World League

Østerbro Stadion
Spectators: 7703 (Terracing: 5779, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Cesinha Vargas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ştefan Șerbulea's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Benne Verdonk read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 2nd minute of play. Benne Verdonk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jackie Banks in the 11th minute of the match. AMLUCHO's attentive Otávio Penha managed to snatch the ball when Cesinha Vargas made a throw-in in the 14th minute of the game. Chad Smith kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. In the 15th minute Jackie Banks shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benne Verdonk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ştefan Șerbulea in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benne Verdonk prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ştefan Șerbulea scored 0-1 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Benne Verdonk, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 34th minute Rainer Gansner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Selahaddin Esentürk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Rainer Gansner's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Selahaddin Esentürk was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Selahaddin Esentürk made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cláudio Botelho in the 35th minute. Benne Verdonk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ştefan Șerbulea, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Selahaddin Esentürk made a fantastic save in the 48th minute, when Cláudio Botelho sent off a good shot on target. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Vilarinho in the 51st minute of play forced BK Skjold's goalkeeper Benne Verdonk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the last second Benne Verdonk throw himself and got hold of the ball when Jackie Banks in the 53rdth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 54th minute of the match AMLUCHO got a corner. BK Skjold's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jackie Banks ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Jackie Banks got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Benne Verdonk quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Miguel Vilarinho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chad Smith in the 60th minute of play forced AMLUCHO's goalkeeper Selahaddin Esentürk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 61 minutes had been played when some careless play by AMLUCHO's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cesinha Vargas was slow to take the kick. During this time BK Skjold's players had a chance to rest. Cesinha Vargas made a great header on BK Skjold's corner, it was just that AMLUCHO's Selahaddin Esentürk managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 63rd minute Cesinha Vargas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Selahaddin Esentürk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rainer Gansner in the 66th minute of play forced AMLUCHO's goalkeeper Selahaddin Esentürk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Selahaddin Esentürk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cláudio Botelho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Benne Verdonk was out of position in the 70 minute of play, and Jackie Banks capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jackie Banks really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. Selahaddin Esentürk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cesinha Vargas, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 73rd minute, Nebi Özker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jackie Banks in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benne Verdonk prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jackie Banks who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 82ndth minute tested the skills of Benne Verdonk when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Benne Verdonk made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jackie Banks in the 88th minute. A collision led to BK Skjold getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Cláudio Botelho hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ştefan Șerbulea in the 91st minute of play forced BK Skjold's goalkeeper Benne Verdonk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to AMLUCHO getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Miguel Vilarinho hit a great ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. AMLUCHO had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.