World League

Nordharz Stadion
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Zoil Soltero made the kick off which started today's match. Zoil Soltero blasted a shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jacek Matuch having to make a save. SV Bad Harzburg's Jacek Matuch played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zoil Soltero in the 4th minute of play. If Toralf Hell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 13 minutes into the match, SV Bad Harzburg's goal looked a bit too open when Maximiliano Plata came free, but Jacek Matuch reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Villegas Villagarcia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silvestre Loi in the 18th minute of play. After 20 minutes YerBaTerOs's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jurek Ohrem who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Derek Henderson managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Jacek Matuch showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zoil Soltero, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. In the 28th minute Héctor Gordon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacek Matuch saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st minute, Derek Henderson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 31 minutes, Ascencio Puente managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. YerBaTerOs's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ascencio Puente was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, YerBaTerOs's Villegas Villagarcia got control of the ball when Takeshi Bieberstein tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to YerBaTerOs getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Ascencio Puente hit a great ball. In the 37th minute Maximiliano Plata shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacek Matuch saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jacek Matuch took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zoil Soltero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ascencio Puente kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

YerBaTerOs made a substitution. Andres Anguciana replaced Intriago Viles. The audience thought a goal was coming when Xayvion Borrajo got free with Jacek Matuch in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to SV Bad Harzburg getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Éthan Pichard hit a great ball. In the 60th minute of the match, Andres Anguciana got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jacek Matuch was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvestre Loi in the 63rd minute of play forced YerBaTerOs's goalkeeper Villegas Villagarcia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Villegas Villagarcia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvestre Loi in the 66th minute of the match. Xayvion Borrajo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Jacek Matuch made a huge save. Villegas Villagarcia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jurek Ohrem in the 80th minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, Jurek Ohrem notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of YerBaTerOs's Villegas Villagarcia. Villegas Villagarcia was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toralf Hell in the 92nd minute of play forced YerBaTerOs's goalkeeper Villegas Villagarcia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Toralf Hell fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Villegas Villagarcia having to interfere. SV Bad Harzburg's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.