World League

Estadio Veritas FC
Spectators: 7721 (Terracing: 5792, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) Staffordshire Terrier FC's Yu Jie Xing started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to Staffordshire Terrier FC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Rogelio Espiridion hit a great ball. With a little luck, Staffordshire Terrier FC's Clive Holloway got control of the ball when Fernando Dantae tried to sneak it across the goal line. After taking down the ball on Stat Veritas FC's corner Johan Gelin fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Clive Holloway quite easily take care of the ball. Fernando Dantae's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 10thth minute, Clive Holloway skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Fernando Dantae did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Clive Holloway 10 minutes into the match. Fernando Dantae could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Clive Holloway made a huge save. After 15 played minutes Stat Veritas FC got a freekick which was hit by Pepe Argento. Mauricio Erramun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brice Gamble, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. In the 26th minute, Johan Gelin reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Clive Holloway. The goal made the score 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andy Gimm in the 36th minute of play forced Stat Veritas FC's goalkeeper Mauricio Erramun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40thth minute of the game Andy Gimm who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Stat Veritas FC's Mauricio Erramun was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Staffordshire Terrier FC's Andy Gimm in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Stat Veritas FC's goalie prevented a goal. Staffordshire Terrier FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ferdinando Braccia in the 41st minute. Staffordshire Terrier FC's Ferdinando Braccia was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Mauricio Erramun in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind Staffordshire Terrier FC's goalkeeper Clive Holloway, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Fernando Dantae made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Brice Gamble hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fernando Dantae's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Clive Holloway read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alex Zanardi got free with Mauricio Erramun in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mauricio Erramun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Zanardi in the 67th minute of the match. 69 minutes into the game, Stat Veritas FC's Fernando Dantae nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Clive Holloway made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Stat Veritas FC's Stian Hestvik was substituted for Wincent Lizewski. Staffordshire Terrier FC made a substitution. Grant Black replaced Matt Sullivan. Stat Veritas FC made a substitution. Roger Gili replaced Pepe Argento. After a defensive mix-up in Staffordshire Terrier FC's zone, Ciriaco Tanio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Clive Holloway came out of the goal and Ciriaco Tanio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Stat Veritas FC's Ciriaco Tanio in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Staffordshire Terrier FC's goalie prevented a goal. Stat Veritas FC's Mauricio Erramun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alex Zanardi in the 81st minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, Staffordshire Terrier FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ciriaco Tanio came free, but Clive Holloway reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 85th minute of the match Stat Veritas FC got a corner. Staffordshire Terrier FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Johan Gelin ran over to the corner to take the kick. With a little luck, Stat Veritas FC's Mauricio Erramun got control of the ball when Yu Jie Xing tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciriaco Tanio in the 90th minute of play forced Staffordshire Terrier FC's goalkeeper Clive Holloway to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Stat Veritas FC's Ciriaco Tanio in the 97th minute got a chance for a shot 97th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Staffordshire Terrier FC's goalie prevented a goal. Stat Veritas FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.