World League

Leiden Evimiz
Spectators: 7314 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Geert Wijgaert started the match with the kick off. Leiden Spor Kulubu's Harry Mik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geert Wijgaert in the 8th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, Leiden Spor Kulubu's goal looked a bit too open when Geert Wijgaert came free, but Harry Mik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17thth minute of the game Geert Wijgaert who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Leiden Spor Kulubu's Harry Mik was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Hector Pello could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Lara Guadalupi made a huge save. When Geert Wijgaert came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the MAGNIFICOS.FC 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 Geert Wijgaert couldn't finish the play. Lara Guadalupi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hector Pello in the 24th minute. In the 27th match minute, MAGNIFICOS.FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lech Cipinski to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Leiden Spor Kulubu's Hector Pello got a free kick in the 34th minute. 38 minutes into the match, MAGNIFICOS.FC's Geert Wijgaert sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Harry Mik narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Harry Mik stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Geert Wijgaert's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

MAGNIFICOS.FC's Cristoforo Balestra was substituted for Leonardo Paz. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hector Pello was the one to do the kick off. Lara Guadalupi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hector Pello in the 56th minute of play. Otto Krol made in the 58th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Zhao Yuan Xing immediately put the ball in play. When MAGNIFICOS.FC's Geert Wijgaert in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Leiden Spor Kulubu's goalie prevented a goal. Lara Guadalupi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 石渊文 in the 63rd minute of the match. Lara Guadalupi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 石渊文 in the 66th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Frederico Hermes managed to get in a good position for a shot. MAGNIFICOS.FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Frederico Hermes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Harry Mik breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. MAGNIFICOS.FC's Davi Vaz was substituted for Frederico Hermes. 72 minutes into the match, MAGNIFICOS.FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hector Pello came free, but Lara Guadalupi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Geert Wijgaert could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Harry Mik made a huge save. 87 minutes into the match, Leiden Spor Kulubu's goalkeeper Harry Mik had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Geert Wijgaert. After having played for 91 minutes, Geert Wijgaert managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MAGNIFICOS.FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Geert Wijgaert was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 93rd minute, Geert Wijgaert got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Harry Mik was out of position in the 95 minute of play, and Geert Wijgaert capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Geert Wijgaert really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. The Leiden Spor Kulubu fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. MAGNIFICOS.FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.