World League

ARENA
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joao Ramos made the kick off which started today's match. Gerard Lever lost his temper 2 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in MK Investments fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 2nd minute. Penalty! 3 minutes into the game, MamiBella FC's Aguirre Pulido nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Peter Oldenborger made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aguirre Pulido in the 8th minute of play forced MK Investments's goalkeeper Peter Oldenborger to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute Michal Pazdan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Urre Villa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pascal Bults in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Urre Villa saved MamiBella FC from getting behind. Aguirre Pulido took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Peter Oldenborger. Peter Oldenborger dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Carlos Sueiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Peter Oldenborger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aguirre Pulido in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Peter Oldenborger prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Aguirre Pulido had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. MamiBella FC's Urre Villa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save MamiBella FC from getting a goal against them. Edgardo Coque tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Urre Villa. An unnecessary self made goal, 1-2 in the 41st minute. Peter Oldenborger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joao Ramos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Pascal Bults had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, MK Investments's Tibau De Jaeger got a free kick in the 46th minute. After the first half MamiBella FC were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Waclaw Poremba stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Joao Ramos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, MK Investments's Jan Oosterveld got a free kick in the 56th minute. After a defensive mix-up in MK Investments's zone, Joao Ramos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Peter Oldenborger came out of the goal and Joao Ramos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Waclaw Poremba in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Urre Villa saved MamiBella FC from getting behind. 63 minutes into the match, Aguirre Pulido had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Peter Oldenborger. MK Investments's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aguirre Pulido was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. In the 66th minute, Joao Ramos got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Jimmie Cai charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jimmie Cai the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 75th match minute, MK Investments was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jimmie Cai to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Waclaw Poremba in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Urre Villa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Joao Ramos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Peter Oldenborger tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. MamiBella FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.