World League

Mamba Mentality
Spectators: 7645 (Terracing: 5735, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) The mood of the audience was pleasant when He Xiao Ao made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, Borussia Dortmund MZB's Koen Rosbach got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Michel Neuer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelino Abecia in the 5th minute of play. He Xiao Ao scored 0-1 in the 9th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hipolito Rico, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Michel Neuer was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Henry Bergvall showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 12 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelino Abecia in the 15th minute of play forced Borussia Dortmund MZB's goalkeeper Michel Neuer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Michel Neuer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angelino Abecia in the 17th minute of the match. 18 minutes into the game, He Xiao Ao cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Hipolito Rico was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If He Xiao Ao had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hipolito Rico made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from He Xiao Ao in the 26th minute of play. In the 32nd minute, Henrique Laguna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 34 minutes into the match, He Xiao Ao notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Black Mamba's Hipolito Rico. Hipolito Rico was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Michel Neuer made an important save on a dangerous shot by Henry Bergvall in the 37th minute. A sloppy throw-in by Henrique Laguna in the 38th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Borussia Dortmund MZB's Murilo Maranhense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelino Abecia in the 41st minute of play forced Borussia Dortmund MZB's goalkeeper Michel Neuer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Henry Bergvall to strike the kick off in the second half. Hipolito Rico made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from He Xiao Ao in the 52nd minute of play. Hipolito Rico showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from He Xiao Ao, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Hipolito Rico took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from He Xiao Ao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelino Abecia in the 62nd minute of play forced Borussia Dortmund MZB's goalkeeper Michel Neuer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 62 minutes of play, Black Mamba's Angelino Abecia made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Michel Neuer was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Sune Bergdal in the 67th minute of play forced Black Mamba's goalkeeper Hipolito Rico to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute of the match Borussia Dortmund MZB got a corner. Black Mamba's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. 杨攀 盛世 ran over to the corner to take the kick. Michel Neuer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Henry Bergvall, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Black Mamba's Hipolito Rico proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Black Mamba from getting a goal against them. Hipolito Rico took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedrão de Sousa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 78 minutes, Pedrão de Sousa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Borussia Dortmund MZB's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pedrão de Sousa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 80 minutes into the match, 杨攀 盛世 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hipolito Rico. Black Mamba's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 杨攀 盛世 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-4. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Henry Bergvall in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Michel Neuer prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Black Mamba were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Borussia Dortmund MZB to leave the ground with a draw.