World League

ANFIELD
Spectators: 8522 (Terracing: 6392, Seating: 1960, VIP seats: 170) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marinos Sidiropoulos made the kick off which started today's match. 6 minutes into the match, FC Ouagadougou National's goal looked a bit too open when Marinos Sidiropoulos came free, but Rene Vereijt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th minute Marinos Sidiropoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rene Vereijt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alisson Becker didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from William Westelinx went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Tilemachos Romanidis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Rene Vereijt made a huge save. Alisson Becker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from William Westelinx, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Tilemachos Romanidis took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Rene Vereijt to make any attempt to save it. William Westelinx sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 23rd minute Paolo Evis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alisson Becker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Ouagadougou National's Sergen Şahbender managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Cesare Maldini in the 25 minute of the game. Ata Bircan received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rene Vereijt came out and tried to block the shot, but Ata Bircan slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 30th minute. After some careless play in the Liverpool F.C. YNWA defense, William Westelinx kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alisson Becker. The Liverpool F.C. YNWA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alisson Becker should have stopped the shot. After 42 played minutes Liverpool F.C. YNWA got a freekick which was hit by Mario Napolitano. William Westelinx fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alisson Becker having to interfere.

Alisson Becker was a little too slow when William Westelinx got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 52nd minute. The score was now 2-3. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Dominik Zawacki was substituted for Marinos Sidiropoulos. In the 58th minute William Westelinx shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alisson Becker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by William Westelinx in the 64th minute of play forced Liverpool F.C. YNWA's goalkeeper Alisson Becker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute Tilemachos Romanidis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rene Vereijt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 69 played minutes William Westelinx rounded Liverpool F.C. YNWA's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-4. Liverpool F.C. YNWA made a substitution. Panos Zounis replaced Mario Napolitano. If William Westelinx had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by William Westelinx in the 76th minute of play forced Liverpool F.C. YNWA's goalkeeper Alisson Becker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rene Vereijt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ata Bircan, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. William Westelinx sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Alisson Becker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by William Westelinx in the 83rd minute of play. Rene Vereijt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ata Bircan in the 84th minute of the match. 90 minutes into the match, William Westelinx dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Alisson Becker, 2-5. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Riemer Ax managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Ouagadougou National's supporters rose to their feet, but Riemer Ax was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alisson Becker breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.