World League

Balkiria Alliance G
Spectators: 7471 (Terracing: 5604, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Michal Arendarski started the match with the kick off. When Abandon All Hope's Michal Arendarski in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Balkes FC's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Abandon All Hope booed when Balkes FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anacleto Freyle didn't get a good kick on the ball. 10 minutes into the match, Jiang Sang Qing had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Matthy Sommers. Balkes FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jiang Sang Qing was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 12th minute, Michal Arendarski made a precise shot to the right of Matthy Sommers. Balkes FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. After a defensive mix-up in Abandon All Hope's zone, Fonso Barreto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Meng Yan Jing came out of the goal and Fonso Barreto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 26 minutes into the game, Michal Arendarski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Matthy Sommers was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 30 played minutes Abandon All Hope got a freekick which was hit by Lucjan Borczak. Balkes FC's Matthy Sommers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michal Arendarski in the 35th minute of play. When Abandon All Hope's Michal Arendarski in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Balkes FC's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Michal Arendarski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Matthy Sommers was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. 39 minutes into the match, Balkes FC's goal looked a bit too open when Michal Arendarski came free, but Matthy Sommers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Matthy Sommers stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Michal Arendarski's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. The supporters of Abandon All Hope booed when Balkes FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zoil Giralte didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Balkes FC's Zoil Giralte got a free kick in the 49th minute. Ye Hong sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fonso Barreto was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudio Pizarro in the 59th minute of play forced Abandon All Hope's goalkeeper Meng Yan Jing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Matthy Sommers stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Michal Arendarski's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Michal Arendarski managed to get in a good position for a shot. Abandon All Hope's supporters rose to their feet, but Michal Arendarski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Matthy Sommers breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Michal Arendarski in the 68thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Matthy Sommers, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 69th match minute, Abandon All Hope was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michal Arendarski to maneuver through the defense. In the 71st minute, Cristo Uchiha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ye Hong sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Michal Arendarski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Matthy Sommers was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Dedê de Castro struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Matthy Sommers didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Abandon All Hope. When Zoil Giralte fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Balkes FC's protests and gave Zoil Giralte a yellow card for diving instead. After 82 played minutes Balkes FC got a freekick which was hit by Zoil Giralte. Balkes FC's Matthy Sommers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Michal Arendarski in the 83rd minute of play. Fu Wei Di sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Matthy Sommers didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Michal Arendarski went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-6 was the resulting score. The Abandon All Hope players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.