World League

Liudvinavo Parkas
Spectators: 7709 (Terracing: 5783, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) If Hugo Gonzáles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 8th minute, John Skytt left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The NECKER49 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvano Casanova in the 12th minute of play forced FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th match minute, FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by José Vilhena to maneuver through the defense. Guo Yu Cheng struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Joel Cristofor didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI. FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's Peter Schmeichel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvano Casanova in the 25th minute of play. Guo Yu Cheng could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Joel Cristofor made a huge save. Peter Schmeichel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isidoro Fagondo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joel Cristofor showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Vilhena, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. After the first half NECKER49 were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when José Vilhena made the kick off in the second half. Jindřich Benc received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Joel Cristofor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind NECKER49's goalkeeper Joel Cristofor, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With an all-out effort, NECKER49's Peter Schmeichel threw himself towards the right post 58 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from John Skytt, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by John Skytt in the 59th minute of play forced FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers José Vilhena in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joel Cristofor saved NECKER49 from getting behind. Peter Schmeichel made an important save on a dangerous shot by John Skytt in the 67th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling José Vilhena in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Joel Cristofor prevented the ball from getting in the gole. NECKER49 made a substitution. Riki Čapo replaced Silvano Casanova. NECKER49 made a substitution. Leandro Haritzeder replaced John Skytt. NECKER49's Salvador Bernat was substituted for Isidoro Fagondo. After some careless play in the FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI defense, Hugo Gonzáles kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Peter Schmeichel. The FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Peter Schmeichel should have stopped the shot. Joel Cristofor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jindřich Benc in the 75th minute of the match. Guo Yu Cheng made a great header on FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's corner, it was just that NECKER49's Joel Cristofor managed to reach the ball for a save. With a little luck, FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's Peter Schmeichel got control of the ball when Salvador Bernat tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Salvador Bernat got free with Peter Schmeichel in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Guo Yu Cheng in the 90th minute. It was a well-played corner which Fahrettin Kirtekin managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. After taking down the ball on NECKER49's corner Jeronimo Elizardo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Peter Schmeichel quite easily take care of the ball.