World League

Estadio Copina
Spectators: 7456 (Terracing: 5593, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Martial Schwersenz started the match with the kick off. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by Gorancielo's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Falko Domini was slow to take the kick. During this time Fire Devils's players had a chance to rest. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Martial Schwersenz advanced and headed the ball into goal, 0-1 in the 8th minute. The audience was convinced that Martial Schwersenz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Damian Majusiak was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Santos Sadurni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nat Rohn having to interfere. Nat Rohn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santos Sadurni, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 24 minutes into the match, Fire Devils's Martial Schwersenz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Damian Majusiak narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Humberto Roldanillo charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Humberto Roldanillo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 28th match minute, Gorancielo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Humberto Roldanillo to maneuver through the defense. Damian Majusiak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iosif Vornic in the 33rd minute of play. Patricio Leoncio made in the 35th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Humberto Roldanillo however managed to control. The supporters of Fire Devils booed when Gorancielo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bruno Tabor didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 37th minute Martial Schwersenz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Damian Majusiak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fire Devils's Sven-Arne Bengtsson got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Santos Sadurni stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Patricio Leoncio made in the 55th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Fire Devils's Narcis Druță. In the 59th match minute, Gorancielo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Humberto Roldanillo to maneuver through the defense. In the 62nd minute, Garson Pfäffli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nat Rohn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jesus Osasun in the 66th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Martial Schwersenz got free with Damian Majusiak in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 76th minute of the match, Martial Schwersenz tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Damian Majusiak saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After a rather tough play, Fire Devils's Sven-Arne Bengtsson got a free kick in the 77th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Damaso Macias managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gorancielo's supporters rose to their feet, but Damaso Macias was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nat Rohn breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 84th minute Damaso Macias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nat Rohn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 87 minutes into the game, Patricio Leoncio threw the ball into play from the sideline. Fire Devils's Yuri Vilaverde quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After 89 minutes, Martial Schwersenz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fire Devils and the Gorancielo players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Fire Devils getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Martial Schwersenz hit a great ball. 91 minutes into the match, Fire Devils's Martial Schwersenz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Damian Majusiak narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The Fire Devils players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.