World League

Signal Iduna Park
Spectators: 7664 (Terracing: 5749, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Geert Wijgaert made the kick off which started today's match. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Geert Wijgaert managed to get in a good position for a shot. MAGNIFICOS.FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Geert Wijgaert was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Larpe Cabrera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 10 minutes into the game, MAGNIFICOS.FC's Geert Wijgaert nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Larpe Cabrera made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Lara Guadalupi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvito Helguera in the 21st minute of the match. Larpe Cabrera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Geert Wijgaert in the 25th minute. 30 minutes into the game, Geert Wijgaert recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Larpe Cabrera. Geert Wijgaert showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0. In the 35th minute Alvito Helguera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lara Guadalupi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Larpe Cabrera didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Geert Wijgaert went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Alvito Helguera sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvito Helguera in the 39th minute of play forced MAGNIFICOS.FC's goalkeeper Lara Guadalupi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Larpe Cabrera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geert Wijgaert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristoforo Balestra hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. If Alvito Helguera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alvito Helguera stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. MAGNIFICOS.FC's Lara Guadalupi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save MAGNIFICOS.FC from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geert Wijgaert in the 60th minute of play forced Nueva Adalucia's goalkeeper Larpe Cabrera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nueva Adalucia's Cordarin Velazquez was substituted for Manel Sans. Larpe Cabrera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geert Wijgaert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 72nd match minute, MAGNIFICOS.FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabinho Rossi to maneuver through the defense. 74 minutes into the game, Celino Valines was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nueva Adalucia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MAGNIFICOS.FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Nueva Adalucia's Celino Valines got a free kick in the 74th minute. 76 minutes into the game, Geert Wijgaert cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Larpe Cabrera was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Alvito Helguera charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alvito Helguera the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Nueva Adalucia getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Alvito Helguera hit a great ball. Alvito Helguera could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Lara Guadalupi made a huge save. Sabin Baltanas hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. In the 84th minute, Sabin Baltanas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Larpe Cabrera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geert Wijgaert in the 85th minute of the match. If Geert Wijgaert had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Larpe Cabrera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geert Wijgaert, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Nueva Adalucia's Larpe Cabrera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geert Wijgaert in the 90th minute of play. After 91 minutes, Ospin Urruti mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nueva Adalucia and the MAGNIFICOS.FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 91st minute, Ospin Urruti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 92 minutes into the match, Nueva Adalucia's goal looked a bit too open when Geert Wijgaert came free, but Larpe Cabrera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 96th minute Geert Wijgaert shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Larpe Cabrera saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The MAGNIFICOS.FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Nueva Adalucia had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.