World League

SLOVAKIA Stadium
Spectators: 7966 (Terracing: 5976, Seating: 1832, VIP seats: 158) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bubu Denat started the match with the kick off. Alejandro Verdu made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Juraj Markuš sent off a good shot on target. V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's Doriva Reis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bubu Denat in the 5th minute of play. Alejandro Verdu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriel Urbanovský in the 7th minute of play. Doriva Reis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bubu Denat in the 8th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Urbanovský in the 14th minute of play forced F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's goalkeeper Alejandro Verdu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Alejandro Verdu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA from getting a goal against them. 16 minutes into the match, V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's goal looked a bit too open when Bubu Denat came free, but Doriva Reis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Alejandro Verdu got control of the ball when Daniel Mikla tried to sneak it across the goal line. Doriva Reis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Federico Zanetti in the 18th minute of the match. Doriva Reis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bubu Denat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bubu Denat in the 24th minute of play forced V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's goalkeeper Doriva Reis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Federico Zanetti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Doriva Reis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bubu Denat in the 28th minute of play. Alejandro Verdu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel Urbanovský in the 33rd minute of the match. Doriva Reis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bubu Denat, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Alejandro Verdu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Stano Štoch went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Alejandro Verdu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Urbanovský, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. 46 minutes into the game, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Federico Zanetti nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Doriva Reis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Daniel Mikla to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stano Štoch in the 52nd minute of play forced F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's goalkeeper Alejandro Verdu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Alejandro Verdu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Urbanovský in the 54th minute of play. V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's Doriva Reis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save V.K.DRINK Hermanovce from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Federico Zanetti slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Doriva Reis. That made the score 1-2 after 59 minutes of play. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Toni Soler was substituted for Marino Ramos. V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's Stanislav Chaban was substituted for Martin Janko. Antoni Villarroel's late challenge caught a V.K.DRINK Hermanovce's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Antoni Villarroel helped the player get up and apologised. In the 64th minute, Antoni Villarroel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67th minute Daniel Mikla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alejandro Verdu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Peter Sylvestr charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Peter Sylvestr the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 68th minute, Peter Sylvestr hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA's Lluis Rivas got a free kick in the 76th minute. Alejandro Verdu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Mikla in the 82nd minute of the match. Daniel Mikla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Alejandro Verdu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA made a substitution. Joan Puig replaced Antoni Villarroel. The supporters of V.K.DRINK Hermanovce booed when F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lluis Rivas didn't get a good kick on the ball. The F.C. AMERICAN BARÇA players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.