World League

Roberto Benvido
Spectators: 7666 (Terracing: 5751, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Yağızhan Korgan started the match with the kick off. Garlic Eaters's Nikolay Bonkov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Garlic Eaters from getting a goal against them. Faustino Lizar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Nikolay Bonkov made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raul Quinteros in the 12th minute of play forced Garlic Eaters's goalkeeper Nikolay Bonkov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Justin Collingwood in the 14th minute of play forced La Vieja Guarida FC's goalkeeper Apolo Erroman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 15 minutes, Jozef Lewandowski made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. La Vieja Guarida FC's Apolo Erroman tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Nikolay Bonkov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raul Quinteros in the 18th minute of play. Apolo Erroman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jozef Lewandowski in the 23rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Emanuel Oliviero managed to get in a good position for a shot. La Vieja Guarida FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Emanuel Oliviero was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nikolay Bonkov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 32 minutes, Justin Collingwood managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Garlic Eaters's supporters crossed their fingers, but Justin Collingwood was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nikolay Bonkov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariusz Chlapowski in the 37th minute of the match. In the 39th minute of the match La Vieja Guarida FC got a corner. Garlic Eaters's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Raul Quinteros ran over to the corner to take the kick. Apolo Erroman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jozef Lewandowski in the 40th minute of the match. Apolo Erroman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Justin Collingwood, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. La Vieja Guarida FC's Apolo Erroman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jozef Lewandowski in the 42nd minute of play. Emanuel Oliviero kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Apolo Erroman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jozef Lewandowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half Garlic Eaters were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Justin Collingwood stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Garlic Eaters's Justin Collingwood sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Apolo Erroman narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Apolo Erroman was a little too slow when Justin Collingwood got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 52nd minute. The score was now 0-2. In the 55th minute Raul Quinteros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikolay Bonkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Justin Collingwood sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 60th minute Mariusz Chlapowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nikolay Bonkov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Apolo Erroman came out of the goal in the 61st minute to try and stop a shot by Garlic Eaters's Justin Collingwood. But to his dismay, Justin Collingwood quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. 74 minutes into the match, Garlic Eaters's goal looked a bit too open when Raul Quinteros came free, but Nikolay Bonkov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Garlic Eaters's Joel Afful got a free kick in the 75th minute. La Vieja Guarida FC's Wladyslaw Mikulski was substituted for Zacarias Iigo. Joel Afful kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Apolo Erroman made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Justin Collingwood sent off a good shot on target. Jozef Lewandowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Apolo Erroman having to interfere. In the 87th minute Joel Afful shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Apolo Erroman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Garlic Eaters's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.