World League

ANFIELD
Spectators: 8515 (Terracing: 6387, Seating: 1958, VIP seats: 170) An unexpectedly hard shot by Tilemachos Romanidis in the 4th minute of play forced Olavarria FC's goalkeeper Michel Hendrickx to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alisson Becker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isaias Matas in the 6th minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 8th minute by Tilemachos Romanidis got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After 10 played minutes Liverpool F.C. YNWA got a freekick which was hit by Tilemachos Romanidis. In the 14th minute of the game Mario Napolitano made a throw-in which Sven-Olof Kihlman played forward. 17 minutes into the game, Mario Napolitano threw the ball into play from the sideline. Olavarria FC's Robby Van Steen quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Michel Hendrickx showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tilemachos Romanidis in the 19th minute of the match. The throw-in from Mario Napolitano in the 22nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Olavarria FC's Mauro Kotlar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ata Bircan got free with Michel Hendrickx in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Liverpool F.C. YNWA were awarded a corner in the 36th minute after Olavarria FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tytus Lichucki took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Olavarria FC's goalie and right to Sven-Olof Kihlman. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Olavarria FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Ata Bircan slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Michel Hendrickx. That made the score 1-1 after 38 minutes of play. Ata Bircan took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Michel Hendrickx. Michel Hendrickx dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Michel Hendrickx made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tilemachos Romanidis in the 47th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Isaias Matas made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Robby Van Steen 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. In the 57th minute, Tilemachos Romanidis made a precise shot to the right of Michel Hendrickx. Olavarria FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. 61 minutes into the match, Tilemachos Romanidis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Michel Hendrickx. Olavarria FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tilemachos Romanidis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. 65 minutes into the game, Dominik Zawacki cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-1. Michel Hendrickx was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Olavarria FC made a substitution. Timy Wolfdoncx replaced Thys Lenoir. Olavarria FC's Michel Hendrickx played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marinos Sidiropoulos in the 74th minute of play. Alisson Becker stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ervigio Ojeda's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. Michel Hendrickx made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marinos Sidiropoulos in the 79th minute of play. Marinos Sidiropoulos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Liverpool F.C. YNWA's Panos Zounis was substituted for Mario Napolitano. Michel Hendrickx took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dominik Zawacki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 86 played minutes Liverpool F.C. YNWA got a freekick which was hit by Panos Zounis. 89 minutes into the match, Olavarria FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marinos Sidiropoulos came free, but Michel Hendrickx reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Olavarria FC booed when Liverpool F.C. YNWA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raf Vermaelen didn't get a good kick on the ball. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Liverpool F.C. YNWA fully deserved thier win.