World League

Manorway
Spectators: 7464 (Terracing: 5599, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jonathan Lepe made the kick off which started today's match. Ritchie Branston kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Jonathan Lepe scored 0-1 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Theo Groom, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 6 minutes into the game, Cai Jian Chang cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Theo Groom was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 10th minute Jonathan Lepe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Theo Groom saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Theo Groom showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonathan Lepe in the 16th minute of the match. In the 17th minute Jonathan Lepe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Theo Groom saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Theo Groom took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonathan Lepe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 25th minute, Jonathan Lepe left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zorros del Desierto fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. The audience was convinced that Jonathan Lepe's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Theo Groom was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Jonathan Lepe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Theo Groom tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Theo Groom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonathan Lepe in the 37th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Lepe in the 39th minute of play forced East Ham United's goalkeeper Theo Groom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Jonathan Lepe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Harry Robson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Theo Groom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonathan Lepe in the 53rd minute of play. Jonathan Lepe might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Theo Groom. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jonathan Lepe ran back to his position shaking his head. Theo Groom made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Concetto Mare in the 59th minute of play. After some careless play in the East Ham United defense, Concetto Mare kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Theo Groom. The East Ham United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Theo Groom should have stopped the shot. Concetto Mare received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Theo Groom came out and tried to block the shot, but Concetto Mare slotted it home off the left post making it 0-5 in the 64th minute. 70 minutes into the game, one of East Ham United:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 75th minute, Concetto Mare left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zorros del Desierto fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. Theo Groom showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Concetto Mare in the 84th minute of the match. In the 92nd match minute, Zorros del Desierto was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sebastián Roco to maneuver through the defense. When Concetto Mare came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Zorros del Desierto fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Concetto Mare couldn't finish the play. When Cai Jian Chang came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Zorros del Desierto fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cai Jian Chang couldn't finish the play. When the final whistle sounded Zorros del Desierto left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than East Ham United.