World League

Del Barrio
Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gugu de Mendonça kicked off to start the match. Ariel Venerando showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernst Dahlberg in the 3rd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gugu de Mendonça in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arvid Bremming prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Arvid Bremming came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Road To Glory's Gugu de Mendonça. But to his dismay, Gugu de Mendonça quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Gugu de Mendonça recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Road To Glory booed when Sacri was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stig-Åke Asklund didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gregorio Guillelmo hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. In the 23rd minute, Sacri's Olov Berg seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Olov Berg the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Sacri protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Olov Berg had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Sacri fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 23rd minute. Penalty! In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sacri's goalkeeper Arvid Bremming, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Road To Glory's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gugu de Mendonça in the 39th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Leonardo Gaspard heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. When the match had gone on for 42 minutes, Rogelio Abeita took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Arvid Bremming to make any attempt to save it. Stig-Åke Asklund hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fredric Rudqvist stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Greger Arvidsson made in the 52nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Niclas Norberg however managed to control. Rogelio Abeita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Arvid Bremming tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Sacri's Fredric Rudqvist in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Road To Glory's goalie prevented a goal. Arvid Bremming showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gugu de Mendonça in the 65th minute of the match. Gugu de Mendonça struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Arvid Bremming didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Road To Glory. Gugu de Mendonça took the ball and in the 69 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arvid Bremming. Arvid Bremming dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. After 74 played minutes Sacri got a freekick which was hit by Stig-Åke Asklund. Niclas Norberg's late challenge caught a Road To Glory's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Niclas Norberg helped the player get up and apologised. After 77 played minutes Sacri got a freekick which was hit by Niclas Norberg. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gugu de Mendonça in the 80th minute of play forced Sacri's goalkeeper Arvid Bremming to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leonardo Gaspard hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Fredric Rudqvist was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 82nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gugu de Mendonça in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arvid Bremming saved Sacri from getting behind. Road To Glory's Ariel Venerando proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Road To Glory from getting a goal against them. Many of Sacri's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Sacri may have spent more time on the ball, but Road To Glory were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.