World League

Thunderdome
Spectators: 7734 (Terracing: 5802, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jorge Hagi made the kick off which started today's match. Marcus Ekrot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Hagi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Faas Wilkes got free with Montrell Harrell in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After taking down the ball on Sportivo Ben Hur's corner Teobald Korytkowski fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marcus Ekrot quite easily take care of the ball. Marcus Ekrot stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Primitivo Chaime's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. Marcus Ekrot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Hagi in the 19th minute of the match. In the 20th match minute, Vykans Vikingar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernan Berart to maneuver through the defense. In the 21st minute of the match Jaakob Rahkonen sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marcus Ekrot skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teobald Korytkowski in the 22nd minute of play forced Vykans Vikingar's goalkeeper Marcus Ekrot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Faas Wilkes got free with Montrell Harrell in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Vykans Vikingar's Marcus Ekrot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Délio Toledo in the 25th minute of play. After some careless play in the Vykans Vikingar defense, Teobald Korytkowski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcus Ekrot. The Vykans Vikingar fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcus Ekrot should have stopped the shot. If Primitivo Chaime had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcus Ekrot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Primitivo Chaime in the 36th minute of the match. Vykans Vikingar's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Fernan Berart in the 40th minute. Vykans Vikingar's Marcus Ekrot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teobald Korytkowski in the 42nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Faas Wilkes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Montrell Harrell was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. Montrell Harrell showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tage Glanselius, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The Vykans Vikingar players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Sportivo Ben Hur were winning 0-2.

Sportivo Ben Hur's Daniel Constancio was substituted for Teobald Korytkowski. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alessandro Micucci stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Alessandro Micucci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 57th minute Jorge Hagi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcus Ekrot saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, Vykans Vikingar's goalkeeper Marcus Ekrot had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jorge Hagi. 63 minutes into the match, Jorge Hagi dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Marcus Ekrot, 0-3. In the 66th match minute, Vykans Vikingar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Faas Wilkes to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Sportivo Ben Hur booed when Vykans Vikingar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Faas Wilkes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marcus Ekrot made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Jorge Hagi sent off a good shot on target. Montrell Harrell made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernan Berart in the 70th minute of play. Sportivo Ben Hur's Montrell Harrell played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Genaro Remicio in the 71st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alessandro Micucci in the 73rd minute of play forced Sportivo Ben Hur's goalkeeper Montrell Harrell to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jorge Hagi in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcus Ekrot saved Vykans Vikingar from getting behind. 79 minutes into the match, Sportivo Ben Hur's goal looked a bit too open when Genaro Remicio came free, but Montrell Harrell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcus Ekrot made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jorge Hagi in the 82nd minute. Villegas Ferragudo charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Villegas Ferragudo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 84 played minutes Sportivo Ben Hur got a freekick which was hit by Villegas Ferragudo. Fernan Berart took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 84th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Montrell Harrell. Sportivo Ben Hur's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Montrell Harrell took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alessandro Micucci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 90 minutes into the match, Sportivo Ben Hur's goal looked a bit too open when Alessandro Micucci came free, but Montrell Harrell reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Vykans Vikingar getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Tage Glanselius hit a great ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Sportivo Ben Hur had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.