World League

Juan Roman Riquelme
Spectators: 7720 (Terracing: 5791, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cipriano Sauveur got the match started through his kick off. Angel Xabel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joakim Kämpe in the 2nd minute of the match. In the 5th minute Sérgio Aguero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Valdis Felbergs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 5 minutes into the game, POSSE 1911 FC's Sérgio Aguero nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Valdis Felbergs made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Angel Xabel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cipriano Sauveur, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cipriano Sauveur in the 9th minute of play forced POSSE 1911 FC's goalkeeper Angel Xabel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valdis Felbergs was out of position in the 11 minute of play, and Sérgio Aguero capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Sérgio Aguero really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Valdis Felbergs showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sérgio Aguero, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Black horses's Cipriano Sauveur got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cipriano Sauveur's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Angel Xabel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, Jakub Swierczok notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of POSSE 1911 FC's Angel Xabel. Angel Xabel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Valdis Felbergs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lukas Lundgren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Angel Xabel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cipriano Sauveur, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Black horses's Valdis Felbergs got control of the ball when Samuel Matro tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of POSSE 1911 FC booed when Black horses was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cipriano Sauveur didn't get a good kick on the ball. 44 minutes into the game, Osmar Saldanha was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. POSSE 1911 FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Black horses the free kick. After a rather tough play, POSSE 1911 FC's Osmar Saldanha got a free kick in the 44th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lukas Lundgren to make the kick off. Valdis Felbergs showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lukas Lundgren, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. The audience was convinced that Lukas Lundgren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Valdis Felbergs was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. When POSSE 1911 FC's Lukas Lundgren in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Black horses's goalie prevented a goal. Valdis Felbergs made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lukas Lundgren in the 58th minute of play. Osmar Saldanha got his second yellow card in the match during the 61st minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Osmar Saldanha hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Black horses made a substitution. Atso Joenväärä replaced Jakub Swierczok. Osmar Saldanha hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. 66 minutes into the match, POSSE 1911 FC's goalkeeper Angel Xabel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cipriano Sauveur. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cipriano Sauveur got free with Angel Xabel in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in POSSE 1911 FC's zone, Atso Joenväärä stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Angel Xabel came out of the goal and Atso Joenväärä tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 74 played minutes POSSE 1911 FC got a freekick which was hit by Sérgio Aguero. 79 minutes into the match, Black horses's Cipriano Sauveur sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Angel Xabel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Black horses's Cipriano Sauveur slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Angel Xabel. That made the score 2-3 after 79 minutes of play. Cipriano Sauveur's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Angel Xabel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. 84 minutes had been played when some careless play by POSSE 1911 FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Toma Chinkov was slow to take the kick. During this time Black horses's players had a chance to rest. A well done corner resulted in Atso Joenväärä drilling the ball in to score 2-4 behind POSSE 1911 FC's goalkeeper. Xavi Guardiola hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. 96 minutes into the game, Cipriano Sauveur recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Angel Xabel. Cipriano Sauveur showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-5. Black horses played a much better game than POSSE 1911 FC and deserved their victory. The POSSE 1911 FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.