World League

Jeppe arena
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Arnulfo Lugo started the match with the kick off. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Videl Mauriz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sakarias Stephansson in the 12th minute of play. A collision led to ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Nalo Loaisa hit a great ball. Videl Mauriz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnulfo Lugo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 24th minute, Timmernabben FF's Kaká Junior dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Pero Falla managed to get in a good position for a shot. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s supporters rose to their feet, but Pero Falla was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tomás Guillen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Pero Falla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomás Guillen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pero Falla, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. After 37 played minutes ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ got a freekick which was hit by Nalo Loaisa. 40 minutes had been played when some careless play by ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Folke Lövgren was slow to take the kick. During this time Timmernabben FF's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Folke Lövgren got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Videl Mauriz quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 43rd minute, Rasmus Överman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rasmus Överman during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 46 played minutes Timmernabben FF got a freekick which was hit by Rasmus Överman. A collision led to Timmernabben FF getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Sylwester Panikowski hit a great ball. Timmernabben FF's Tomás Guillen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jedrzej Kloczko in the 48th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Sakarias Stephansson in the 51st minute of play forced ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s goalkeeper Videl Mauriz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pero Falla didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 1-1 via right post in the game's 53rd minute. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Timmernabben FF's goalkeeper Tomás Guillen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ made a substitution. Noel Guerrero replaced Gaspar Alborza. ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jedrzej Kloczko in the 59th minute. Tomás Guillen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pacorro Aguilar in the 63rd minute. In the 68th match minute, ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aurelio Lara to maneuver through the defense. Allan Hallgren charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Allan Hallgren the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Pacorro Aguilar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Tomás Guillen made a huge save. Pacorro Aguilar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Noel Guerrero charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Noel Guerrero the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 75 played minutes ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ got a freekick which was hit by Noel Guerrero. Aurelio Lara hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Timmernabben FF's goalkeeper Tomás Guillen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦'s Pacorro Aguilar in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Timmernabben FF's goalie prevented a goal. After 90 minutes, Pacorro Aguilar made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Timmernabben FF's Tomás Guillen tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Tomás Guillen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pacorro Aguilar's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched ♠♥ Stardust Crusaders ♣♦ eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.