World League

Estadio Varela
Spectators: 7542 (Terracing: 5658, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Peng Xiong took the kick off in the first half of the match. Marc Hooiveld hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Eugeniusz Tyski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peng Xiong, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Peng Xiongs short, quick shot in the 6thth minute got Eugeniusz Tyski to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 11 minutes into the match, Hamburg City Vampires's Reinhard Borkmann sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Freddy Mercurio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Hamburg City Vampires's Marc Hooiveld got a free kick in the 14th minute. A hard shot by Szilveszter Puja from long distance, 14 minutes into the match, got Eugeniusz Tyski's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Eugeniusz Tyski had great luck who in the 24thth minute grab hold of the ball when Peng Xiong from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. In the 25th match minute, Crottos Crotters F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frank Mackensen to maneuver through the defense. Fred Mendonça received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Freddy Mercurio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Hamburg City Vampires's Eugeniusz Tyski got control of the ball when Adilson Breckenfeld tried to sneak it across the goal line. Eugeniusz Tyski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peng Xiong, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 35th minute Reinhard Borkmann shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Freddy Mercurio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adilson Breckenfelds short, quick shot in the 38thth minute got Eugeniusz Tyski to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Adilson Breckenfeld could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Eugeniusz Tyski made a huge save. If Reinhard Borkmann had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fred Mendonça made a kick off. Eugeniusz Tyski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peng Xiong in the 57th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reinhard Borkmann in the 61st minute of play forced Crottos Crotters F.C.'s goalkeeper Freddy Mercurio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peng Xiong in the 63rd minute of play forced Hamburg City Vampires's goalkeeper Eugeniusz Tyski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eugeniusz Tyski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adilson Breckenfeld in the 63rd minute of the match. Freddy Mercurio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fred Mendonça in the 66th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Reinhard Borkmann during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 69th minute, Reinhard Borkmann hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 71 played minutes, Crottos Crotters F.C.'s Baldomero Mateo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Eugeniusz Tyski came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Crottos Crotters F.C. reached it. After 78 minutes of play, Crottos Crotters F.C.'s Benigno Elija made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eugeniusz Tyski was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 82nd minute Peng Xiong shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eugeniusz Tyski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benigno Elija in the 85th minute of play forced Hamburg City Vampires's goalkeeper Eugeniusz Tyski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 88th minute, Peng Xiong made a precise shot to the right of Eugeniusz Tyski. Hamburg City Vampires's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. After a rather tough play, Hamburg City Vampires's Ivica Lufen got a free kick in the 94th minute. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Crottos Crotters F.C. had played much better football throughout.