World League

De Put
Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Erenay Gazel kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the game, Oliver Machek cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Maximiliano Mundo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 7th minute, one of Lopidato FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Lopidato FC. Maximiliano Mundo had in the 8thth minute some difficulties stopping Erenay Gazel's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 8th minute, Erenay Gazel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maximiliano Mundo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Erenay Gazel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maximiliano Mundo having to interfere. Dominic Cornelis in the 14thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Tue Chytka, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Maximiliano Mundo came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by ⚽Aston Punat⚽'s Oliver Machek. But to his dismay, Oliver Machek quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. ⚽Aston Punat⚽'s Erenay Gazel got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 22 minutes into the game, Lopidato FC's Dominic Cornelis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tue Chytka made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erenay Gazel in the 25th minute of play forced Lopidato FC's goalkeeper Maximiliano Mundo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ⚽Aston Punat⚽'s attentive Dalibor Král managed to snatch the ball when Demirhan Sağınç made a throw-in in the 29th minute of the game. 30 minutes into the match, Erenay Gazel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Maximiliano Mundo. Lopidato FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Erenay Gazel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. Erenay Gazel scored 1-5 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Maximiliano Mundo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Lopidato FC's zone, Erenay Gazel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maximiliano Mundo came out of the goal and Erenay Gazel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 40th minute, Horst Kubica left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ⚽Aston Punat⚽ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-6. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Herman De Strijcker during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dominic Cornelis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, ⚽Aston Punat⚽ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Slavomil Převrátil to maneuver through the defense. When Vic Jennes came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Lopidato FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Vic Jennes couldn't finish the play. After 55 played minutes ⚽Aston Punat⚽ got a freekick which was hit by Oliver Machek. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dominic Cornelis in the 57th minute of play forced ⚽Aston Punat⚽'s goalkeeper Tue Chytka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 57th minute, Dominic Cornelis made a precise shot to the right of Tue Chytka. ⚽Aston Punat⚽'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-6. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herman De Strijcker in the 66th minute of play forced ⚽Aston Punat⚽'s goalkeeper Tue Chytka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maximiliano Mundo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Erenay Gazel in the 67th minute. In the 74th minute of the match ⚽Aston Punat⚽ got a corner. Lopidato FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dalibor Král ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Renaud Van der Vloedt in the 77th minute of play forced ⚽Aston Punat⚽'s goalkeeper Tue Chytka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erenay Gazel in the 79thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Maximiliano Mundo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 80th minute, Dominic Cornelis got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Lopidato FC's Stephen Smidts was substituted for Dominic Cornelis. Erenay Gazels short, quick shot in the 83rdth minute got Maximiliano Mundo to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. ⚽Aston Punat⚽'s Tue Chytka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Herman De Strijcker in the 89th minute of play. Maximiliano Mundo didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when ⚽Aston Punat⚽'s Erenay Gazel shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-7 in the ordered_time% minute. If Stephen Smidts had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched ⚽Aston Punat⚽ eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.