World League

Amancio Thomas
Spectators: 7960 (Terracing: 5971, Seating: 1831, VIP seats: 158) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Julius Klačko started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boleslaw Sidorowicz in the 9th minute of play forced La MaKina del Parque's goalkeeper Görkem Tokdemir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the match, La MaKina del Parque's goal looked a bit too open when Nestor Sancho came free, but Görkem Tokdemir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julius Klačko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Boleslaw Sidorowicz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. La MaKina del Parque's Görkem Tokdemir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boleslaw Sidorowicz in the 24th minute of play. Julius Klačko scored 1-0 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mías Khalifa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Görkem Tokdemir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nestor Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Julius Klačko in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mías Khalifa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 37 minutes into the match, Julius Klačko notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Simbo FC's Mías Khalifa. Mías Khalifa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Sven-Olof Hamberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nestor Sancho in the 44th minute of play forced La MaKina del Parque's goalkeeper Görkem Tokdemir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Romain Berrewouts made the kick off in the second half. La MaKina del Parque's Görkem Tokdemir proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save La MaKina del Parque from getting a goal against them. Nestor Sancho who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 56thth minute tested the skills of Görkem Tokdemir when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The supporters of Simbo FC booed when La MaKina del Parque was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Julius Klačko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Simbo FC's Tincho Palermo was substituted for Romain Berrewouts. After a rather tough play, La MaKina del Parque's Julius Klačko got a free kick in the 58th minute. Julius Klačko blasted a shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mías Khalifa having to make a save. 68 minutes into the match, Simbo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Julius Klačko came free, but Mías Khalifa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 72 minutes into the game, La MaKina del Parque's Julius Klačko nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mías Khalifa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. Görkem Tokdemir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tincho Palermo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Julius Klačko's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mías Khalifa was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Tincho Palermo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Görkem Tokdemir read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. Simbo FC were awarded a corner in the 86th minute after La MaKina del Parque's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sabri Ravelli took the corner. The corner led Simbo FC's Javier Bazterrica to a score. 3-1 in the 87th minute. 93 minutes into the game, Tincho Palermo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Görkem Tokdemir was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. La MaKina del Parque were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Simbo FC for a fine match.