World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 7549 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Richard Nixon took the kick off in the first half of the match. Richard Nixon blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gu Yuan having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Richard Nixon in the 15th minute of play forced Kukova United's goalkeeper Gu Yuan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jacek Gotfryd got free with Barbaros Bozbey in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 20th minute Richard Nixon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gu Yuan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Cavern Club's Barbaros Bozbey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pavol Halko in the 21st minute of play. The Cavern Club's Barbaros Bozbey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hugo Futej in the 23rd minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, Kukova United's goal looked a bit too open when Richard Nixon came free, but Gu Yuan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Barbaros Bozbey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pavol Halko, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 32nd minute of the match, Jan Roman got a very nice opportunity to score, but Barbaros Bozbey was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Barbaros Bozbey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Futej in the 35th minute of play. The throw-in from Ivan Hrdina in the 37th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by The Cavern Club's Isaias Naike. In the 41st minute Richard Nixon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gu Yuan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Pavol Halko's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Barbaros Bozbey was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. Barbaros Bozbey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pavol Halko in the 46th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pavol Halko to make the kick off. Geovani Mendonça might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gu Yuan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Geovani Mendonça ran back to his position shaking his head. Gu Yuan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geovani Mendonça in the 56th minute of the match. Geovani Mendonça sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 64thth minute of the game Geovani Mendonça who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kukova United's Gu Yuan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, The Cavern Club's Ludomir Banaszak got a free kick in the 66th minute. Kukova United's Marek Macko was substituted for Jan Roman. After a rather tough play, The Cavern Club's Ludomir Banaszak got a free kick in the 67th minute. Barbaros Bozbey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marek Macko in the 68th minute of the match. The supporters of Kukova United booed when The Cavern Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gonzalo Vergaray didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 75th minute, Ivan Hrdina hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Geovani Mendonça blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gu Yuan having to make a save. In the 77th minute of the match, Geovani Mendonça tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gu Yuan saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Geovani Mendonça might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gu Yuan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Geovani Mendonça ran back to his position shaking his head. Gu Yuan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geovani Mendonça, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pavol Halko in the 84th minute of play forced The Cavern Club's goalkeeper Barbaros Bozbey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geovani Mendonça blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gu Yuan having to make a save. In the 88th minute Geovani Mendonça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gu Yuan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gu Yuan made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Geovani Mendonça sent off a good shot on target. In the 93rd minute, Valentin Oxarra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Geovani Mendonça's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gu Yuan was relentless in the 96th minute of the game.