World League

ATHENAS ESTADIUM
Spectators: 7587 (Terracing: 5691, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 151) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Qiao Ang Le made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benito Isaio in the 3rd minute of play forced Pégasus F. C.'s goalkeeper Umberto Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When ⚽️ THE WALKERS ⚽️'s Benito Isaio in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pégasus F. C.'s goalie prevented a goal. Tapani Walker made an important save on a dangerous shot by Qiao Ang Le in the 6th minute. 10 minutes into the game, ⚽️ THE WALKERS ⚽️'s Benito Isaio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Umberto Cunha made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 13th minute Xande Sharkin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tapani Walker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ⚽️ THE WALKERS ⚽️'s Tapani Walker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xande Sharkin in the 13th minute of play. Umberto Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xavi Orange, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Qiao Ang Le got free with Tapani Walker in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the ⚽️ THE WALKERS ⚽️ defense, Kurt Groll kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tapani Walker. The ⚽️ THE WALKERS ⚽️ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tapani Walker should have stopped the shot. Tapani Walker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kurt Groll in the 24th minute of play. Felipe Duarte hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Tapani Walker stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Xande Sharkin's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. Umberto Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xavi Orange, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gjøran Sætre kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. 俞德源's late challenge caught a Pégasus F. C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. 俞德源 helped the player get up and apologised. In the 41st minute, 俞德源 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ⚽️ THE WALKERS ⚽️'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 45th minute, when Kurt Groll scored to the left of an out of position Tapani Walker, making the score, 2-1. 47 minutes into the match, ⚽️ THE WALKERS ⚽️'s goalkeeper Tapani Walker had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Qiao Ang Le. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Xavi Orange was the one to do the kick off. Tapani Walker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Qiao Ang Le in the 53rd minute of play. ⚽️ THE WALKERS ⚽️'s Tapani Walker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Qiao Ang Le in the 54th minute of play. Tapani Walker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xande Sharkin in the 55th minute of the match. ⚽️ THE WALKERS ⚽️'s Tapani Walker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Qiao Ang Le in the 62nd minute of play. In the 67th minute, Siro Lartaun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 69 played minutes ⚽️ THE WALKERS ⚽️ got a freekick which was hit by Siro Lartaun. If Samuca Tepedino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 72nd minute, Rein Rajur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Pégasus F. C.'s Umberto Cunha got control of the ball when Benito Isaio tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 80th match minute, Pégasus F. C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lorenzo Leiva to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Pégasus F. C.'s zone, Vinicio Neto stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Umberto Cunha came out of the goal and Vinicio Neto tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrian Czornomaz in the 82nd minute of play forced ⚽️ THE WALKERS ⚽️'s goalkeeper Tapani Walker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute Bebeto Medeiros shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tapani Walker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xavi Orange in the 88th minute of play forced Pégasus F. C.'s goalkeeper Umberto Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pégasus F. C.'s fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.