World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 7700 (Terracing: 5776, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Agustín Alvarez started the match with the kick off. Cafu Negri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olof Wiberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After 3 minutes of play, Kukova United's Olof Wiberg made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cafu Negri was left in no man's land by his defense there! 6 minutes into the match, Kukova United's goal looked a bit too open when Marcelo Zalayeta came free, but Simon Manex reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13th minute Agustín Alvarez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Manex saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Simon Manex showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelo Zalayeta in the 15th minute of the match. With a little luck, PEÑAROL ORO Y CARBON's Cafu Negri got control of the ball when Jacek Gotfryd tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olof Wiberg in the 18th minute of play forced PEÑAROL ORO Y CARBON's goalkeeper Cafu Negri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cafu Negri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olof Wiberg in the 18th minute of play. In the 20th minute Marcelo Zalayeta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Manex saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to PEÑAROL ORO Y CARBON getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Szczepan Bucyki hit a great ball. In the 29th minute Marcelo Zalayeta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Manex saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, PEÑAROL ORO Y CARBON's goal looked a bit too open when Jacek Gotfryd came free, but Cafu Negri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olof Wiberg in the 35th minute of play forced PEÑAROL ORO Y CARBON's goalkeeper Cafu Negri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Olof Wiberg struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Cafu Negri didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kukova United. In the 38th minute of the match Kukova United got a corner. PEÑAROL ORO Y CARBON's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Olof Wiberg ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 38th minute, Jacek Gotfryd hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cafu Negri was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Erik Malý showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 44 minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Olof Wiberg to strike the kick off in the second half. Agustín Alvarez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Simon Manex made a huge save. Lennart Albom hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. PEÑAROL ORO Y CARBON made a substitution. Millrick Portanares replaced Torcato Brito. In the 64th match minute, Kukova United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lennart Albom to maneuver through the defense. PEÑAROL ORO Y CARBON's Millrick Portanares shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 65th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Simon Manex but with some difficulty. In the 68th minute, Marcelo Zalayeta made a precise shot to the right of Simon Manex. Kukova United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. With his leg Simon Manex managed to avoid a goal in the 73rdth minute, when PEÑAROL ORO Y CARBON's Procopio Mayorga fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Kukova United's Simon Manex proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Kukova United from getting a goal against them. In the 82nd minute Marcelo Zalayeta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Manex saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kukova United's Simon Manex proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Kukova United from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olof Wiberg in the 85th minute of play forced PEÑAROL ORO Y CARBON's goalkeeper Cafu Negri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th minute Olof Wiberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cafu Negri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcelo Zalayeta struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Simon Manex didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for PEÑAROL ORO Y CARBON. Kukova United's Martin Ješo was substituted for Jacek Gotfryd. Simon Manex made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcelo Zalayeta in the 94th minute of play. In the 95th match minute, Kukova United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Ješo to maneuver through the defense.