had been played when some careless play by Bociany SA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sotos Zervoulakos was slow to take the kick. During this time Red Devils's players had a chance to rest. Sotos Zervoulakos made a great header on Red Devils's corner, it was just that Bociany SA's Genzo Wakabayashi managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boban Fett in the 96th minute of play forced Red Devils's goalkeeper Braulio Gartxot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Red Devils's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.