World League

Diego Maradona D10S
Spectators: 7503 (Terracing: 5628, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) Ronaldo Aulestia made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4th minute Steffe Lenaerts shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zachary Kicia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Melquiades Mambru made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jozef Riisman in the 6th minute of play. 7 minutes into the match, MORPH's goal looked a bit too open when Zbyszko Ratulowski came free, but Melquiades Mambru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zachary Kicia was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Steffe Lenaerts showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 12 minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, Steffe Lenaerts dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Zachary Kicia, 2-0. Melquiades Mambru took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronaldo Aulestia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When BuBu's Ronaldo Aulestia in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MORPH's goalie prevented a goal. Ambrosio Estevez was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 31 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in MORPH fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 31st minute. Penalty! With a little luck, BuBu's Zachary Kicia got control of the ball when Steffe Lenaerts tried to sneak it across the goal line. BuBu's Zbyszko Ratulowski got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zbyszko Ratulowski in the 44th minute of play forced MORPH's goalkeeper Melquiades Mambru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Steffe Lenaerts in the 46th minute of play forced BuBu's goalkeeper Zachary Kicia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Steffe Lenaerts made a kick off. Melquiades Mambru took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jozef Riisman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. BuBu's Zachary Kicia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Steffe Lenaerts in the 59th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Steffe Lenaerts in the 60th minute of play forced BuBu's goalkeeper Zachary Kicia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Steffe Lenaerts in the 69th minute of play forced BuBu's goalkeeper Zachary Kicia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Melquiades Mambru made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jozef Riisman in the 71st minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Zbyszko Ratulowski managed to get in a good position for a shot. BuBu's supporters rose to their feet, but Zbyszko Ratulowski was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Melquiades Mambru breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. BuBu's Roman Kociniewski was substituted for Iwo Sienkowski. BuBu's Nicola Zalewski was substituted for Zbyszko Ratulowski. When Steffe Lenaerts came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the MORPH fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Steffe Lenaerts couldn't finish the play. Melquiades Mambru showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicola Zalewski in the 86th minute of the match. MORPH's Melquiades Mambru proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save MORPH from getting a goal against them. 91 minutes into the match, Steffe Lenaerts had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zachary Kicia. BuBu's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Steffe Lenaerts was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Zachary Kicia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Steffe Lenaerts, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Many of BuBu's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. BuBu may have spent more time on the ball, but MORPH were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.