World League

Vila Belmiro
Spectators: 7534 (Terracing: 5652, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) Baxters Boys's John Guidetti started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Börje Albohm made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Lanny Gilmore sent off a good shot on target. Tim Soned made in the 6th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Frank Novella immediately put the ball in play. Aaron Smallwood made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Novella in the 16th minute of play. After taking down the ball on Santos FC's corner Warren Ruiz fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Börje Albohm quite easily take care of the ball. In the 27th minute John Guidetti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aaron Smallwood saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 30 minutes into the match, Baxters Boys's goal looked a bit too open when Lanny Gilmore came free, but Börje Albohm reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th minute Santos FC were awarded a corner. Warren Ruiz went to the cornerflag to take it. 41 minutes into the match, Santos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Staffan Åman came free, but Aaron Smallwood reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 45 minutes into the match, Santos FC's goal looked a bit too open when John Guidetti came free, but Aaron Smallwood reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anthony Wall during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lanny Gilmore to make the kick off. Frank Novella fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aaron Smallwood having to interfere. Baxters Boys's Uzay Gencalp was substituted for John Guidetti. The throw-in from Linus Lind in the 63rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Santos FC's Terence Nicholas. After a defensive mix-up in Baxters Boys's zone, Lanny Gilmore stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Börje Albohm came out of the goal and Lanny Gilmore 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 Frank Novella in the 66th minute of play forced Santos FC's goalkeeper Aaron Smallwood to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A throw-in in the 77th minute of the game was made by Tim Soned with Staffan Åman as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Börje Albohm took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Terence Nicholas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Börje Albohm showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tyron Velasquez, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Santos FC's attentive Terence Nicholas managed to snatch the ball when Linus Lind made a throw-in in the 94th minute of the game. Kevin Skarkman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Aaron Smallwood made a huge save. Santos FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.