World League

Stade Marcel Picot
Spectators: 7439 (Terracing: 5599, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 124) Joaquin Loredo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Walter Gardner having to interfere. In the 5th minute Marco Pro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Walter Gardner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, Nancy AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Marco Pro came free, but Walter Gardner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 8th minute Joaquin Loredo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Walter Gardner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, Wiktor Björnsson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Walter Gardner. Nancy AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Wiktor Björnsson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 15 minutes into the game, Jimmy Riad recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Rubio Mor. Jimmy Riad showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. Walter Gardner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marco Pro in the 18th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquin Loredo in the 19th minute of play forced Nancy AFC's goalkeeper Walter Gardner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marco Pro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pipo Inzaghi in the 21st minute of play forced Nancy AFC's goalkeeper Walter Gardner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Walter Gardner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marco Pro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Walter Gardner didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Ornopata's Joaquin Loredo shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-3 in the ordered_time% minute. 30 minutes into the match, Joaquin Loredo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Walter Gardner. Nancy AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joaquin Loredo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. Joaquin Loredo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Walter Gardner having to make a save. 35 minutes into the match, Nancy AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Joaquin Loredo came free, but Walter Gardner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Nancy AFC defense, Pipo Inzaghi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Walter Gardner. The Nancy AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Walter Gardner should have stopped the shot. 41 minutes into the match, Pipo Inzaghi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Walter Gardner. Nancy AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pipo Inzaghi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-6. Joaquin Loredo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Walter Gardner having to make a save. Nancy AFC's Walter Gardner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pipo Inzaghi in the 48th minute of play. After the first half Ornopata were leading 1-6. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jack Taylor to strike the kick off in the second half. Walter Gardner was out of position in the 51 minute of play, and Joaquin Loredo capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Joaquin Loredo really showed his touch with that goal: 1-7. Joaquin Loredo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Walter Gardner read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. 56 minutes had been played when some careless play by Nancy AFC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ricart Iturburu was slow to take the kick. During this time Ornopata's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Ornopata's corner Marco Pro fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Walter Gardner quite easily take care of the ball. In the 57th minute Pipo Inzaghi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Walter Gardner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 58 played minutes Nancy AFC got a freekick which was hit by Felix Howard. Ornopata made a substitution. Romero Ayerza replaced Ricart Iturburu. Felix Howard kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. The supporters of Nancy AFC booed when Ornopata was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joaquin Loredo didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marco Pro got free with Walter Gardner in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 67th minute Pipo Inzaghi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Walter Gardner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 68 minutes into the game, Marco Pro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-8. Walter Gardner was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the Nancy AFC defense, Pipo Inzaghi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Walter Gardner. The Nancy AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Walter Gardner should have stopped the shot. Joaquin Loredo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Walter Gardner made a huge save. Marco Pro who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 79thth minute tested the skills of Walter Gardner when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Ornopata's Estevez Matienzo was substituted for Wiktor Björnsson. In the 81st match minute, Nancy AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Howard to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Nancy AFC defense, Pipo Inzaghi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Walter Gardner. The Nancy AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Walter Gardner should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Ornopata booed when Nancy AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Graham Forster didn't get a good kick on the ball. 88 minutes into the match, Ornopata's goal looked a bit too open when Jack Taylor came free, but Rubio Mor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 92 minutes into the game, Ornopata's Marco Pro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Walter Gardner made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-11. Ornopata played a much better game than Nancy AFC and deserved their victory. The Nancy AFC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.