World League

AA Arena
Spectators: 7721 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Saul Baumer took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bennvar Nobel in the 2nd minute of play forced Zuberbühler FC's goalkeeper Ubaldo Matildo Abbondanzieri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Marciano Min's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arvin Hökkvist was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. Bennvar Nobel blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ubaldo Matildo Abbondanzieri having to make a save. Zuberbühler FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 11th minute, when Darnell Metcalf scored to the left of an out of position Ubaldo Matildo Abbondanzieri, making the score, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bennvar Nobel in the 19th minute of play forced Zuberbühler FC's goalkeeper Ubaldo Matildo Abbondanzieri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute Bennvar Nobel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ubaldo Matildo Abbondanzieri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind American Airlines's goalkeeper Arvin Hökkvist, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Through an outstanding action, after 25 minutes, Ubaldo Matildo Abbondanzieri successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 26 minutes had been played when some careless play by Zuberbühler FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Darnell Metcalf was slow to take the kick. During this time American Airlines's players had a chance to rest. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marciano Min in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arvin Hökkvist saved American Airlines from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anoush Khalatbari in the 31st minute of play forced Zuberbühler FC's goalkeeper Ubaldo Matildo Abbondanzieri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Anoush Khalatbari in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ubaldo Matildo Abbondanzieri prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ubaldo Matildo Abbondanzieri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anoush Khalatbari in the 37th minute of the match. In the 38th minute, Marciano Min left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zuberbühler FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Ubaldo Matildo Abbondanzieri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bennvar Nobel in the 40th minute of play. 44 minutes into the game, Darnell Metcalf cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Ubaldo Matildo Abbondanzieri was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

The wind increased when Anoush Khalatbari made the kick off in the second half. Ubaldo Matildo Abbondanzieri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anoush Khalatbari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 60 minutes, Saul Baumer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zuberbühler FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Saul Baumer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ubaldo Matildo Abbondanzieri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adrian Trevino in the 64th minute of the match. Zuberbühler FC made a substitution. Florentino Lastur replaced Marciano Min. Ubaldo Matildo Abbondanzieri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Darnell Metcalf, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute Darnell Metcalf shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ubaldo Matildo Abbondanzieri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Darnell Metcalf in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ubaldo Matildo Abbondanzieri prevented the ball from getting in the gole. American Airlines's Lyuben Karavelov was substituted for Adrian Trevino. American Airlines's Jonah Ryan was substituted for Bennvar Nobel. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saul Baumer in the 90th minute of play forced American Airlines's goalkeeper Arvin Hökkvist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Zuberbühler FC's Arvin Hökkvist threw himself towards the right post 91 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Saul Baumer, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Florentino Lastur fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arvin Hökkvist having to interfere. Darnell Metcalf took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ubaldo Matildo Abbondanzieri. Ubaldo Matildo Abbondanzieri dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-1. American Airlines's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.