World League

Brye Stadion
Spectators: 7797 (Terracing: 5849, Seating: 1793, VIP seats: 155) Henri-Patrick De Mare showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Froilan Iaki, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabríel Vassaras in the 4th minute of play forced Congo Bongo's goalkeeper Máté Márton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vc Brye's Henri-Patrick De Mare played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damaso Sancho in the 7th minute of play. In the 10th minute Damaso Sancho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henri-Patrick De Mare saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 11th minute Congo Bongo were awarded a corner. Froilan Iaki went to the cornerflag to take it. Henri-Patrick De Mare took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Froilan Iaki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gabríel Vassaras got free with Máté Márton in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 29th minute, Kaj-Åke Kaká hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 32 minutes, Damaso Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Congo Bongo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Damaso Sancho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Máté Márton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabríel Vassaras in the 35th minute of the match. Congo Bongo's attentive Omar Erramun managed to snatch the ball when Mariano Moya made a throw-in in the 36th minute of the game. Máté Márton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabríel Vassaras in the 38th minute of play. Damaso Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 42nd minute, Ingvar Andersson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Máté Márton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Comunardo Cianci in the 44th minute of play. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Damaso Sancho was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute, Gabríel Vassaras ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Máté Márton was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sait Remzi in the 57th minute of play forced Congo Bongo's goalkeeper Máté Márton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Máté Márton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabríel Vassaras, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 67 played minutes Congo Bongo got a freekick which was hit by Kaj-Åke Kaká. Vc Brye made a substitution. Geoffry Lefevre replaced Cristian Vieri. Congo Bongo made a substitution. Arnaldo Oidor replaced Damaso Sancho. Congo Bongo's Gonzalo Cucho was substituted for Kaj-Åke Kaká. Congo Bongo made a substitution. Sergio Austin replaced Iker Atarrabi. In the 68th match minute, Congo Bongo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kaj-Åke Kaká to maneuver through the defense. Máté Márton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabríel Vassaras in the 70th minute of play. Congo Bongo's Máté Márton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabríel Vassaras in the 75th minute of play. Gabríel Vassaras sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 81 minutes into the match, Vc Brye's goal looked a bit too open when Froilan Iaki came free, but Henri-Patrick De Mare reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Máté Márton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sait Remzi, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Henri-Patrick De Mare showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Froilan Iaki in the 85th minute of the match. Arnaldo Oidor could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Henri-Patrick De Mare made a huge save. When Franz Beckenbauer fell near the penalty area in the 93rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Congo Bongo's protests and gave Franz Beckenbauer a yellow card for diving instead. After 94 played minutes Congo Bongo got a freekick which was hit by Franz Beckenbauer. For all the effort they put into the match, the Congo Bongo players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Vc Brye.