World League

Estadio Dragones
Spectators: 7577 (Terracing: 5683, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mathias Haraldsson got the match started through his kick off. When FC Pepsi's Darren Verlet in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye LARRY FC's goalie prevented a goal. Alberto Palban showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mathias Haraldsson in the 10th minute of the match. Paul Holmstedt made an important save on a dangerous shot by Florentino Ferrer in the 12th minute. With an all-out effort, LARRY FC's Paul Holmstedt threw himself towards the right post 14 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Arie Ortega, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 16 minutes FC Pepsi's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Alejo Merexildo who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Alejo Merexildo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Paul Holmstedt quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Florentino Ferrer got free with Paul Holmstedt in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Florentino Ferrers short, quick shot in the 21stth minute got Paul Holmstedt to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Paul Holmstedt made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Arie Ortega sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arie Ortega got free with Paul Holmstedt in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 32 minutes into the game, FC Pepsi's Darren Verlet nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alberto Palban made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Paul Holmstedt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arie Ortega, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Bottero Montanez kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. Mathias Haraldsson struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Alberto Palban didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Pepsi. The audience was convinced that Arie Ortega's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Paul Holmstedt was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Florentino Ferrer got free with Paul Holmstedt in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alejo Merexildo kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. In the 43rd minute of the match Ludvig Ahlroht sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alberto Palban skillfully saved the ball. Hubert Ekerot hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Mathias Haraldsson kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

51 minutes into the match, FC Pepsi's goal looked a bit too open when Arie Ortega came free, but Paul Holmstedt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Florentino Ferrer in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paul Holmstedt saved FC Pepsi from getting behind. A collision led to FC Pepsi getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Mathias Haraldsson hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Florentino Ferrer in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paul Holmstedt prevented the ball from getting in the gole. LARRY FC's Arie Ortega got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match clock showed 58 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Florentino Ferrer sped through FC Pepsi's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Paul Holmstedt. LARRY FC's Arie Ortega got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arie Ortega in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paul Holmstedt prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some careless play in the FC Pepsi defense, Florentino Ferrer kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Paul Holmstedt. The FC Pepsi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Paul Holmstedt should have stopped the shot. LARRY FC's Jose Lucila was substituted for Uvis Badovskis. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florentino Ferrer in the 74th minute of play forced FC Pepsi's goalkeeper Paul Holmstedt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. LARRY FC made a substitution. Cesar Ponce replaced Alejo Merexildo. LARRY FC made a substitution. Raimundo Lehen replaced Ruben Micael. The supporters of LARRY FC booed when FC Pepsi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kurt Lundin didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arie Ortega in the 77th minute of play forced FC Pepsi's goalkeeper Paul Holmstedt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Florentino Ferrer in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paul Holmstedt prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 86 minutes of play, LARRY FC's Florentino Ferrer made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Paul Holmstedt was left in no man's land by his defense there! Justino Garoa was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 94 minutes into the match. A collision led to LARRY FC getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Justino Garoa hit a great ball. FC Pepsi's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.