World League

Johnnie Walker Arena
Spectators: 7702 (Terracing: 5778, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lionel-Andrés Messi took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Galo van Basten made a precise shot to the right of Erwin Huygens. The Beatles's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Zeca Brodel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Beatles's Erwin Huygens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 12th minute of play. 12 minutes into the game, Raio Piiroja was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Beatles's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Keep Walking Project the free kick. With an all-out effort, Keep Walking Project's Erwin Huygens threw himself towards the right post 15 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Lionel-Andrés Messi, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Erwin Huygens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Erwin Huygens made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Galo van Basten sent off a good shot on target. Keep Walking Project's Lionel-Andrés Messi got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Erwin Huygens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lionel-Andrés Messi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Keep Walking Project's Aron Iurașcu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doru Lițu in the 28th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lionel-Andrés Messi in the 31st minute of play forced The Beatles's goalkeeper Erwin Huygens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 35 minutes into the match, Keep Walking Project's Galo van Basten sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Erwin Huygens narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 47th match minute, Keep Walking Project was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tiberiu Loga to maneuver through the defense. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Doru Lițu to make the kick off. When The Beatles's Zeca Brodel in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Keep Walking Project's goalie prevented a goal. Aron Iurașcu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Doru Lițu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erwin Huygens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Galo van Basten in the 57th minute of play. Aron Iurașcu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Doru Lițu's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. In the 60th minute The Beatles were awarded a corner. Frederico Messias went to the cornerflag to take it. The Beatles's Erwin Huygens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Galo van Basten in the 63rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zeca Brodel got free with Aron Iurașcu in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to The Beatles getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Eusébio Lopes hit a great ball. In the 70th minute, Eusébio Lopes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Galo van Basten in the 71st minute of play forced The Beatles's goalkeeper Erwin Huygens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erwin Huygens stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Galo van Basten's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. The Beatles's Marcos Barral was substituted for Doru Lițu. After 87 minutes, Marcos Barral mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Beatles and the Keep Walking Project players grew even worse after the yellow card. Pavel Kořán received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Erwin Huygens tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aron Iurașcu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hernani Medeiros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marian Maghiran in the 92nd minute of play forced The Beatles's goalkeeper Erwin Huygens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 93 minutes into the match, The Beatles's goal looked a bit too open when Galo van Basten came free, but Erwin Huygens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcos Barral in the 95th minute of play forced Keep Walking Project's goalkeeper Aron Iurașcu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Keep Walking Project were victorious despite being under pressure from The Beatles for much of the match.