World League

Sainsburys Car Park
Spectators: 7464 (Terracing: 5603, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 144) AFC Wimbledon Wombles's Sidney Dunn 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. After 3 minutes of play, Granate's Robert Kirby made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dale Nelson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dale Nelson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leukothoe Sakelaris, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Enzo Hermon made a great header on Granate's corner, it was just that AFC Wimbledon Wombles's Dale Nelson managed to reach the ball for a save. Dale Nelson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luisito Estevon in the 11th minute of the match. 11 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Granate's Luisito Estevon fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Dale Nelson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christos Triantafyllou in the 13th minute of the match. Dale Nelson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luisito Estevon, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Dale Nelson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christos Triantafyllou, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. After 20 minutes, Christos Triantafyllou made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. AFC Wimbledon Wombles's Dale Nelson tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 23rd minute, Christos Triantafyllou ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dale Nelson was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. 30 minutes into the game, Jaakko Ramstadius cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Dale Nelson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Christos Triantafyllou in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dale Nelson saved AFC Wimbledon Wombles from getting behind. Dale Nelson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luisito Estevon, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. After 42 played minutes Granate got a freekick which was hit by Robert Kirby. 45 minutes into the match, Christos Triantafyllou had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dale Nelson. AFC Wimbledon Wombles's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Christos Triantafyllou was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

0-6 became the score in the 51st minute when Leukothoe Sakelaris elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Jonathan Palmquist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wes Wills in the 55th minute of the match. After 56 minutes, Jon Newman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AFC Wimbledon Wombles and the Granate players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 56th match minute, AFC Wimbledon Wombles was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jon Newman to maneuver through the defense. Christos Triantafyllou's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dale Nelson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. After 58 played minutes AFC Wimbledon Wombles got a freekick which was hit by Lucas Ball. 59 minutes in the game, Jaakko Ramstadius fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Dale Nelson having to interfere. In the 61st minute, Luisito Estevon made a precise shot to the right of Dale Nelson. AFC Wimbledon Wombles's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-7. After a rather tough play, Granate's Jonatan Adrio got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Dale Nelson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christos Triantafyllou, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. A collision led to Granate getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Enzo Hermon hit a great ball. In the 67th minute of the match Brendon Crouch sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jonathan Palmquist skillfully saved the ball. After 69 minutes of play, Granate's Leukothoe Sakelaris made it 0-8 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dale Nelson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Dale Nelson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Kirby in the 72nd minute of the match. Dale Nelson came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Granate's Christos Triantafyllou. But to his dismay, Christos Triantafyllou quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-9. After 83 minutes, Wes Wills mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AFC Wimbledon Wombles and the Granate players grew even worse after the yellow card. Granate made a substitution. Celso Turi replaced Donato Lekubegi. When Jonatan Adrio fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Granate's protests and gave Jonatan Adrio a yellow card for diving instead. 87 minutes into the match, AFC Wimbledon Wombles's Brendon Crouch broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Leukothoe Sakelaris fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dale Nelson having to interfere. A collision led to AFC Wimbledon Wombles getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Seth Moxon hit a great ball.