U23 World League

La Legion RJA
Spectators: 7760 (Terracing: 5821, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. György Kósa started the match with the kick off. When Marcos Herrera fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored LegionArgentina's protests and gave Marcos Herrera a yellow card for diving instead. In the 3rd minute, Marcos Herrera hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Dorking United FC's zone, Marcos Herrera stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Trevor Burns came out of the goal and Marcos Herrera tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by György Kósa in the 7th minute of play forced Dorking United FC's goalkeeper Trevor Burns to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 9 minutes into the match, Mike Jefferies notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of LegionArgentina's Saul Osoitz. Saul Osoitz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arnaldo Gabino got free with Trevor Burns in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Franz Graydon in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Saul Osoitz saved LegionArgentina from getting behind. Saul Osoitz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vincent Braithwaite in the 28th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, LegionArgentina's goal looked a bit too open when Vincent Braithwaite came free, but Saul Osoitz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Saul Osoitz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mike Jefferies in the 30th minute of play. LegionArgentina's Saul Osoitz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vincent Braithwaite in the 33rd minute of play. In the 35th minute, Mike Jefferies made a precise shot to the right of Saul Osoitz. LegionArgentina's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Saul Osoitz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vincent Braithwaite in the 38th minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, Dorking United FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gustaw Wicherek came free, but Trevor Burns reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Trevor Burns was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Arnaldo Gabino showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 45 minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Franz Graydon to strike the kick off in the second half. When Dorking United FC's Franz Graydon in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye LegionArgentina's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franz Graydon in the 53rd minute of play forced LegionArgentina's goalkeeper Saul Osoitz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcos Herrera in the 55th minute of play forced Dorking United FC's goalkeeper Trevor Burns to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 63 played minutes LegionArgentina got a freekick which was hit by Ermegildo Jaunti. György Kósa hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 66th minute, Mike Jefferies managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dorking United FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Mike Jefferies was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Saul Osoitz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Tommy Sparks's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Saul Osoitz was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. In the 70th minute György Kósa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trevor Burns saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dorking United FC's Trevor Burns played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcos Herrera in the 73rd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 74 minutes, Arnaldo Gabino put it in 3-2 from a short distance just to the right of Trevor Burns. Gustaw Wicherek fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trevor Burns having to interfere. In the 82nd minute Marcos Herrera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trevor Burns saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Trevor Burns showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcos Herrera in the 84th minute of the match. Saul Osoitz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franz Graydon in the 85th minute of the match. With his leg Saul Osoitz managed to avoid a goal in the 87thth minute, when Dorking United FC's Franz Graydon fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With an all-out effort, Dorking United FC's Saul Osoitz threw himself towards the right post 88 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Vincent Braithwaite, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Franz Graydon in the 92ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Saul Osoitz, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Dorking United FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.