World League

Palookaville
Spectators: 7482 (Terracing: 5613, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Showtime FC's Dylan Sarmiento 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. Aurelio Rexino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dylan Sarmiento in the 10th minute of play. Simon Hori made an important save on a dangerous shot by Best Štriker in the 14th minute. After 15 minutes of play, Showtime FC's Fabian Todor made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aurelio Rexino was left in no man's land by his defense there! 18 minutes into the match, Showtime FC's goalkeeper Simon Hori had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Best Štriker. Fabian Todor hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Showtime FC's Simon Hori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roderick van Boxel in the 26th minute of play. In the 28th minute Omar Dominic shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurelio Rexino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, Seagulls's goal looked a bit too open when Omar Dominic came free, but Aurelio Rexino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roderick van Boxel in the 33rd minute of play forced Showtime FC's goalkeeper Simon Hori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that José Puch's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aurelio Rexino was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Showtime FC's Simon Hori played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roderick van Boxel in the 39th minute of play. Aurelio Rexino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Omar Dominic in the 41st minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Best Štriker could shoot a difficult shot in the 43rd minute, which Simon Hori however easily saved by the left post. Aurelio Rexino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from José Puch, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. 0-2 became the score in the 47th minute when Dylan Sarmiento elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Roderick van Boxel to make the kick off. The supporters of Showtime FC booed when Seagulls was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Best Štriker didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aurelio Rexino made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Dylan Sarmiento sent off a good shot on target. Aurelio Rexino didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fabian Todor went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Showtime FC were awarded a corner in the 63th minute after Seagulls's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. José Puch took the corner. The corner led Showtime FC's José Puch to fire away a dangerous shot which Aurelio Rexino despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 66 minutes into the match, Showtime FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marco Mook came free, but Simon Hori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when José Puch got free with Aurelio Rexino in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 71st minute Showtime FC were awarded a corner. José Puch went to the cornerflag to take it. 74 minutes into the match, Showtime FC's goal looked a bit too open when Best Štriker came free, but Simon Hori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, Showtime FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nildo Matos came free, but Simon Hori reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nildo Matos in the 79th minute of play forced Showtime FC's goalkeeper Simon Hori to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Narciso Mero in the 80th minute of play forced Seagulls's goalkeeper Aurelio Rexino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aurelio Rexino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Omar Dominic in the 88th minute of the match. Fabian Todor charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fabian Todor the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Seagulls booed when Showtime FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabian Todor didn't get a good kick on the ball. Showtime FC made a substitution. Prospero Abel replaced Omar Dominic. In the 91st minute of the match Ben Rensenbrink shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Simon Hori showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Aurelio Rexino made an important save on a dangerous shot by José Puch in the 93rd minute. Aurelio Rexino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Prospero Abel in the 95th minute of play. After some careless play in the Seagulls defense, Prospero Abel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aurelio Rexino. The Seagulls fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aurelio Rexino should have stopped the shot. Showtime FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.