World League

Colossus Popolizio
Spectators: 8002 (Terracing: 6003, Seating: 1840, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tymoteusz Gotfryd started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tymoteusz Gotfryd in the 3rd minute of play forced Deportivo Popolizio FBC's goalkeeper Hermann Hesse to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ashley Hargreaves made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bartolo Basualdo in the 8th minute. In the 10th minute of the match, Erruki Velarroa tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ashley Hargreaves saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Deportivo Popolizio FBC's Hermann Hesse played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kurtuluş Babür in the 11th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Bartolo Basualdo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Deportivo Popolizio FBC's supporters rose to their feet, but Bartolo Basualdo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ashley Hargreaves breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bartolo Basualdo got free with Ashley Hargreaves in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The corner went over the outstretched arms of ⭐️ Never Walk Alone ⭐️'s goalie and right to Damian Regulez. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. ⭐️ Never Walk Alone ⭐️'s manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. When Roman Piszczek fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ⭐️ Never Walk Alone ⭐️'s protests and gave Roman Piszczek a yellow card for diving instead. Roman Piszczek hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Bartolo Basualdo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 21stth minute tested the skills of Ashley Hargreaves when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 22 minutes into the match, Kurtuluş Babür had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hermann Hesse. Deportivo Popolizio FBC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kurtuluş Babür was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Hermann Hesse made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Delmiro Jayvier in the 26th minute of play. With his leg Ashley Hargreaves managed to avoid a goal in the 28thth minute, when Deportivo Popolizio FBC's Bartolo Basualdo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Ashley Hargreaves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erruki Velarroa in the 32nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kurtuluş Babür in the 33rd minute of play forced Deportivo Popolizio FBC's goalkeeper Hermann Hesse to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bartolo Basualdo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ashley Hargreaves having to make a save. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind ⭐️ Never Walk Alone ⭐️'s goalkeeper Ashley Hargreaves, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 42 minutes had been played when some careless play by ⭐️ Never Walk Alone ⭐️'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Edward Kaczor was slow to take the kick. During this time Deportivo Popolizio FBC's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Edward Kaczor almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ⭐️ Never Walk Alone ⭐️'s Ashley Hargreaves did a great save. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bartolo Basualdo to make the kick off. Hermann Hesse took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Porfírio Prates, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hermann Hesse showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Porfírio Prates in the 52nd minute of the match. Hermann Hesse took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Delmiro Jayvier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bartolo Basualdo charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bartolo Basualdo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Deportivo Popolizio FBC made a substitution. Cris Ronaldo replaced Nils Gielis. In the 64th minute, Tymoteusz Gotfryd ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hermann Hesse was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tibor Nyilasi in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ashley Hargreaves saved ⭐️ Never Walk Alone ⭐️ from getting behind. 70 minutes into the match, Deportivo Popolizio FBC's goalkeeper Hermann Hesse had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ali Cengiz Kutbay. 73 minutes into the match, Deportivo Popolizio FBC's goalkeeper Hermann Hesse had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tymoteusz Gotfryd. After 74 minutes of play, Deportivo Popolizio FBC's Tibor Nyilasi made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ashley Hargreaves was left in no man's land by his defense there! ⭐️ Never Walk Alone ⭐️ made a substitution. Ramiro Palben replaced Ali Cengiz Kutbay. Porfírio Prates sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ashley Hargreaves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joao Montanez in the 83rd minute of play. After 85 minutes of play, ⭐️ Never Walk Alone ⭐️'s Anibal Soin made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hermann Hesse was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ashley Hargreaves didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Araoz Solanos went, in the 89th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. ⭐️ Never Walk Alone ⭐️ had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.