World League

BakanakhaUbago Arena
Spectators: 7673 (Terracing: 5755, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) Christof Deroek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sanchez Carro in the 3rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samaniego Corel in the 12th minute of play forced Selebi-Phikwe's goalkeeper Christof Deroek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 14 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Samaniego Corel sped through Selebi-Phikwe's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Christof Deroek. When Sanchez Carro fell near the penalty area in the 17th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored No Me Inscriban Gracias's protests and gave Sanchez Carro a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Selebi-Phikwe booed when No Me Inscriban Gracias was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sanchez Carro didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Johnathan Bowden in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg De-Jesús Cardon saved No Me Inscriban Gracias from getting behind. After 19 minutes, Victor Lundqvist mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Selebi-Phikwe and the No Me Inscriban Gracias players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of No Me Inscriban Gracias booed when Selebi-Phikwe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Victor Lundqvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 24th minute Samaniego Corel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christof Deroek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 28 minutes in the game Moreno Goite did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Uriel Valenciano. When Cesar Laso came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the No Me Inscriban Gracias fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cesar Laso couldn't finish the play. De-Jesús Cardon was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Johnathan Bowden showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 32 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael Casados in the 34th minute of play forced Selebi-Phikwe's goalkeeper Christof Deroek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christof Deroek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafael Casados in the 36th minute of the match. 36 minutes into the match, Selebi-Phikwe's goal looked a bit too open when Rafael Casados came free, but Christof Deroek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Johnathan Bowden kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving De-Jesús Cardon. That made the score 2-2 in the 42 minute of play. When Johnathan Bowden came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Selebi-Phikwe fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Johnathan Bowden couldn't finish the play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Johnathan Bowden to strike the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Johnathan Bowden in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg De-Jesús Cardon saved No Me Inscriban Gracias from getting behind. De-Jesús Cardon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abid Bubalo in the 58th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Samaniego Corel got free with Christof Deroek in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 66 minutes, Johnathan Bowden put it in 3-2 from a short distance just to the right of De-Jesús Cardon. After 68 played minutes Selebi-Phikwe got a freekick which was hit by Vlad Tudose. 72 minutes into the game, Selebi-Phikwe's Johnathan Bowden nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. De-Jesús Cardon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-2. After some careless play in the No Me Inscriban Gracias defense, Johnathan Bowden kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of De-Jesús Cardon. The No Me Inscriban Gracias fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that De-Jesús Cardon should have stopped the shot. De-Jesús Cardon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Johnathan Bowden in the 81st minute of play. Selebi-Phikwe were awarded a corner in the 82th minute after No Me Inscriban Gracias's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Vlad Tudose took the corner. 90 minutes into the match, No Me Inscriban Gracias's goal looked a bit too open when Johnathan Bowden came free, but De-Jesús Cardon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Johnathan Bowden's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but De-Jesús Cardon was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. Selebi-Phikwe's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.