World League

Atherstone
Spectators: 7692 (Terracing: 5770, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rareș Nicola made the kick off which started today's match. After having played for 4 minutes, Bernardo Casciano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bernardo Casciano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aguirre Verde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jindřich Benc in the 8th minute of play. Aguirre Verde showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jindřich Benc in the 12th minute of the match. Teofilo Gutierrez-Pacheco came free with the goalkeeper in the 13th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Peter Schmeichel could save by the left post. Peter Schmeichel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emil Plop in the 16th minute of play. The supporters of FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI booed when DUBAI Palm Jumeirah was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Donato Christobal didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jindřich Benc in the 22nd minute of play forced DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's goalkeeper Aguirre Verde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute, Ben Carlisle had to leave the field with a concussion. 27 minutes into the game, William Vasquez was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave DUBAI Palm Jumeirah the free kick. Through an outstanding action, after 33 minutes, Peter Schmeichel successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 34th minute DUBAI Palm Jumeirah were awarded a corner. Kuzey Sebat went to the cornerflag to take it. Peter Schmeichel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Berker Sani in the 36th minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's goal looked a bit too open when Rareș Nicola came free, but Aguirre Verde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's Aguirre Verde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jindřich Benc in the 41st minute of play. Aguirre Verde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rareș Nicola, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. In the 45th minute, Jindřich Benc left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Berker Sani stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Nasser Shadad was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI the free kick. A collision led to DUBAI Palm Jumeirah getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Nasser Shadad hit a great ball. Aguirre Verde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rareș Nicola in the 53rd minute of play. Peter Schmeichel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Berker Sani in the 56th minute of play. Aguirre Verde made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Jindřich Benc sent off a good shot on target. Aguirre Verde stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rareș Nicola's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. With a little luck, DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's Aguirre Verde got control of the ball when Jindřich Benc tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match had gone on for 66 minutes, Rareș Nicola took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Aguirre Verde to make any attempt to save it. After 70 minutes of play, FK Užnemunė SLAVA UKRAINI's Jindřich Benc made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aguirre Verde was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's Aguirre Verde got control of the ball when Jindřich Benc tried to sneak it across the goal line. DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's Aguirre Verde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rareș Nicola in the 86th minute of play. 90 minutes into the match, Jindřich Benc notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's Aguirre Verde. Aguirre Verde was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 94 minutes of play, DUBAI Palm Jumeirah's Donato Christobal made it 1-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Peter Schmeichel was left in no man's land by his defense there!