World League

Dionisio Fernanco
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gianluca Lapadula got the match started through his kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gianluca Lapadula in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Montrell Harrell prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sportivo Ben Hur's Montrell Harrell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gianluca Lapadula in the 7th minute of play. Montrell Harrell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gianluca Lapadula, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. 12 minutes in the game 宋皓沙 did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Anselmo Lluis. In the 16th minute Cankut Urgun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Montrell Harrell saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Montrell Harrell stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gianluca Lapadula's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. In the 18thth minute of the game Gianluca Lapadula who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sportivo Ben Hur's Montrell Harrell was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Montrell Harrell stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gianluca Lapadula's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. The supporters of Sportivo Ben Hur booed when KS Bukowe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ulrik Runeberg didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, KS Bukowe's Jerzy Dudek got control of the ball when Jorge Hagi tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Sportivo Ben Hur booed when KS Bukowe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jan Zgonina didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 34 minutes, Jedrzej Chrzan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sportivo Ben Hur's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jedrzej Chrzan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Gianluca Lapadula came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the KS Bukowe 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 Gianluca Lapadula couldn't finish the play. 39 minutes into the game, one of Sportivo Ben Hur:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After the first half KS Bukowe were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jorge Hagi to make the kick off. Jerzy Dudek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Rodriguez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jorge Hagi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Jerzy Dudek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teo Elivareo in the 60th minute of play forced KS Bukowe's goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jerzy Dudek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mario Rodriguez, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Jerzy Dudek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Rodriguez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Montrell Harrell showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gianluca Lapadula in the 70th minute of the match. 73 minutes into the game, Gianluca Lapadula recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Montrell Harrell. Gianluca Lapadula showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-2. Sportivo Ben Hur's Pablo Escobar was substituted for Eduardo Pirro. Sportivo Ben Hur's Arturo Baladi was substituted for Teo Elivareo. Cankut Urgun's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Montrell Harrell read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. In the 79th minute of the match KS Bukowe got a corner. Sportivo Ben Hur's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Wieslaw Czajka ran over to the corner to take the kick. Gianluca Lapadula made a great header on KS Bukowe's corner, it was just that Sportivo Ben Hur's Montrell Harrell managed to reach the ball for a save. Ulrik Runeberg hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Jerzy Dudek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Hagi in the 82nd minute of the match. In the 89th minute, Mario Rodriguez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jerzy Dudek was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. If Jorge Hagi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. KS Bukowe walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.