World League

Angus Young Stadium
Spectators: 7996 (Terracing: 5998, Seating: 1839, VIP seats: 159) Les Tigres's Leonardo Tipi 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. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Les Tigres's goalkeeper Lin Yan Hong, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 4 minutes into the game, ♫ Highway To Hell ❼❾ ♫'s Fernando Celipe nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lin Yan Hong made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 15th match minute, Les Tigres was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patrick Beckham to maneuver through the defense. Lin Yan Hong took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernando Celipe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st minute, Leonardo Tipi made a precise shot to the right of Alan Seco. ♫ Highway To Hell ❼❾ ♫'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Les Tigres were awarded a corner in the 25th minute after ♫ Highway To Hell ❼❾ ♫'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Luboš Štencl took the corner. After a rather tough play, Les Tigres's Luboš Štencl got a free kick in the 32nd minute. In the 43rd minute, Aurelio Serapio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fernando Celipe to make the kick off. When Grzegorz Sokolski fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Les Tigres's protests and gave Grzegorz Sokolski a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Les Tigres getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Grzegorz Sokolski hit a great ball. ♫ Highway To Hell ❼❾ ♫'s Freddy Gorbea was substituted for Virgilio Marko. In the 59th match minute, Les Tigres was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Grzegorz Sokolski to maneuver through the defense. Lin Yan Hong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernando Celipe in the 60th minute of the match. 61 minutes had been played when some careless play by Les Tigres's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Maximino Roderigo was slow to take the kick. During this time ♫ Highway To Hell ❼❾ ♫'s players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on ♫ Highway To Hell ❼❾ ♫'s corner Maximino Roderigo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Lin Yan Hong quite easily take care of the ball. In the 74th minute Leonardo Tipi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alan Seco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lin Yan Hong showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Celipe, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Les Tigres made a substitution. Paolo Ereinotz replaced Leonardo Tipi. Grzegorz Sokolski hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Fernando Celipe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 84th minute, Julio Barraza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Through an outstanding action, after 85 minutes, Alan Seco successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Alan Seco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edvard Võsandi, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. In the 92nd minute, Fernando Celipe made a precise shot to the right of Lin Yan Hong. Les Tigres's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. ♫ Highway To Hell ❼❾ ♫'s Alan Seco proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 97th minute of the match, managed to save ♫ Highway To Hell ❼❾ ♫ from getting a goal against them. Rodolfo Luken was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 99 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 98th minute of the game. One of Les Tigres:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ♫ Highway To Hell ❼❾ ♫:s goal. Les Tigres:s Lin Yan Hong showed great skill when he stopped Fernando Celipe:s penalty.