World League

River Stadium
Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) After 3 played minutes Mauro got a freekick which was hit by Przemyslaw Dobrzechowski. 4 minutes into the match, Mauro's goalkeeper Zeng Di Ang had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ian York. Ian Yorks short, quick shot in the 4thth minute got Zeng Di Ang to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Kristian Laycock kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Islam Slimani in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Trev Cahill saved River Thames FC from getting behind. In the 9th minute Karol Kinic shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trev Cahill saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mauro's Zeng Di Ang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ian York in the 14th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, River Thames FC's goal looked a bit too open when Islam Slimani came free, but Trev Cahill reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Wasyl Pincoski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Trev Cahill was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. In the 25th minute Mauro were awarded a corner. Miroslaw Lanczak went to the cornerflag to take it. Mauro's Miroslaw Lanczak was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Trev Cahill in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. River Thames FC's Trev Cahill played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Islam Slimani in the 26th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, Wasyl Pincoski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Trev Cahill. River Thames FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wasyl Pincoski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In a very dangerous position, a player in River Thames FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 33rd minute. Penalty! Kristian Laycock kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in River Thames FC's zone, Miroslaw Lanczak stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Trev Cahill came out of the goal and Miroslaw Lanczak tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 41st minute, Islam Slimani made a precise shot to the right of Trev Cahill. River Thames FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. After 46 played minutes Mauro got a freekick which was hit by Islam Slimani. The River Thames FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Mauro were winning 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ian York to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute River Thames FC were awarded a corner. Marcus Swift went to the cornerflag to take it. Kristian Laycock lost his temper 56 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 57th minute, Kristian Laycock hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Miroslaw Lanczak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 61st minute Karol Kinic shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trev Cahill saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, River Thames FC's goalkeeper Trev Cahill had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Islam Slimani. When the match had gone on for 66 minutes, Karol Kinic took a quick shot and it went in 1-3 without a chance for Trev Cahill to make any attempt to save it. Trev Cahill showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teofil Bara in the 69th minute of the match. Trev Cahill made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karol Kinic in the 71st minute of play. River Thames FC's Charles Baker quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Teofil Bara, made in the 75th minute of the game. 2-3 became the score in the 78th minute when Charles Baker elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Ian York hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. When Islam Slimani came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Mauro fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Islam Slimani couldn't finish the play. Islam Slimani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trev Cahill having to interfere. When Islam Slimani fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mauro's protests and gave Islam Slimani a yellow card for diving instead. In the 95th match minute, Mauro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Islam Slimani to maneuver through the defense.