World League

Cusco Arena
Spectators: 7543 (Terracing: 5659, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cresitobalo Rilo got the match started through his kick off. 6 minutes into the match, Cresitobalo Rilo notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of The Mongols's Arvin Björkman. Arvin Björkman was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abbe Muçollari in the 9th minute of play forced Cusco FC's goalkeeper Johan Schönberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emanuele Morelli came free with the goalkeeper in the 22nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Arvin Björkman could save by the left post. In the 23rd minute of the match Cusco FC got a corner. The Mongols's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Carlos Zambrano ran over to the corner to take the kick. Gabon Salantes was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Cresitobalo Rilo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Arvin Björkman firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 32ndth minute of the game Cresitobalo Rilo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Mongols's Arvin Björkman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 32nd play minutes Cresitobalo Rilo shot 2-0, a short shot which went by Arvin Björkman and just under the crossbar into goal. Arvin Björkman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gabon Salantes in the 38th minute. Johan Schönberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernt Fredriksson in the 42nd minute of play. Gunde Svan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Johan Schönberg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 44th minute of play. Bernt Fredriksson hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. A collision led to Cusco FC getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Maria Coronado hit a great ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Abbe Muçollari to strike the kick off in the second half. Johan Schönberg made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Bernt Fredriksson sent off a good shot on target. In the 52nd minute Bernt Fredriksson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Johan Schönberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Bernt Fredriksson fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The Mongols's protests and gave Bernt Fredriksson a yellow card for diving instead. Arvin Björkman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cresitobalo Rilo in the 57th minute of the match. Arvin Björkman stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gabon Salantes's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. After having played for 73 minutes, Bernt Fredriksson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Mongols's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bernt Fredriksson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Mongols's Doug Las Casas was substituted for Abbe Muçollari. Johan Schönberg showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernt Fredriksson in the 83rd minute of the match. Arvin Björkman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cresitobalo Rilo, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Doug Las Casas charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Doug Las Casas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Cusco FC booed when The Mongols was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Doug Las Casas didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 94 minutes of play, The Mongols's Bernt Fredriksson made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Johan Schönberg was left in no man's land by his defense there!