World League

BrighouseFC
Spectators: 7444 (Terracing: 5584, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) The supporters of Brighouse FC booed when CF JABATOS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerardo Valiente didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 5th minute Maximo Gomesano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Billy Tunberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Brighouse FC's Billy Tunberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pedro Horado in the 6th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Pedro Horado had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Billy Tunberg. Brighouse FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pedro Horado was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Pedro Horado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Billy Tunberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Azly Vijiaratnam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Venancio Bihar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximo Gomesano in the 15th minute of play forced Brighouse FC's goalkeeper Billy Tunberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Brighouse FC's Billy Tunberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximo Gomesano in the 15th minute of play. 19 minutes into the game, CF JABATOS's Pedro Horado nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Billy Tunberg made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 22nd minute Maximo Gomesano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Billy Tunberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sule Akpan hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. In the 25th minute, Marco Pes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Billy Tunberg was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. 32 minutes into the game, Pedro Horado cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Billy Tunberg was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the match had gone on for 35 minutes, Maximo Gomesano put it in 0-5 from a short distance just to the right of Billy Tunberg. If Maximo Gomesano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 43 minutes, Marco Pes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CF JABATOS and the Brighouse FC players grew even worse after the yellow card.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Maximo Gomesano was the one to do the kick off. Maximo Gomesano might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Billy Tunberg. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Maximo Gomesano ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Brighouse FC's goalkeeper Billy Tunberg, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 53rd minute, Pedro Horado reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Billy Tunberg. The goal made the score 0-6. In the 57th minute, Marco Pes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Azly Vijiaratnam in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Venancio Bihar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 61 minutes into the match, Maximino Jurgi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Billy Tunberg. Brighouse FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Maximino Jurgi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. Filiberto Fiz hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Azly Vijiaratnam managed to get in a good position for a shot. Brighouse FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Azly Vijiaratnam was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Venancio Bihar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Billy Tunberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maximo Gomesano in the 69th minute. In the 70th match minute, CF JABATOS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Horado to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice moves Maximino Jurgi could shoot a difficult shot in the 77th minute, which Billy Tunberg however easily saved by the left post. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Brighouse FC's goalie and right to Pedro Horado. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Brighouse FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 80th match minute, CF JABATOS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pedro Horado to maneuver through the defense. CF JABATOS played a much better game than Brighouse FC and deserved their victory. The Brighouse FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.