World League

Martin Palermo
Spectators: 7569 (Terracing: 5678, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rodolfo Cordeiro started the match with the kick off. In the 8th minute Miguel Transito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Holer Nolan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonathan Errapel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Markus Vik in the 12th minute of the match. In the 13thth minute of the game Miguel Transito who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hawk Tuah FC's Holer Nolan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 19 minutes into the match, Santa Maradona's goal looked a bit too open when Markus Vik came free, but Jonathan Errapel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rodolfo Cordeiro got free with Holer Nolan in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 22 minutes of play, Santa Maradona's Miguel Transito made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Holer Nolan was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 25th minute Big Dickey shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Errapel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonathan Errapel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Big Dickey, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Hawk Tuah FC's Holer Nolan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Transito in the 32nd minute of play. In the 32ndth minute of the game Rodolfo Cordeiro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hawk Tuah FC's Holer Nolan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Stig Gulliksson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hawk Tuah FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Stig Gulliksson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jonathan Errapel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 40th match minute, Hawk Tuah FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stefan Sandell to maneuver through the defense. In the 42nd minute Big Dickey shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Errapel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 45th minute Rodolfo Cordeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Holer Nolan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

A collision led to Hawk Tuah FC getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Henry Roos hit a great ball. In the 54th match minute, Santa Maradona was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Haroldo Martxot to maneuver through the defense. 55 minutes into the match, Santa Maradona's goal looked a bit too open when Stig Gulliksson came free, but Jonathan Errapel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 59 minutes into the match, Hawk Tuah FC's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Transito came free, but Holer Nolan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Errapel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hubert Ahlquist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Holer Nolan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodolfo Cordeiro in the 61st minute of the match. Stefan Sandell charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stefan Sandell the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 66th minute, Stefan Sandell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 66th minute of the match Haroldo Martxot shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Holer Nolan showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Santa Maradona's Jonathan Errapel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Santa Maradona from getting a goal against them. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hubert Ahlquist in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Errapel saved Santa Maradona from getting behind. Triantafyllos í Lon Jacobsen kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Jonathan Errapel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Big Dickey, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd minute Big Dickey shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Errapel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Santa Maradona's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.