World League

Characate Arena
Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Reinhard Borkmann started the match with the kick off. Eugeniusz Tyski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leopoldo Afonso's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. Benjamin Price showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benny White, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Benjamin Price didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Hamburg City Vampires's Reinhard Borkmann shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. After some careless play in the Hamburg City Vampires defense, Leopoldo Afonso kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eugeniusz Tyski. The Hamburg City Vampires fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eugeniusz Tyski should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Characate FC booed when Hamburg City Vampires was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roy Lövskog didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 21st minute Ernesto Txanton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eugeniusz Tyski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Uriel Paio made in the 25th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Ernesto Txanton immediately put the ball in play. After some careless play in the Hamburg City Vampires defense, Ernesto Txanton kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eugeniusz Tyski. The Hamburg City Vampires fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eugeniusz Tyski should have stopped the shot. 31 minutes into the match, Characate FC's goal looked a bit too open when Reinhard Borkmann came free, but Benjamin Price reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Characate FC's David Lidman got a free kick in the 33rd minute. The supporters of Hamburg City Vampires booed when Characate FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rigoberto Ur didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leopoldo Afonso's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eugeniusz Tyski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. Géza Rákosi hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. In the 46th minute Leopoldo Afonso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eugeniusz Tyski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leopoldo Afonso to make the kick off. In the 54th minute, Gerardo Santikurtz 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. Eugeniusz Tyski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ernesto Txanton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marc Hooiveld during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 60 played minutes Hamburg City Vampires got a freekick which was hit by Marc Hooiveld. Eugeniusz Tyski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nestor Gaxan in the 62nd minute of the match. In the 68th minute, Gervasio Isias 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. If Ernesto Txanton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hamburg City Vampires's Ivica Lufen was substituted for Bum-Kun Kästle. Hamburg City Vampires made a substitution. Orest Bubniv replaced Géza Rákosi. After 81 minutes, Reinhard Borkmann mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hamburg City Vampires and the Characate FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 81st match minute, Hamburg City Vampires was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Reinhard Borkmann to maneuver through the defense. 87 minutes into the match, Hamburg City Vampires's goal looked a bit too open when Ernesto Txanton came free, but Eugeniusz Tyski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eugeniusz Tyski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernesto Txanton, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. In the 91st match minute, Hamburg City Vampires was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benny White to maneuver through the defense. If Ernesto Txanton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. There was no doubt that Characate FC were the better team. Characate FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.