U23 World League

Hooters HeavenlyHome
Spectators: 7988 (Terracing: 5992, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. German Lia started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Heavenly Hooters getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Jake Grayson hit a great ball. Heavenly Hooters's Lennie Rusby played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Korhan Türkol in the 8th minute of play. In the 16th minute German Lia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lennie Rusby saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Exequiel Zeballos was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Lennie Rusby in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 22 minutes into the match, Heavenly Hooters's goal looked a bit too open when German Lia came free, but Lennie Rusby reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dave Cole made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Luiz de Moraes in the 23rd minute of play. Lennie Rusby showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Korhan Türkol in the 24th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Luiz de Moraes in the 27th minute of play forced ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s goalkeeper Dave Cole to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Heavenly Hooters booed when ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rodolfo Muc didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Saverio Ribeiro came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Heavenly Hooters 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 Saverio Ribeiro couldn't finish the play. Heavenly Hooters's Lennie Rusby played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ermanno Cinalli in the 34th minute of play. Dudley Hadley received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Dave Cole tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Apolo Brais hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. A collision led to ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Angelino Cristofor hit a great ball. In the 44th minute, Pedro Luiz de Moraes made a precise shot to the right of Dave Cole. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s Anselmo Millano was substituted for Exequiel Zeballos. The wind increased when Pedro Luiz de Moraes made the kick off in the second half. Lennie Rusby made an important save on a dangerous shot by Korhan Türkol in the 54th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saverio Ribeiro in the 59th minute of play forced ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s goalkeeper Dave Cole to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Heavenly Hooters's Lennie Rusby played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by German Lia in the 61st minute of play. With a little luck, Heavenly Hooters's Lennie Rusby got control of the ball when Korhan Türkol tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dave Cole showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shane Beesley in the 65th minute of the match. Heavenly Hooters's Lennie Rusby played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Korhan Türkol in the 66th minute of play. Dave Cole showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Luiz de Moraes in the 69th minute of the match. Pedro Luiz de Moraes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Heavenly Hooters's Todd Connery was substituted for Pedro Luiz de Moraes. Heavenly Hooters made a substitution. Kevin Byrne replaced Adrian Collier. If German Lia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 84th minute, Marc Armstrong hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when German Lia got free with Lennie Rusby in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Brandon Wright in the 89th minute of play forced ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡'s goalkeeper Dave Cole to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dave Cole showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brandon Wright in the 95th minute of the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. ≡≡ SOMOS ARGENTINA ≡≡ had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.