World League

Torque Arena
Spectators: 7677 (Terracing: 5758, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Yves Passot kicked off to start the match. Montevideo City Torque's Christophe Troxler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rupert Vadgaard in the 7th minute of play. Yves Passot sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. GFG VOEL's Benny Snel got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Christophe Troxler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benny Snel, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Montevideo City Torque's goalkeeper Christophe Troxler, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 29th minute, Rupert Vadgaard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 37 minutes Montevideo City Torque's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Andreas Pirlo who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on GFG VOEL's corner Rupert Vadgaard fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Christophe Troxler quite easily take care of the ball. In the 38th minute of the match GFG VOEL got a corner. Montevideo City Torque's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Andreas Pirlo ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that 邵扬桦 got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Christophe Troxler quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. GFG VOEL's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Andreas Pirlo in the 49th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Benny Snel was the one to do the kick off. Costică Ştefănescu hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Sonni Fjøle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yves Passot in the 56th minute of the match. Benny Snel's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Christophe Troxler read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. In the 63rd match minute, Montevideo City Torque was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Leizaur to maneuver through the defense. Montevideo City Torque made a substitution. Betadur Medel replaced Yves Passot. After 64 played minutes Montevideo City Torque got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Leizaur. 66 minutes into the match, GFG VOEL's Benny Snel sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Christophe Troxler narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Montevideo City Torque's attentive Ospetsu Villarmerin managed to snatch the ball when Andreas Pirlo made a throw-in in the 69th minute of the game. In a very dangerous position, a player in Montevideo City Torque fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 73rd minute. Penalty! Montevideo City Torque:s Christophe Troxler showed great skill when he stopped Andreas Pirlo:s penalty. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Benny Snel managed to get in a good position for a shot. GFG VOEL's supporters rose to their feet, but Benny Snel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Christophe Troxler breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. GFG VOEL made a substitution. Timo Lanng replaced Guillelme Casuso. If Betadur Medel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The supporters of GFG VOEL booed when Montevideo City Torque was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ospetsu Villarmerin didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 90th play minutes Betadur Medel shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Sonni Fjøle and just under the crossbar into goal. 93 minutes into the game, Gu Sha Zhen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Montevideo City Torque's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave GFG VOEL the free kick. In the 97thth minute of the game Betadur Medel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but GFG VOEL's Sonni Fjøle was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. GFG VOEL's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Montevideo City Torque had won, even though GFG VOEL had held more of the ball.