World League

The Arena
Spectators: 7488 (Terracing: 5617, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Den Newland kicked off to start the match. Sporting Mambo's attack was well implemented in the 3rd minute, but when Behzat Hazer was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Florian De Vleeschauwere made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Den Newland in the 6th minute of play. Chris Bowler's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Florian De Vleeschauwere read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. In the 16th minute, Iigo Lezarreta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 25th minute Jamie Mayfield 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. Jude Bonham made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Frederik Blaumüller sent off a good shot on target. After 29 played minutes Sporting Mambo got a freekick which was hit by Behzat Hazer. Florian De Vleeschauwere showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jamie Mayfield, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. With his leg Jude Bonham managed to avoid a goal in the 36thth minute, when Sporting Mambo's Frederik Blaumüller fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With a little luck, Barr Point's Jude Bonham got control of the ball when Frederik Blaumüller tried to sneak it across the goal line. Frederik Blaumüller could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Jude Bonham made a huge save. 44 minutes into the game, Sporting Mambo's Eric Mattsson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jude Bonham made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Jude Bonham showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eric Mattsson, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Behzat Hazer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Barr Point's Jude Bonham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antony Rodrigues in the 56th minute of play. Jamie Mayfield could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Florian De Vleeschauwere made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Den Newland in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Florian De Vleeschauwere prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Chris Bowler hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Sporting Mambo made a substitution. Jordi De Mesemaekre replaced Eric Mattsson. Chris Bowler hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Den Newland sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antony Rodrigues in the 84th minute of play forced Barr Point's goalkeeper Jude Bonham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jamie Mayfield's late challenge caught a Sporting Mambo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jamie Mayfield helped the player get up and apologised. Jamie Mayfield kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Jude Bonham showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Behzat Hazer, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. 90 minutes into the match, Barr Point's goal looked a bit too open when Antony Rodrigues came free, but Jude Bonham reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 92nd match minute, Barr Point was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chris Bowler to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frederik Blaumüller in the 93rd minute of play forced Barr Point's goalkeeper Jude Bonham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jordi De Mesemaekre in the 95th minute of play forced Barr Point's goalkeeper Jude Bonham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jordi De Mesemaekre in the 95th minute of play forced Barr Point's goalkeeper Jude Bonham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sporting Mambo were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Barr Point for a fine match.