World League

El COSMICO
Spectators: 7538 (Terracing: 5655, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kristian Ottaway made the kick off which started today's match. 7 minutes into the game, Henley on Thames United's Carl Houghton nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jesus Llope made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. BARRILETE COSMICO's Lázaro Hulberto got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Henley on Thames United getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Beinn Speight hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jake Marriott in the 19th minute of play forced BARRILETE COSMICO's goalkeeper Jesus Llope to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 19 minutes into the match, BARRILETE COSMICO's goal looked a bit too open when Jake Marriott came free, but Jesus Llope reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carl Houghton in the 25th minute of play forced BARRILETE COSMICO's goalkeeper Jesus Llope to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 30 minutes into the match, BARRILETE COSMICO's goal looked a bit too open when Carl Houghton came free, but Jesus Llope reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 35 minutes of play, Henley on Thames United's Carl Houghton made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jesus Llope was left in no man's land by his defense there! 38 minutes into the match, BARRILETE COSMICO's goal looked a bit too open when Kristian Ottaway came free, but Jesus Llope reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Henley on Thames United's Sofoklis Prinianakis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Henley on Thames United from getting a goal against them. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Eloy Dubardo to strike the kick off in the second half. Sofoklis Prinianakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eloy Dubardo in the 55th minute of play. Jesus Llope made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jake Marriott in the 57th minute. Jesus Llope came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by Henley on Thames United's Carl Houghton. But to his dismay, Carl Houghton quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Kristian Ottaway received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jesus Llope came out and tried to block the shot, but Kristian Ottaway slotted it home off the left post making it 0-5 in the 69th minute. When Eloy Dubardo came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the BARRILETE COSMICO 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 Eloy Dubardo couldn't finish the play. Jesus Llope made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Carl Houghton sent off a good shot on target. In the 79th minute of the match, Jake Marriott got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jesus Llope was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Grant Sherwood kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Henley on Thames United made a substitution. Edgar Iovanovici replaced Jake Marriott. The supporters of BARRILETE COSMICO booed when Henley on Thames United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Grant Sherwood didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sofoklis Prinianakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lázaro Hulberto in the 86th minute of the match. When Eloy Dubardo came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the BARRILETE COSMICO 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 Eloy Dubardo couldn't finish the play. 89 minutes into the match, BARRILETE COSMICO's goal looked a bit too open when Carl Houghton came free, but Jesus Llope reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jesus Llope made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carl Houghton in the 90th minute. Sofoklis Prinianakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lázaro Hulberto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.