World League

Ballodrum stadium
Spectators: 7554 (Terracing: 5667, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Claudio Quiroga took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 8th minute, Claudio Quiroga left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Monitor Huáscar fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. With an all-out effort, Ballkam Sportsklubb's Apostol Sokolov threw himself towards the right post 17 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Vincent Abubakar, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Claudio Quiroga might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Odin Saue. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Claudio Quiroga ran back to his position shaking his head. Odin Saue showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudio Quiroga in the 19th minute of the match. In the 25th minute, Qin Ke Kun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 26 minutes into the match, Claudio Quiroga notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Ballkam Sportsklubb's Odin Saue. Odin Saue was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Ballkam Sportsklubb getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Tommy Blackhurst hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Claudio Quiroga in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Odin Saue prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Monitor Huáscar were awarded a corner in the 33th minute after Ballkam Sportsklubb's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Artemio Varas took the corner. Monitor Huáscar's Johnny Nyström was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Odin Saue in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Apostol Sokolov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vincent Abubakar, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Qin Ke Kun could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Apostol Sokolov made a huge save. Odin Saue took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudio Quiroga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 44 minutes into the match, Monitor Huáscar's goal looked a bit too open when Vincent Abubakar came free, but Apostol Sokolov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ballkam Sportsklubb's goalkeeper Odin Saue, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Monitor Huáscar were awarded a corner in the 47th minute after Ballkam Sportsklubb's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Artemio Varas took the corner. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Gines Hubieta got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 0-5. 48 minutes into the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

Johnny Nyström kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. Monitor Huáscar's Apostol Sokolov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vincent Abubakar in the 53rd minute of play. Monitor Huáscar's Claudio Quiroga got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Monitor Huáscar's Bernardinho Bala was substituted for Artemio Varas. In the 61st minute Paulo Fallabes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Odin Saue saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 63 minutes, Jeffrey Van Craesbeeck managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Monitor Huáscar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jeffrey Van Craesbeeck was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudio Quiroga in the 65th minute of play forced Ballkam Sportsklubb's goalkeeper Odin Saue to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 66 minutes into the match, Monitor Huáscar's Claudio Quiroga sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Odin Saue narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikki Kassa in the 68th minute of play forced Monitor Huáscar's goalkeeper Apostol Sokolov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 71 minutes into the match, Ballkam Sportsklubb's goal looked a bit too open when Claudio Quiroga came free, but Odin Saue reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Ballkam Sportsklubb defense, Claudio Quiroga kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Odin Saue. The Ballkam Sportsklubb fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Odin Saue should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Claudio Quiroga got free with Odin Saue in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Paulo Fallabes's late challenge caught a Ballkam Sportsklubb's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Paulo Fallabes helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Ballkam Sportsklubb booed when Monitor Huáscar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulo Fallabes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Apostol Sokolov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Qin Ke Kun, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Qin Ke Kun hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Apostol Sokolov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Qin Ke Kun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Claudio Quiroga could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Odin Saue made a huge save. Monitor Huáscar played a much better game than Ballkam Sportsklubb and deserved their victory. The Ballkam Sportsklubb players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.