World League

Firehouse
Spectators: 7472 (Terracing: 5605, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Delmar Henric made the kick off which started today's match. After a defensive mix-up in Joystick XXXV's zone, Claudio Pizarro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Basilio Fidensio came out of the goal and Claudio Pizarro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 3rd minute, Norberto Otsando hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mauricio Mingo struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Matthy Sommers didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Joystick XXXV. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Vinicio Perico took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Matthy Sommers to make any attempt to save it. Vinicio Perico succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-0 in the 18th playminute. Vinicio Perico blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Matthy Sommers having to make a save. Balkes FC's Matthy Sommers proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Balkes FC from getting a goal against them. Joystick XXXV's Delmar Henric got a good chance for a goal in the 23rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Basilio Fidensio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Katia Ariza in the 25th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, Delmar Henric put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Matthy Sommers. After 29 minutes, Fonso Barreto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Balkes FC and the Joystick XXXV players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 29th minute, Fonso Barreto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Elpidio Gutierrezs short, quick shot in the 31stth minute got Matthy Sommers to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 32 minutes into the game, Vinicio Perico cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Matthy Sommers was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Vinicio Perico's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Matthy Sommers was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Vinicio Perico received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Matthy Sommers tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joystick XXXV's Basilio Fidensio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Katia Ariza in the 46th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Claudio Pizarro to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Balkes FC's Mikeldi Barzana got a free kick in the 51st minute. After having played for 53 minutes, Vinicio Perico managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Joystick XXXV's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vinicio Perico was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Joystick XXXV fans' excitement grew in the 57th match minute when Joystick XXXV's Vinicio Perico looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The referee felt a red card was in order, 62 minutes into the game, when Gavino Truylos put in a rough tackle. 61 minutes into the game, one of Joystick XXXV:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Joystick XXXV:s Basilio Fidensio showed great skill when he stopped Wim Roose:s penalty. If Delmar Henric had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 67 minutes into the match, Delmar Henric had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Matthy Sommers. Balkes FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Delmar Henric was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. In the 71st minute, Elpidio Gutierrez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Joystick XXXV fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. Delmar Henric recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 80 minutes into the game, Delmar Henric cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 8-0. Matthy Sommers was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Mauricio Mingo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 85 minutes into the match, Balkes FC's goal looked a bit too open when Delmar Henric came free, but Matthy Sommers reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Matthy Sommers didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fryderyk Kensicki went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 9-0 was the resulting score. Elpidio Gutierrez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mauricio Mingo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, Joystick XXXV's Fryderyk Kensicki got a free kick in the 94th minute. When the match clock showed 97 minutes, the score became 10-0 when Delmar Henric sped through Balkes FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Matthy Sommers. When the referee ended the match the Joystick XXXV players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.