World League

Arosvallen
Spectators: 7538 (Terracing: 5655, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gökberk Özgenc started the match with the kick off. Zé Bani blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ivan Västlund having to make a save. 4 minutes into the match, Westra Aros SK's goal looked a bit too open when Zé Bani came free, but Ivan Västlund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 6 minutes into the game, Alexander Mendoza threw the ball into play from the sideline. LTA FC's Godofredo Ermengol quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. LTA FC's Dalmacio Ebardo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ingo Kuster in the 9th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, LTA FC's goalkeeper Dalmacio Ebardo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gökberk Özgenc. 22 minutes into the game, Zé Bani cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Ivan Västlund was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Stig Waller made in the 25th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by LTA FC's Norberto Celipe. Godofredo Ermengol hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Westra Aros SK's Ivan Västlund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Bani in the 30th minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, Zé Bani notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Westra Aros SK's Ivan Västlund. Ivan Västlund was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Bani in the 39th minute of play forced Westra Aros SK's goalkeeper Ivan Västlund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 46 played minutes Westra Aros SK got a freekick which was hit by Alexander Mendoza. After recieving a nice pass, LTA FC's Tomás Matai tried to score from far away in the 48th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Ivan Bernad made the kick off in the second half. Ivan Västlund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Bani in the 53rd minute of play. LTA FC were awarded a corner in the 57th minute after Westra Aros SK's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Godofredo Ermengol took the corner. After taking down the ball on LTA FC's corner Godofredo Ermengol fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ivan Västlund quite easily take care of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zé Bani in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ivan Västlund saved Westra Aros SK from getting behind. After 64 minutes Westra Aros SK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Godofredo Ermengol who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Ivan Bernad almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Westra Aros SK's Ivan Västlund did a great save. 69 minutes into the game, Gökberk Özgenc was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Westra Aros SK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave LTA FC the free kick. A collision led to Westra Aros SK getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Gökberk Özgenc hit a great ball. In the 70th match minute, Westra Aros SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gökberk Özgenc to maneuver through the defense. After 74 minutes, Sonny Bäckström mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Westra Aros SK and the LTA FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 74th match minute, Westra Aros SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sonny Bäckström to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zé Bani in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ivan Västlund saved Westra Aros SK from getting behind. Ivan Västlund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo Quintan in the 81st minute of the match. Ivan Västlund showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Bani, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. In the 86th minute of the match LTA FC got a corner. Westra Aros SK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Godofredo Ermengol ran over to the corner to take the kick. LTA FC's Godofredo Ermengol was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ivan Västlund in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After a rather tough play, LTA FC's Elvio Ticho got a free kick in the 91st minute. When Alexander Mendoza came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Westra Aros SK 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 Alexander Mendoza couldn't finish the play. The supporters of LTA FC booed when Westra Aros SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 98 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ismael Jenaro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 99th minute, Zé Bani ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ivan Västlund was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. LTA FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.