World League

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Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Charlie Isaksson got the match started through his kick off. Chad Pro's late challenge caught a Defensores del Albinegro's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Chad Pro helped the player get up and apologised. In the 7th match minute, Hawelka Himalayan High was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chad Pro to maneuver through the defense. Defensores del Albinegro's Lorenzo Lluterio got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 12 minutes of play, Defensores del Albinegro's Maximo Aritza made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rutger Näfver was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Urban Stolpe in the 25th minute of play forced Defensores del Albinegro's goalkeeper Cornelio Merexildo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 26 minutes into the game, Defensores del Albinegro's Maximo Aritza nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rutger Näfver made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. If Maximo Aritza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Maximo Aritza in the 33rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rutger Näfver, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Cornelio Merexildo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Charlie Isaksson in the 38th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saturnino Diagur in the 39th minute of play forced Hawelka Himalayan High's goalkeeper Rutger Näfver to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Michal Zawada kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. If Maximo Aritza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Maximo Aritza made the kick off in the second half. Chad Pro hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. In the 51st match minute, Hawelka Himalayan High was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adrian Bagge to maneuver through the defense. Ildefonso Balesio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 53rd minute Maximo Aritza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rutger Näfver saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 55 minutes into the game, Defensores del Albinegro's Maximo Aritza nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rutger Näfver made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Marz Caracedo hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Charlie Isaksson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hawelka Himalayan High's supporters rose to their feet, but Charlie Isaksson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cornelio Merexildo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Maximo Aritza came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Defensores del Albinegro 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 Maximo Aritza couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Maximo Aritza in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rutger Näfver prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Saturnino Diagur struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Rutger Näfver didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Defensores del Albinegro. After a rather tough play, Hawelka Himalayan High's Douglas Fors got a free kick in the 72nd minute. When Adrian Byström came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Hawelka Himalayan High 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 Adrian Byström couldn't finish the play. Adrian Byström received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Cornelio Merexildo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Maximo Aritza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rutger Näfver was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. If Li Sha Yuan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some careless play in the Hawelka Himalayan High defense, Ildefonso Balesio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rutger Näfver. The Hawelka Himalayan High fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rutger Näfver should have stopped the shot. Adrian Byström kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Rutger Näfver stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Maximo Aritza's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. There was no doubt that Defensores del Albinegro were the better team. Defensores del Albinegro's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.