World League

Ciudad Universitaria
Spectators: 8056 (Terracing: 6043, Seating: 1853, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Manfred Konradsson started the match with the kick off. 6 minutes into the match, Cougars FC's Mehat Kovaçi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lin Hong Song narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 12 minutes into the match, Cougars FC's goal looked a bit too open when Manfred Konradsson came free, but Arnoud de Pelsmakere reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fiori Guimarães sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 15 minutes into the match, Cougars FC's goal looked a bit too open when Claudio Caniggia came free, but Arnoud de Pelsmakere reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Angel Morales recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Arnoud de Pelsmakere showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacek Furlit, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Cougars FC's Angel Morales quite brazenly broke a throw-in by João Augusto Mello, made in the 25th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ettore Petroni in the 27th minute of play forced Cougars FC's goalkeeper Arnoud de Pelsmakere to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lemel SV were awarded a corner in the 29th minute after Cougars FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Claudio Caniggia took the corner. The audience cheered when Claudio Caniggia's long shot passed Arnoud de Pelsmakere's right side. It was 1-1, 29 minutes into the match. In the 32ndth minute of the game Mehat Kovaçi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lemel SV's Lin Hong Song was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bianco Natale received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Lin Hong Song tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Claudio Caniggia's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arnoud de Pelsmakere read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mehat Kovaçi was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Manfred Konradsson notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Cougars FC's Arnoud de Pelsmakere. Arnoud de Pelsmakere was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Arnoud de Pelsmakere made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jacek Furlit in the 56th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacek Furlit in the 56th minute of play forced Cougars FC's goalkeeper Arnoud de Pelsmakere to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cougars FC's Arnoud de Pelsmakere proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Cougars FC from getting a goal against them. Lemel SV's Dennis Bergkamp was substituted for Ettore Petroni. Lemel SV made a substitution. Barry Masker replaced Manfred Konradsson. Lemel SV made a substitution. Oscar Stuijvenberg replaced Edelmiro Reyes. In the 66th minute, Mehat Kovaçi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cougars FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Cougars FC made a substitution. Gerardo Nesto replaced Angel Morales. Cougars FC's Arnoud de Pelsmakere played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Barry Masker in the 70th minute of play. Lin Hong Song showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mehat Kovaçi in the 72nd minute of the match. Arnoud de Pelsmakere showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudio Caniggia in the 73rd minute of the match. Cougars FC's Steffen Gimlinge was substituted for Mehat Kovaçi. 78 minutes into the match, Cougars FC's goalkeeper Arnoud de Pelsmakere had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Barry Masker. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eustaquio Mede in the 80th minute of play forced Lemel SV's goalkeeper Lin Hong Song to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 81 minutes, Yuri Roelofsen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lemel SV's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yuri Roelofsen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Arnoud de Pelsmakere showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Barry Masker, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Arnoud de Pelsmakere made an important save on a dangerous shot by Barry Masker in the 84th minute. Arnoud de Pelsmakere showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dennis Bergkamp in the 87th minute of the match. In the 87th minute Dennis Bergkamp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnoud de Pelsmakere saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lin Hong Song made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Steffen Gimlinge in the 88th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Steffen Gimlinge ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lin Hong Song was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. In the 94th minute, Barry Masker ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arnoud de Pelsmakere was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-3. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.