World League

Pracusiownia
Spectators: 7532 (Terracing: 5650, Seating: 1732, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Stacey Banning got the match started through his kick off. Borys Rydzewski hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. 5 minutes into the match, Stacey Banning had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Paulino Erruki. Pracusiowie's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stacey Banning was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Stacey Banning blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Paulino Erruki having to make a save. Eulalio Francesco made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Malvin Pascual sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stacey Banning in the 16th minute of play forced Pracusiowie's goalkeeper Paulino Erruki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Stacey Banning had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Paulino Erruki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stacey Banning in the 18th minute of the match. With 19 minutes on the clock, Felix Wedemeyer commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. River tu grato nombre made a substitution. Rolland Kellogg replaced Pedro Augusto De Assis Moreira. After 19 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for River tu grato nombre! Oleg Dzhangozov shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Eulalio Francesco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Slawomir Niezywy in the 24th minute. A sloppy throw-in by Borys Rydzewski in the 32nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by River tu grato nombre's John Presley. Eulalio Francesco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oleg Dzhangozov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Michel Andreasson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eulalio Francesco having to interfere. Pracusiowie's Paulino Erruki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stacey Banning in the 38th minute of play. Paulino Erruki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Porter Mansfield, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stacey Banning in the 46th minute of play forced Pracusiowie's goalkeeper Paulino Erruki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Michel Andreasson to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute Stacey Banning shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulino Erruki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 54th minute, Porter Mansfield made a precise shot to the right of Paulino Erruki. Pracusiowie's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Paulino Erruki was a little too slow when Stacey Banning got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 57th minute. The score was now 0-3. Stacey Banning might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Paulino Erruki. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Stacey Banning ran back to his position shaking his head. Paulino Erruki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stacey Banning in the 61st minute of the match. Pracusiowie's Paulino Erruki proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Pracusiowie from getting a goal against them. In the 71st minute River tu grato nombre were awarded a corner. Stacey Banning went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Stacey Banning almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Pracusiowie's Paulino Erruki did a great save. Michel Andreasson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eulalio Francesco read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. Michel Andreasson took the ball and in the 73 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Eulalio Francesco. Eulalio Francesco dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. With a little luck, Pracusiowie's Paulino Erruki got control of the ball when Stacey Banning tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Stacey Banning had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stacey Banning in the 80th minute of play forced Pracusiowie's goalkeeper Paulino Erruki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the River tu grato nombre defense, Malvin Pascual kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eulalio Francesco. The River tu grato nombre fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eulalio Francesco should have stopped the shot. Paulino Erruki made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stacey Banning in the 84th minute. After a rather tough play, Pracusiowie's Pavel Nedvěd got a free kick in the 88th minute. Stacey Banning received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Paulino Erruki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Pracusiowie supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching River tu grato nombre's performance. The match ended with a win for River tu grato nombre.