World League

Stepan Kravchenko
Spectators: 7703 (Terracing: 5779, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Jerold Grijalba started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Nisio Iturmendi hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. When Jerold Grijalba came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Austral FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jerold Grijalba couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, FC Henter Somosd's Duda Imperatore got a free kick in the 19th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frank Mees got free with Damaso Hurko in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jerold Grijalba blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gábor Király having to make a save. Gábor Király took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jerold Grijalba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Austral FC's Damaso Hurko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Mees in the 29th minute of play. Gábor Király made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Menendo Tella in the 30th minute of play. Gábor Király showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jerold Grijalba, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. After a rather tough play, Austral FC's Nisio Iturmendi got a free kick in the 36th minute. Damaso Hurko came out of the goal in the 38th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Henter Somosd's Frank Mees. But to his dismay, Frank Mees quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Frank Mees in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Damaso Hurko saved Austral FC from getting behind. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Austral FC made a substitution. Augusto Valda replaced Ramiro Benavente. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Frank Mees to make the kick off. In the 56th minute Augusto Valda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gábor Király saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Frank Mees's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Damaso Hurko read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. In the 68th minute Arnd Schade suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. FC Henter Somosd made a substitution. Ulises Ugaitz replaced Tamás Antal. In the 70th minute, Eduardo Pirro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Frank Mees took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Damaso Hurko. Damaso Hurko dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Menendo Tella got free with Gábor Király in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gerardo McMillan kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. With a little luck, FC Henter Somosd's Gábor Király got control of the ball when Menendo Tella tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gábor Király made an important save on a dangerous shot by Menendo Tella in the 79th minute. In the 81st minute Frank Mees shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damaso Hurko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Austral FC's Damaso Hurko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Mees in the 83rd minute of play. FC Henter Somosd's Gábor Király played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jerold Grijalba in the 89th minute of play. In the 90th match minute, FC Henter Somosd was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnd Schade to maneuver through the defense. 91 minutes into the match, FC Henter Somosd's goalkeeper Gábor Király had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Menendo Tella. A collision led to Austral FC getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Trifon Ivanov hit a great ball. In the 94th minute Arnd Schade shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damaso Hurko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 95 played minutes Austral FC got a freekick which was hit by Felipe Benito. FC Henter Somosd were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Austral FC for a fine match.