World League

Beech Beach
Spectators: 7845 (Terracing: 5885, Seating: 1804, VIP seats: 156) Arturo Di Rado made the kick off and thus started the match. Stefan Hancock made in the 4th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Black Knights FC's Scottie Huston. 7 minutes in the game Robert Bednarek did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Fabrício Cordeiro. Emanuele Zoff took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arturo Di Rado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13th minute of the match, Dumitru Ghițulescu tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Stacy Daniel saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. A collision led to Black Knights FC getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Tyrone Wolff hit a great ball. Arturo Di Rado recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Beech United's Dumitru Ghițulescu got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Emanuele Zoff showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arturo Di Rado in the 27th minute of the match. Stacy Daniel made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Fabrício Cordeiro sent off a good shot on target. When Scottie Huston fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Black Knights FC's protests and gave Scottie Huston a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Beech United booed when Black Knights FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Scottie Huston didn't get a good kick on the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 33 minutes, Stacy Daniel successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arturo Di Rado in the 34th minute of play forced Beech United's goalkeeper Emanuele Zoff to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fabrício Cordeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stacy Daniel having to interfere. Emanuele Zoff took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arturo Di Rado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42nd minute, Tyrone Wolff got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 46thth minute of the game Arturo Di Rado who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Beech United's Emanuele Zoff was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 48 minutes into the match, Beech United's goal looked a bit too open when Arturo Di Rado came free, but Emanuele Zoff reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fabrício Cordeiro made a kick off. A collision led to Beech United getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Peter Morrell hit a great ball. Black Knights FC's Stacy Daniel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dumitru Ghițulescu in the 56th minute of play. A collision led to Black Knights FC getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Arturo Di Rado hit a great ball. In the 62nd minute Arturo Di Rado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuele Zoff saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emanuele Zoff made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arturo Di Rado in the 65th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arturo Di Rado in the 65th minute of play forced Beech United's goalkeeper Emanuele Zoff to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stacy Daniel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dumitru Ghițulescu in the 67th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dumitru Ghițulescu in the 67th minute of play forced Black Knights FC's goalkeeper Stacy Daniel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Beech United's Emanuele Zoff proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Beech United from getting a goal against them. Black Knights FC's Stacy Daniel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dumitru Ghițulescu in the 76th minute of play. In the 77th match minute, Black Knights FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tyrone Wolff to maneuver through the defense. Beech United's Marquinhos Sabóia was substituted for Nurkan Semdin. Black Knights FC's Stacy Daniel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabrício Cordeiro in the 81st minute of play. Arturo Di Rado might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Emanuele Zoff. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Arturo Di Rado ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabrício Cordeiro in the 85th minute of play forced Black Knights FC's goalkeeper Stacy Daniel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Beech United's Emanuele Zoff played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tyrone Wolff in the 87th minute of play. Arturo Di Rado blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Emanuele Zoff having to make a save. Black Knights FC's Elliot Mercado was substituted for Arturo Di Rado. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabrício Cordeiro in the 96th minute of play forced Black Knights FC's goalkeeper Stacy Daniel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Beech United's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.