World League

Marakana
Spectators: 7545 (Terracing: 5660, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gerry Fleischer started the match with the kick off. A collision led to B O B I S A getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Glen Stäuble hit a great ball. Ralph Sanger stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ás Ronaldo's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. B O B I S A's Ralph Sanger played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henri Ladva in the 10th minute of play. In the 16th minute Madison were awarded a corner. Cristos Ponce went to the cornerflag to take it. After a rather tough play, Madison's Omar Osasun got a free kick in the 16th minute. After a rather tough play, B O B I S A's Rudolph Bosch got a free kick in the 34th minute. 40 minutes into the match, B O B I S A's goal looked a bit too open when Ás Ronaldo came free, but Ralph Sanger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristos Ponce kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Ralph Sanger came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by Madison's Mete Gol. But to his dismay, Mete Gol quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. The B O B I S A players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Madison were winning 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ás Ronaldo was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes in the game, Gerry Fleischer dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ás Ronaldo in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ralph Sanger saved B O B I S A from getting behind. The Madison fans' excitement grew in the 56th match minute when Madison's Ás Ronaldo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Madison's Ernesto Emmanuel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerry Fleischer in the 64th minute of play. Ralph Sanger made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ás Ronaldo in the 65th minute. With a little luck, B O B I S A's Ralph Sanger got control of the ball when Ás Ronaldo tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, B O B I S A's Ralph Sanger got control of the ball when Mete Gol tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ralph Sanger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alejo Marcones, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 70th minute Gerry Fleischer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernesto Emmanuel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rudolph Bosch hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Madison's Vítor Esparteiro was substituted for Omar Osasun. 73 minutes into the match, B O B I S A's goal looked a bit too open when Ás Ronaldo came free, but Ralph Sanger reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, Mete Gol had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ralph Sanger. B O B I S A's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mete Gol was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Ralph Sanger made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mete Gol in the 77th minute. After 77th play minutes Ás Ronaldo shot 0-5, a short shot which went by Ralph Sanger and just under the crossbar into goal. 80 minutes into the match, Madison's goal looked a bit too open when Gerry Fleischer came free, but Ernesto Emmanuel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When B O B I S A's Gerry Fleischer in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Madison's goalie prevented a goal. Henri Ladva kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Madison defense, Rudolph Bosch kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ernesto Emmanuel. The Madison fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ernesto Emmanuel should have stopped the shot. Ás Ronaldo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Ralph Sanger made a huge save. In the 94th minute Madison were awarded a corner. Cristos Ponce went to the cornerflag to take it. Henri Ladva made a great header on Madison's corner, it was just that B O B I S A's Ralph Sanger managed to reach the ball for a save. The audience was convinced that Mete Gol's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ralph Sanger was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. The B O B I S A supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Madison's performance. The match ended with a win for Madison.