World League

Old School Stadium
Spectators: 7569 (Terracing: 5678, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gilberto Nayely started the match with the kick off. Amado Jordão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Svend Betz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ye Wei made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gilberto Nayely in the 15th minute. Gilberto Nayely's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ye Wei read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. Punk Fiction's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Eleuterio Gagriel in the 18th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Svend Betz in the 20th minute of play forced Punk Fiction's goalkeeper Amado Jordão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amado Jordão made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Svend Betz in the 26th minute of play. After 28 minutes of play, FSX UNITED's Svend Betz made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Amado Jordão was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Edelmiro Olivar fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Punk Fiction's protests and gave Edelmiro Olivar a yellow card for diving instead. In the 32nd match minute, Punk Fiction was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edelmiro Olivar to maneuver through the defense. Amado Jordão showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Svend Betz, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Svend Betz in the 35th minute of play forced Punk Fiction's goalkeeper Amado Jordão to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FSX UNITED's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Karl-Åke Kvist in the 36th minute. In the 45th minute, Edelmiro Olivar had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. Svend Betz's late challenge caught a Punk Fiction's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Svend Betz helped the player get up and apologised. In the 46th match minute, FSX UNITED was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Svend Betz to maneuver through the defense.

57 minutes into the match, FSX UNITED's Svend Betz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Amado Jordão narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, Punk Fiction's Amado Jordão got control of the ball when Svend Betz tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Gilberto Nayely had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ye Wei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilberto Nayely in the 65th minute of the match. Svend Betz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Amado Jordão made an important save on a dangerous shot by Svend Betz in the 78th minute. A collision led to Punk Fiction getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Faustino Abajas hit a great ball. FSX UNITED made a substitution. Marcelo Salas replaced Mircea Popilean. FSX UNITED made a substitution. Amancio Baesler replaced Svend Betz. FSX UNITED's Thomas Cochrane was substituted for Evelio Matetich. In the 84th minute, Faustino Abajas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 91 minutes into the match, Punk Fiction's goal looked a bit too open when Marcelo Salas came free, but Amado Jordão reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abelardo Tancredo hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. When the match was over FSX UNITED could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Punk Fiction throughout the match.