World League

REPUBLICA DE LIBERIA
Spectators: 7469 (Terracing: 5603, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Oscar Drake got the match started through his kick off. Oscar Drake hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Leicester Foxes Academy's Hannes Sandwall proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Leicester Foxes Academy from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mei Zhi Jian in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hannes Sandwall prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Leicester Foxes Academy's Hannes Sandwall played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mei Zhi Jian in the 6th minute of play. After 7 minutes Leicester Foxes Academy's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mei Zhi Jian who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on LiBeRiA F.C.'s corner Mei Zhi Jian fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Hannes Sandwall quite easily take care of the ball. Emilijano Kitanovski was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 8th minute. LiBeRiA F.C.'s manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 10 minutes into the match, LiBeRiA F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Felipe Gol came free, but Perrando Martínez Lamas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 11 played minutes LiBeRiA F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Ma Ming Quan. In the 12th minute Oscar Drake shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Perrando Martínez Lamas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mei Zhi Jian made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 14thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Hannes Sandwall would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. In the 15th minute, Mei Zhi Jian 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. In the last second Hannes Sandwall throw himself and got hold of the ball when Mei Zhi Jian in the 17thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 18th minute of the match LiBeRiA F.C. got a corner. Leicester Foxes Academy's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mei Zhi Jian ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipe Gol in the 21st minute of play forced LiBeRiA F.C.'s goalkeeper Perrando Martínez Lamas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mei Zhi Jian in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hannes Sandwall prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Perrando Martínez Lamas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Gol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. LiBeRiA F.C. were awarded a corner in the 30th minute after Leicester Foxes Academy's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mei Zhi Jian took the corner. LiBeRiA F.C.'s Mei Zhi Jian was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Hannes Sandwall in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Perrando Martínez Lamas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oscar Drake in the 32nd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 32 minutes, Oscar Drake put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Perrando Martínez Lamas. 39 minutes into the game, Leicester Foxes Academy's Felipe Gol nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Perrando Martínez Lamas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Damien Law lost his temper 42 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Damien Law hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Niles Andrews managed to get in a good position for a shot. Leicester Foxes Academy's supporters rose to their feet, but Niles Andrews was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Perrando Martínez Lamas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 45 minutes into the match, LiBeRiA F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Oscar Drake came free, but Perrando Martínez Lamas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hannes Sandwall took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victorio Oliverio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hannes Sandwall didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Victorio Oliverio went, in the 48th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Victorio Oliverio made a kick off. Hannes Sandwall made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fidel Hartz in the 53rd minute of play. Emilijano Kitanovski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Hannes Sandwall tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 58th minute, Victorio Oliverio made a precise shot to the right of Hannes Sandwall. Leicester Foxes Academy's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. 63 minutes into the match, LiBeRiA F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Felipe Gol came free, but Perrando Martínez Lamas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 64 minutes into the game, Victorio Oliverio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Hannes Sandwall was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Leicester Foxes Academy made a substitution. Peter Pennant replaced Oscar Drake. Peter Pennant could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Perrando Martínez Lamas made a huge save. Peter Pennant took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Perrando Martínez Lamas. Perrando Martínez Lamas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-3. In the 72nd minute, Sebastian Björkkvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 76 minutes into the game, Victorio Oliverio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-3. Hannes Sandwall was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 79 minutes into the match, Victorio Oliverio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hannes Sandwall. Leicester Foxes Academy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Victorio Oliverio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-3. In the 82nd minute, Fidel Hartz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LiBeRiA F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-3. After some careless play in the Leicester Foxes Academy defense, Victorio Oliverio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hannes Sandwall. The Leicester Foxes Academy fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hannes Sandwall should have stopped the shot. Through an outstanding action, after 87 minutes, Perrando Martínez Lamas successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Hannes Sandwall showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victorio Oliverio, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. LiBeRiA F.C.'s Mei Zhi Jian was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Hannes Sandwall in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. For all the effort they put into the match, the Leicester Foxes Academy players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for LiBeRiA F.C..