World League

BakanakhaUbago Arena
Spectators: 7779 (Terracing: 5835, Seating: 1789, VIP seats: 155) ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽'s Jimmy Søderberg started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Selebi-Phikwe's Johnathan Bowden in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽'s goalie prevented a goal. 8 minutes into the match, ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽'s goalkeeper Dimosthenis Doukatelis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Johnathan Bowden. In the 9th minute Ruddi Berendsen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christof Deroek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, Wiliam dos Santos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Christof Deroek. Selebi-Phikwe's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wiliam dos Santos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 19 minutes into the match, ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽'s goalkeeper Dimosthenis Doukatelis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Johnathan Bowden. Selebi-Phikwe's Christof Deroek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ruddi Berendsen in the 20th minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Selebi-Phikwe's Johnathan Bowden ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Dimosthenis Doukatelis. Dimosthenis Doukatelis yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. After 26 played minutes ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽ got a freekick which was hit by Lajos Szatmári. The crowd rose to their feet as Johnathan Bowden kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dimosthenis Doukatelis. That made the score 2-1 in the 27 minute of play. In the 32nd minute, Abid Bubalo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Selebi-Phikwe fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Selebi-Phikwe's Christof Deroek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ruddi Berendsen in the 36th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimmy Søderberg in the 39th minute of play forced Selebi-Phikwe's goalkeeper Christof Deroek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Johnathan Bowden made a kick off. ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽'s Dimosthenis Doukatelis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Johnathan Bowden in the 56th minute of play. 63 minutes into the game, Johnathan Bowden cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Dimosthenis Doukatelis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Selebi-Phikwe's Jurand Kornasiewicz was substituted for Erik Van Buyten. In the 68th minute Abid Bubalo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dimosthenis Doukatelis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dimosthenis Doukatelis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Johnathan Bowden in the 70th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruddi Berendsen in the 79th minute of play forced Selebi-Phikwe's goalkeeper Christof Deroek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute Ruddi Berendsen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christof Deroek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Johnathan Bowden had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. ⚽ Sombra Amarella ⚽'s Dimosthenis Doukatelis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Johnathan Bowden in the 93rd minute of play.