World League

Balkiria Alliance G
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) GG Team FC's Dennis Man 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. Matthy Sommers came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by GG Team FC's Dennis Man. But to his dismay, Dennis Man quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Matthy Sommers showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dennis Man in the 14th minute of the match. Balkes FC's Matthy Sommers played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dennis Man in the 21st minute of play. Dennis Man blasted a shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Matthy Sommers having to make a save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dennis Man in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Matthy Sommers prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match clock showed 28 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Dennis Man sped through Balkes FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Matthy Sommers. In the 37th minute, Dennis Man made a precise shot to the right of Matthy Sommers. Balkes FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. 40 minutes into the game, GG Team FC's Dennis Man nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Matthy Sommers made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dennis Man in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Matthy Sommers prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dennis Man scored 0-8 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Matthy Sommers, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 47 minutes, Dennis Man managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. GG Team FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dennis Man was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After the first half GG Team FC were leading 0-8. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Claudio Pizarro was the one to do the kick off. After 51 minutes, Dennis Man made it 0-9 with a short kick to the right side. Balkes FC's Matthy Sommers tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Matthy Sommers showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dennis Man, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. With his leg Matthy Sommers managed to avoid a goal in the 57thth minute, when GG Team FC's Dennis Man fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 58thth minute of the game Dennis Man who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Balkes FC's Matthy Sommers was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Hassan Marcou blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Matthy Sommers having to make a save. The crowd rose to their feet as GG Team FC's Dennis Man slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Matthy Sommers. That made the score 0-11 after 65 minutes of play. The audience was convinced that Dennis Man's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Matthy Sommers was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. Dennis Man did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-12 to the left of a surprised Matthy Sommers 68 minutes into the match. 71 minutes into the game, GG Team FC's Dennis Man nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Matthy Sommers made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-13. After 76 minutes Balkes FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Hassan Marcou who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Patryk Ulmark managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 77th play minute Hassan Marcou came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Matthy Sommers. 0-14. Matthy Sommers made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Dennis Man sent off a good shot on target. GG Team FC's Dennis Man was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 81st play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. GG Team FC's Dave De Bartolo was substituted for Hassan Marcou. The crowd rose to their feet as Dennis Man kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Matthy Sommers. That made the score 0-16 in the 86 minute of play. Juango Carranza kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. After 95 minutes of play, GG Team FC's Dennis Man made it 0-18 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Matthy Sommers was left in no man's land by his defense there! GG Team FC played a much better game than Balkes FC and deserved their victory. The Balkes FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.