World League

MCG
Spectators: 7543 (Terracing: 5659, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Greger Lundkvist kicked off to start the match. 6 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sportivo Loren-Delfrajo's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Stan Mackney was slow to take the kick. During this time Disco Inferno FC's players had a chance to rest. Disco Inferno FC's Greger Lundkvist was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Aníbal Berger in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 8 minutes of play, Sportivo Loren-Delfrajo's Carlos García made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dale Gracey was left in no man's land by his defense there! Carlos Alberto Nebbia blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dale Gracey having to make a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Carlos Alberto Nebbia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sportivo Loren-Delfrajo's supporters rose to their feet, but Carlos Alberto Nebbia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dale Gracey breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Aníbal Berger made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Ike Pears sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Greger Lundkvist's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aníbal Berger was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Aníbal Berger made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Remy Neich in the 34th minute of play. Disco Inferno FC were awarded a corner in the 35th minute after Sportivo Loren-Delfrajo's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Stan Mackney took the corner. Dale Gracey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Alberto Nebbia, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ike Pears in the 42nd minute of play forced Sportivo Loren-Delfrajo's goalkeeper Aníbal Berger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Carlos Alberto Nebbia to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Sportivo Loren-Delfrajo's Carlos Alberto Nebbia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dale Gracey narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Aníbal Berger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rick Quinane, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlos Alberto Nebbia blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dale Gracey having to make a save. Dale Gracey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Alberto Nebbia in the 58th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Sportivo Loren-Delfrajo's Dale Gracey threw himself towards the right post 59 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Carlos Alberto Nebbia, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 60th minute of the match Sportivo Loren-Delfrajo got a corner. Disco Inferno FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Rodriguez ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Sportivo Loren-Delfrajo's Marcelo Lordi to fire away a dangerous shot which Dale Gracey despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Carlos García fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dale Gracey having to interfere. Carlos García fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dale Gracey having to interfere. Disco Inferno FC made a substitution. Abelardo Hustaz replaced Greger Lundkvist. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Donato Gonzalez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sportivo Loren-Delfrajo's supporters rose to their feet, but Donato Gonzalez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dale Gracey breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dale Gracey didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Donato Gonzalez went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Donato Gonzalez got free with Dale Gracey in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 79th minute Donato Gonzalez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dale Gracey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Donato Gonzalez in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dale Gracey saved Disco Inferno FC from getting behind. If Donato Gonzalez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 84 minutes into the match, Disco Inferno FC's goal looked a bit too open when Donato Gonzalez came free, but Dale Gracey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aníbal Berger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ike Pears in the 86th minute of the match. Donato Gonzalez might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dale Gracey. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Donato Gonzalez ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carlos García got free with Dale Gracey in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Abelardo Hustaz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dale Gracey made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Donato Gonzalez sent off a good shot on target. Disco Inferno FC's Aaron Mcmurchie got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Sportivo Loren-Delfrajo had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.