World League

ECS Arena
Spectators: 7542 (Terracing: 5658, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Quin Camaño started the match with the kick off. In the 5th match minute, Sporting Mambo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antony Rodrigues to maneuver through the defense. 5 minutes into the match, Sporting Mambo's goal looked a bit too open when Quin Camaño came free, but Florian De Vleeschauwere reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Asmund Rundkvist might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Florian De Vleeschauwere. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Asmund Rundkvist ran back to his position shaking his head. Florian De Vleeschauwere was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Emanuel Browall showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 19 minute of play. After 24 minutes Sporting Mambo's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Quade Gorham who took care of the corner kick. ECS FK's Quade Gorham was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Florian De Vleeschauwere in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. With his leg Florian De Vleeschauwere managed to avoid a goal in the 25thth minute, when ECS FK's Quin Camaño fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Frederik Blaumüller had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Florian De Vleeschauwere took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Quin Camaño, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emanuel Browall struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Florian De Vleeschauwere didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ECS FK. With a little luck, Sporting Mambo's Florian De Vleeschauwere got control of the ball when Emanuel Browall tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Asmund Rundkvist in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Florian De Vleeschauwere saved Sporting Mambo from getting behind. Asmund Rundkvists short, quick shot in the 40thth minute got Florian De Vleeschauwere to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Jan-Pieter Van de Schrieck charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jan-Pieter Van de Schrieck the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 43rd minute, Jan-Pieter Van de Schrieck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Sporting Mambo's zone, Quade Gorham stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Florian De Vleeschauwere came out of the goal and Quade Gorham tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Asmund Rundkvist did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-0 to the left of a surprised Florian De Vleeschauwere 46 minutes into the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Frederik Blaumüller made a kick off. Quin Camaño kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. Florian De Vleeschauwere didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Asmund Rundkvist went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frederik Blaumüller got free with Arturo Borubar in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Frederik Blaumüller fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sporting Mambo's protests and gave Frederik Blaumüller a yellow card for diving instead. In the 58th minute, Frederik Blaumüller hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 59thth minute of the game Asmund Rundkvist who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sporting Mambo's Florian De Vleeschauwere was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 61st minute of the match ECS FK got a corner. Sporting Mambo's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Quade Gorham ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to ECS FK's Emanuel Browall getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. After 61 played minutes ECS FK got a freekick which was hit by Emanuel Browall. ECS FK's Arturo Borubar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eric Mattsson in the 64th minute of play. If Asmund Rundkvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 72nd minute Behzat Hazer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arturo Borubar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, ECS FK's goalkeeper Arturo Borubar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Frederik Blaumüller. 75 minutes into the match, ECS FK's goalkeeper Arturo Borubar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Frederik Blaumüller. After 77 minutes, Asmund Rundkvist made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. Sporting Mambo's Florian De Vleeschauwere tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Sporting Mambo's Jordi De Mesemaekre was substituted for Eric Mattsson. The audience was convinced that Davis Damasceno's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Florian De Vleeschauwere was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. In the 95th minute Quin Camaño shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florian De Vleeschauwere saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. ECS FK had won after a very even match.