World League

Silvano Tomé
Spectators: 7618 (Terracing: 5714, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ivan Óbolo kicked off to start the match. Kjell Ekeli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Honorato Aznaro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 5 minutes, Willian Pay managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Habsburgo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Willian Pay was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Willian Pay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 8th minute Ivan Óbolo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Honorato Aznaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, Willian Pay notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Sagene IF's Glyn Wedlock. Glyn Wedlock was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A sloppy throw-in by Bernad Velicia in the 14th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Habsburgo's Domenico Di Nino. Willian Pay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 19 minutes into the game, Willian Pay cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Glyn Wedlock was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Willian Pay might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Glyn Wedlock. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Willian Pay ran back to his position shaking his head. Glyn Wedlock made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Willian Pay in the 25th minute of play. Hans-Kristian Aanes hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. In the 28th minute of the match Habsburgo got a corner. Sagene IF's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Domenico Di Nino ran over to the corner to take the kick. Domenico Di Nino made a great header on Habsburgo's corner, it was just that Sagene IF's Glyn Wedlock managed to reach the ball for a save. 30 minutes into the match, Habsburgo's goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Óbolo came free, but Honorato Aznaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 32 minutes of play, Habsburgo's Willian Pay made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Glyn Wedlock was left in no man's land by his defense there! Willian Pay might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Glyn Wedlock. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Willian Pay ran back to his position shaking his head. Willian Pay could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Glyn Wedlock made a huge save. In the 37th play minute Willian Pay came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Glyn Wedlock. 6-0. Habsburgo's Honorato Aznaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hans-Kristian Aanes in the 47th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Willian Pay was the one to do the kick off. Willian Pay might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Glyn Wedlock. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Willian Pay ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 51st minute Willian Pay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Glyn Wedlock saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 53rdth minute of the game Ivan Óbolo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Habsburgo's Honorato Aznaro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ivan Óbolo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Honorato Aznaro having to make a save. Ivan Óbolo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Honorato Aznaro made a huge save. 56 minutes into the game, Ivan Óbolo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-1. Honorato Aznaro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Habsburgo made a substitution. Sebastian Froylan replaced Willian Pay. Levent Itzov hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. In the 63rd minute, Levent Itzov got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Honorato Aznaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivan Óbolo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Sebastian Froylan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Glyn Wedlock was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 69 minutes, the score became 7-1 when Sebastian Froylan sped through Sagene IF's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Glyn Wedlock. 74 minutes into the game, Kjell Ekeli threw the ball into play from the sideline. Habsburgo's Pedro Ramone quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 77th minute, Levent Itzov made a precise shot to the right of Glyn Wedlock. Sagene IF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-1. After a rather tough play, Sagene IF's Hans-Kristian Aanes got a free kick in the 84th minute. Levent Itzov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Habsburgo's Sebastian Froylan in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sagene IF's goalie prevented a goal. Glyn Wedlock made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Froylan in the 95th minute of play. Habsburgo's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.