World League

ARENA UDB
Spectators: 7462 (Terracing: 5597, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Henry Ritter started the match with the kick off. Alfredo Macedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rudolf Bergqvist in the 5th minute of play. GOMEZ F.C.'s Jonatan Chaime got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. US DI BESTI FC's Alfredo Macedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henry Ritter in the 12th minute of play. After 12 minutes of play, GOMEZ F.C.'s Henry Ritter made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alfredo Macedo was left in no man's land by his defense there! 15 minutes into the match, GOMEZ F.C.'s Rudolf Bergqvist sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Alfredo Macedo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Henry Ritter in the 20th minute of play forced US DI BESTI FC's goalkeeper Alfredo Macedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, GOMEZ F.C.'s Silvain Labrouche got control of the ball when Fakir Štriker tried to sneak it across the goal line. 23 minutes into the match, US DI BESTI FC's goal looked a bit too open when Henry Ritter came free, but Alfredo Macedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alfredo Macedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rudolf Bergqvist in the 27th minute of play. Jonatan Chaime fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfredo Macedo having to interfere. Santiago-Tomas Gentiletti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfredo Macedo having to interfere. The supporters of GOMEZ F.C. booed when US DI BESTI FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerson Correia didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 39th minute Santiago-Tomas Gentiletti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Macedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, US DI BESTI FC's goal looked a bit too open when Henry Ritter came free, but Alfredo Macedo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half GOMEZ F.C. were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fakir Štriker made a kick off. In the 51st minute Santiago-Tomas Gentiletti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredo Macedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 53 minutes into the match, Mathieu Ceulemans had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Silvain Labrouche. GOMEZ F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mathieu Ceulemans was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. A collision led to US DI BESTI FC getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Gerson Correia hit a great ball. 60 minutes into the match, US DI BESTI FC's goalkeeper Alfredo Macedo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Henry Ritter. Jonatan Chaime could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Alfredo Macedo made a huge save. In the 66th minute, Jonatan Chaime reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Alfredo Macedo. The goal made the score 1-2. In the 71st play minute Henry Ritter came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Alfredo Macedo. 1-3. 78 minutes into the game, Henry Ritter was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. GOMEZ F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave US DI BESTI FC the free kick. Henry Ritter did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-4 to the left of a surprised Alfredo Macedo 83 minutes into the match. GOMEZ F.C.'s Silvain Labrouche played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fakir Štriker in the 87th minute of play. Santiago-Tomas Gentiletti kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. US DI BESTI FC's Alfredo Macedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henry Ritter in the 94th minute of play. GOMEZ F.C. played a much better game than US DI BESTI FC and deserved their victory. The US DI BESTI FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.