World League

Drinking Skull Arena
Spectators: 7520 (Terracing: 5641, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jerry Jonasson made the kick off which started today's match. Eduardo Selmo kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Sergio Rochet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Renzo Ingelborgs in the 10th minute of play. After 12 minutes Uí Fergusa's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Eduardo Selmo who took care of the corner kick. DIF LEEDS BK's Eduardo Selmo was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Sergio Rochet in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adama Traore in the 13th minute of play forced DIF LEEDS BK's goalkeeper Brazilio Butt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. DIF LEEDS BK's Brazilio Butt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adama Traore in the 15th minute of play. After 17 minutes DIF LEEDS BK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Diego Lugano who took care of the corner kick. Diego Lugano made a great header on Uí Fergusa's corner, it was just that DIF LEEDS BK's Brazilio Butt managed to reach the ball for a save. After having played for 21 minutes, Geronimo Ciceron managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Uí Fergusa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Geronimo Ciceron was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Brazilio Butt made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Walery Pazura sent off a good shot on target. In the 25thth minute of the game Adama Traore who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but DIF LEEDS BK's Brazilio Butt was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Adama Traore sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Renzo Ingelborgs charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Renzo Ingelborgs the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 28 played minutes DIF LEEDS BK got a freekick which was hit by Renzo Ingelborgs. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ulf Nordlander in the 35th minute of play forced Uí Fergusa's goalkeeper Sergio Rochet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 37th minute Henric Persson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergio Rochet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sergio Rochet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jerry Jonasson in the 39th minute of the match. After 40 played minutes DIF LEEDS BK got a freekick which was hit by Renzo Ingelborgs. Walery Pazura could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Brazilio Butt made a huge save. A collision led to DIF LEEDS BK getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Henric Persson hit a great ball. Du Xu Zheng hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Ulf Nordlander fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sergio Rochet having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adama Traore to make the kick off. 59 minutes into the match, Uí Fergusa's goalkeeper Sergio Rochet had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jerry Jonasson. In the 63rd minute, Jerry Jonasson 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. Uí Fergusa's Sergio Rochet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Henric Persson in the 65th minute of play. 69 minutes had been played when some careless play by DIF LEEDS BK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Diego Lugano was slow to take the kick. During this time Uí Fergusa's players had a chance to rest. Brazilio Butt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Walery Pazura in the 71st minute of the match. The supporters of DIF LEEDS BK booed when Uí Fergusa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Walery Pazura didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 74th minute Adama Traore shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brazilio Butt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Brazilio Butt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Du Xu Zheng in the 84th minute of play. In the 85th minute of the match Uí Fergusa got a corner. DIF LEEDS BK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Diego Lugano ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 87 minutes DIF LEEDS BK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Diego Lugano who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of DIF LEEDS BK's goalie and right to Mervin Snell. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. DIF LEEDS BK's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 89thth minute of the game Geronimo Ciceron who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but DIF LEEDS BK's Brazilio Butt was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Brazilio Butt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Walery Pazura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Ulf Nordlander had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Uí Fergusa's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.