World League

Tierra de Campeones
Spectators: 7755 (Terracing: 5818, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Réda Kolb took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Shuspendemo's goalkeeper Ismael Vellito, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dominic Salazar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 10 minutes had been played when some careless play by Modlau's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lucas Rivas was slow to take the kick. During this time Shuspendemo's players had a chance to rest. Shuspendemo's Mauro Boselli was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Lew Yashin in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Shuspendemo's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lucas Rivas in the 13th minute. 15 minutes into the match, Modlau's goal looked a bit too open when Réda Kolb came free, but Lew Yashin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Shuspendemo's Emilio Schiacciacasse got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Réda Kolb fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lew Yashin having to interfere. In the 46th minute, Mihail Tihomirov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dawid Alaba didn't quite understand what happened when in the 48 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaspar Ihazintu in the 52nd minute of play forced Modlau's goalkeeper Lew Yashin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mauro Boselli took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lew Yashin. Lew Yashin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Shuspendemo made a substitution. Venancio Kepa replaced Réda Kolb. Shuspendemo's Gaspar Ihazintu managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Dawid Alaba in the 65 minute of the game. 68 minutes into the match, Modlau's goal looked a bit too open when Mauro Boselli came free, but Lew Yashin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lew Yashin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mauro Boselli in the 68th minute of the match. When Shuspendemo's Mauro Boselli in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Modlau's goalie prevented a goal. Lew Yashin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mauro Boselli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Brooks Willison fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lew Yashin having to interfere. A collision led to Shuspendemo getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Gaspar Ihazintu hit a great ball. Venancio Kepa hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Dawid Alaba made in the 78th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Shuspendemo's Gaspar Ihazintu. In the 80th minute of the match Shuspendemo got a corner. Modlau's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lucas Rivas ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Shuspendemo's corner Lucas Rivas fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Lew Yashin quite easily take care of the ball. In the 82nd minute, Venancio Kepa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Shuspendemo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. In the 88th match minute, Shuspendemo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Brooks Willison to maneuver through the defense. 90 minutes into the match, Shuspendemo's Mauro Boselli sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lew Yashin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mauro Boselli struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Lew Yashin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Shuspendemo. In the 95th minute Mauro Boselli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lew Yashin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the Modlau players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Shuspendemo.