World League

Wallsend
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Don Longden took the kick off in the first half of the match. Stefan Cullen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jesus Shantala in the 2nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boğaçhan Çinucen in the 4th minute of play forced Tienso's goalkeeper Serafin Rayman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stefan Cullen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodolfo Lope in the 5th minute of the match. Dušan Tadić received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Serafin Rayman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 12th minute, Maximino Otsoa ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stefan Cullen was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After 17 minutes Osfinch FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ernesto Rosario who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Ernesto Rosario almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Osfinch FC's Stefan Cullen did a great save. In the 20thth minute of the game Don Longden who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tienso's Serafin Rayman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 22nd minute Dušan Tadić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Serafin Rayman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Serafin Rayman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Johannes Wennerström in the 24th minute. In the 26th minute, Jesus Shantala made a precise shot to the right of Stefan Cullen. Osfinch FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Stefan Cullen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roger Willig, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Serafin Rayman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boğaçhan Çinucen in the 34th minute of play. Tienso's Serafin Rayman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boğaçhan Çinucen in the 39th minute of play. Stefan Cullen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximino Otsoa in the 41st minute of the match. When Tienso's Maximino Otsoa in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Osfinch FC's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Osfinch FC booed when Tienso was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgardo Nevada didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stefan Cullen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roger Willig, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Tienso's Roger Willig in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Osfinch FC's goalie prevented a goal. After the first half Tienso were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Maximino Otsoa made a kick off. Stefan Cullen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximino Otsoa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Serafin Rayman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Don Longden in the 54th minute of the match. Serafin Rayman came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by Osfinch FC's Dušan Tadić. But to his dismay, Dušan Tadić quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. After some careless play in the Tienso defense, Dušan Tadić kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Serafin Rayman. The Tienso fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Serafin Rayman should have stopped the shot. After 65 minutes of play, Osfinch FC's Dušan Tadić made it 5-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Serafin Rayman was left in no man's land by his defense there! Tienso's Serafin Rayman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boğaçhan Çinucen in the 67th minute of play. Serafin Rayman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Don Longden, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Don Longden in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Serafin Rayman prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Stefan Cullen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roger Willig, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Don Longden in the 74th minute of play forced Tienso's goalkeeper Serafin Rayman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Boğaçhan Çinucen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Serafin Rayman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boğaçhan Çinucen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Tienso booed when Osfinch FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ernani Chaves didn't get a good kick on the ball. Serafin Rayman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Don Longden in the 84th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Roger Willig kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Stefan Cullen. That made the score 5-3 in the 93 minute of play. Edgardo Nevada fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stefan Cullen having to interfere. Osfinch FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.