World League

José Dellagiovanna
Spectators: 7453 (Terracing: 5605, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 130) Tigre's Gwyn Lawson started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. With an all-out effort, Tigre's Holer Nolan threw himself towards the right post 4 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Gwyn Lawson, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Holer Nolan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Justo Lore in the 14th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergio Cordareo in the 24th minute of play forced The Gonzez's goalkeeper Holer Nolan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stefan Orlicki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Per-Oskar Larsfelt, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sergio Cordareo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Holer Nolan made a huge save. Holer Nolan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gwyn Lawson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Holer Nolan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Aparecido, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Holer Nolan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergio Cordareo in the 45th minute of the match. Stefan Orlicki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mattias Qvalfeldt in the 47th minute of play. Mattias Qvalfeldt took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stefan Orlicki. Stefan Orlicki dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Xu Yi Jian to strike the kick off in the second half. After 53 played minutes The Gonzez got a freekick which was hit by Rickard Tunberg. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Justo Lore managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tigre's supporters rose to their feet, but Justo Lore was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Holer Nolan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Holer Nolan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pedro Aparecido, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celedonio Ugaitz in the 60th minute of play forced The Gonzez's goalkeeper Holer Nolan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 64 played minutes The Gonzez got a freekick which was hit by Bo Lundqvist. Tigre made a substitution. Masao Koriotto replaced Sergio Cordareo. A collision led to The Gonzez getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Bo Lundqvist hit a great ball. In the 68th minute of the match, Mattias Qvalfeldt tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Stefan Orlicki saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Holer Nolan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Aparecido in the 69th minute of play. Holer Nolan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Justo Lore, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. When the match had gone on for 72 minutes, Gwyn Lawson put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Holer Nolan. After 77 played minutes Tigre got a freekick which was hit by Justo Lore. Xu Yi Jian blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Stefan Orlicki having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mattias Qvalfeldt in the 79th minute of play forced Tigre's goalkeeper Stefan Orlicki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Holer Nolan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gwyn Lawson in the 83rd minute of play. 84 minutes into the game, Pedro Aparecido cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Holer Nolan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Celedonio Ugaitz scored 3-1 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Holer Nolan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 96 minutes into the match, The Gonzez's goal looked a bit too open when Gwyn Lawson came free, but Holer Nolan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee ended the match the Tigre players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.