World League

Deuteronomio 30 19
Spectators: 7514 (Terracing: 5636, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Liberto Merino took the kick off in the first half of the match. Mikolaj Grunwalski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Prosinečki in the 5th minute of the match. 7 minutes into the match, Challestone S.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Liberto Merino came free, but Pepe Pancho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 9 played minutes Challestone S.C. got a freekick which was hit by Rio Ferdinand. Mark Ambjörnsson might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mikolaj Grunwalski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mark Ambjörnsson ran back to his position shaking his head. Mikolaj Grunwalski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robert Prosinečki in the 15th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mark Ambjörnsson in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mikolaj Grunwalski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a little luck, Spartak de Txurdi's Mikolaj Grunwalski got control of the ball when Robert Prosinečki tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Spartak de Txurdi's Mikolaj Grunwalski got control of the ball when Mark Ambjörnsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mark Ambjörnsson might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mikolaj Grunwalski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mark Ambjörnsson ran back to his position shaking his head. Mikolaj Grunwalski made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Mark Ambjörnsson sent off a good shot on target. Juanito Arribas made in the 35th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Gav Smith. Mikolaj Grunwalski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mark Ambjörnsson went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Mark Ambjörnsson scored 2-0 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mikolaj Grunwalski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mark Ambjörnsson in the 43rd minute of play forced Spartak de Txurdi's goalkeeper Mikolaj Grunwalski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mark Ambjörnsson made a kick off. After 51 played minutes Spartak de Txurdi got a freekick which was hit by Raymond Kalla. The audience was convinced that Mark Ambjörnsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mikolaj Grunwalski was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. In the 58th minute Liberto Merino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pepe Pancho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Challestone S.C.'s Zayvion Coro was substituted for Tiberiu Arnăuțescu. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gregorio Mel in the 69th minute of play forced Spartak de Txurdi's goalkeeper Mikolaj Grunwalski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd minute, Zayvion Coro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Challestone S.C.'s Zayvion Coro got a free kick in the 73rd minute. The supporters of Challestone S.C. booed when Spartak de Txurdi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Augusto Saavedra didn't get a good kick on the ball. 79 minutes into the match, Spartak de Txurdi's goal looked a bit too open when Gregorio Mel came free, but Mikolaj Grunwalski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Spartak de Txurdi's Mikolaj Grunwalski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudio Rosato in the 81st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gregorio Mel in the 88th minute of play forced Spartak de Txurdi's goalkeeper Mikolaj Grunwalski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Challestone S.C. booed when Spartak de Txurdi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmet Gökalp Taçkın didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 94th minute, Yan Yuan sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Spartak de Txurdi's Mikolaj Grunwalski didn't even have to move. Challestone S.C. were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Spartak de Txurdi for a fine match.