World League

Amphiteatrum Novum
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Franz Midgley started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Legio X Eqvestris's goal looked a bit too open when Franz Midgley came free, but Ariel Gustau reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind T H F C's goalkeeper Luke Bush, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronan Sugden in the 8th minute of play forced Legio X Eqvestris's goalkeeper Ariel Gustau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute Ronan Sugden shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ariel Gustau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Franz Midgley fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ariel Gustau having to interfere. Luis Navarro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luke Bush having to make a save. In the 22nd match minute, Legio X Eqvestris was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raul Garoa to maneuver through the defense. 23 minutes into the match, Legio X Eqvestris's goal looked a bit too open when Matt Friend came free, but Ariel Gustau reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Luis Navarro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Legio X Eqvestris's supporters rose to their feet, but Luis Navarro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luke Bush breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matt Friend in the 32nd minute of play forced Legio X Eqvestris's goalkeeper Ariel Gustau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, T H F C's Luke Bush got control of the ball when Luis Navarro tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luis Navarro got free with Luke Bush in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Legio X Eqvestris were awarded a corner in the 37th minute after T H F C's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Roald Ahland took the corner. The corner ended in Roald Ahland almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but T H F C's Luke Bush did a great save. In the 47th minute, Roald Ahland got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Luis Navarro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Luke Bush showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Navarro in the 52nd minute of the match. A collision led to T H F C getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Ronan Sugden hit a great ball. Ariel Gustau made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Donny Beckwith in the 63rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donny Beckwith in the 66th minute of play forced Legio X Eqvestris's goalkeeper Ariel Gustau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sebastien Conway during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Sebastien Conway kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Sebastien Conway kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. In the 75th minute, T H F C's Samuel Shakespeare dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-1. Luke Bush showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Navarro in the 79th minute of the match. Marcelino Kimetz kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as T H F C's Samuel Shakespeare slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ariel Gustau. That made the score 0-2 after 84 minutes of play. Luke Bush showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Navarro, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. T H F C's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.