World League

Olympia
Spectators: 7777 (Terracing: 5833, Seating: 1789, VIP seats: 155) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Roby Baggio kicked off to start the match. Elvijs Presley kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. In the 4thth minute of the game Roby Baggio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but GERLIROJO Ψ's Juan Morata was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Elvijs Presley's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Juan Morata firmly grabbed it by the left post. After some careless play in the Malmö White Knights defense, Martin Jax kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Johnny Banks. The Malmö White Knights fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Johnny Banks should have stopped the shot. Juan Morata took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roby Baggio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 23rd match minute, GERLIROJO Ψ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Justo Erroman to maneuver through the defense. 26 minutes into the match, GERLIROJO Ψ's goalkeeper Juan Morata had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elvijs Presley. Roby Baggio took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Juan Morata. Juan Morata dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Martin Jax in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Johnny Banks prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 36 minutes into the match, Martin Jax notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Malmö White Knights's Johnny Banks. Johnny Banks was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Martin Jax was the one to do the kick off. 55 minutes into the game, Elvio Ferrer was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. GERLIROJO Ψ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Malmö White Knights the free kick. A collision led to GERLIROJO Ψ getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Elvio Ferrer hit a great ball. After 64 minutes of play, Malmö White Knights's Elvijs Presley made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Juan Morata was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind Malmö White Knights's goalkeeper Johnny Banks, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. GERLIROJO Ψ's Juan Morata played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elvijs Presley in the 74th minute of play. Juan Morata showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roby Baggio, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elvijs Presley in the 82nd minute of play forced GERLIROJO Ψ's goalkeeper Juan Morata to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Martin Jax got free with Johnny Banks in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. GERLIROJO Ψ made a substitution. Efrain Bazkoare replaced Vaklin Dzhevov. GERLIROJO Ψ's Jesus Rios was substituted for Lorenzo Oliverios. GERLIROJO Ψ made a substitution. Epifanio Ibañez replaced Martin Jax. Ermegildo Chap made in the 93rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Malmö White Knights's Otto Bern. After 95th play minutes Elvijs Presley shot 4-2, a short shot which went by Juan Morata and just under the crossbar into goal. GERLIROJO Ψ's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.