World League

To The Moon Arena
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rogério Vidal took the kick off in the first half of the match. Avery Novak's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but David Bouzon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. Rogério Vidal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 12th match minute, The Heren Istarion was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Georg Blomberg to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Chihuahua StrikerS™ booed when The Heren Istarion was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ibon Grau didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 13 minutes, Rogério Vidal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chihuahua StrikerS™'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Rogério Vidal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Emilian Martinez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lisa De Cat, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. David Bouzon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Avery Novak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emilian Martinez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Casper Biörling in the 30th minute of the match. With a little luck, The Heren Istarion's David Bouzon got control of the ball when Erlingur Haaland tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some careless play in the The Heren Istarion defense, Avery Novak kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of David Bouzon. The The Heren Istarion fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that David Bouzon should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erlingur Haaland in the 38th minute of play forced The Heren Istarion's goalkeeper David Bouzon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the game, Sven-Åke Samuelsson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Heren Istarion's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Chihuahua StrikerS™ the free kick. A collision led to The Heren Istarion getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Sven-Åke Samuelsson hit a great ball. David Bouzon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rogério Vidal in the 42nd minute. Daniel Nyström charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Daniel Nyström the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 44 played minutes The Heren Istarion got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Nyström. David Bouzon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Avery Novak in the 45th minute. David Bouzon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rogério Vidal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Casper Biörling to strike the kick off in the second half. The Heren Istarion's Sebastian Lilja was substituted for Hajime Taki. A collision led to The Heren Istarion getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Peter Jernberg hit a great ball. 59 minutes into the match, The Heren Istarion's goal looked a bit too open when Erlingur Haaland came free, but David Bouzon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Cláudio Lisboa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chihuahua StrikerS™'s supporters rose to their feet, but Cláudio Lisboa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. David Bouzon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Emilian Martinez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Casper Biörling in the 63rd minute of the match. Tomas Askberg was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 65 minutes into the match. After 65 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for The Heren Istarion! A collision led to The Heren Istarion getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Georg Blomberg hit a great ball. David Bouzon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Avery Novak in the 73rd minute of play. If Avery Novak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. For all the effort they put into the match, the The Heren Istarion players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Chihuahua StrikerS™.