World League

Signal Iduna Park
Spectators: 7647 (Terracing: 5737, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) Vanadio F.C.'s attentive Servando Ariztimuño managed to snatch the ball when Baltasar Mitxaut made a throw-in in the 10th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikifor Vardev in the 14th minute of play forced Vanadio F.C.'s goalkeeper Paulin Sequeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gordon Suarez in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zdzislaw Slazak saved Barbudos FC from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nikifor Vardev in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paulin Sequeiros prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nikifor Vardev in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paulin Sequeiros saved Vanadio F.C. from getting behind. 23 minutes into the match, Barbudos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gordon Suarez came free, but Zdzislaw Slazak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, Barbudos FC's Paulin Sequeiros threw himself towards the right post 27 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Nikifor Vardev, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Nikifor Vardev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Zdzislaw Slazak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gordon Suarez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zdzislaw Slazak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gordon Suarez in the 38th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikifor Vardev in the 43rd minute of play forced Vanadio F.C.'s goalkeeper Paulin Sequeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 45 minutes Vanadio F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Hulki Rasih who took care of the corner kick. If Nikifor Vardev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Vanadio F.C.'s Paulin Sequeiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nikifor Vardev in the 47th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nikifor Vardev made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Severino Rojas got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Paulin Sequeiros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikifor Vardev in the 57th minute of play. Vanadio F.C. made a substitution. Higinio Negroni replaced Janari Hinn. Barbudos FC's Fernando Rivera was substituted for Nikifor Vardev. Vanadio F.C.'s Leizarraga Olmedo was substituted for Bekir Çağan. Baltasar Mitxaut made in the 61st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Vanadio F.C.'s Giraldo Bermudez. Fernando Rivera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulin Sequeiros having to interfere. Fernando Rivera recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Paulin Sequeiros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernando Rivera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Barbudos FC's Zdzislaw Slazak got control of the ball when Johan Kiewit tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Johan Kiewit kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Zdzislaw Slazak. That made the score 1-2 in the 85 minute of play. Vanadio F.C.'s Paulin Sequeiros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damian Budianu in the 89th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gordon Suarez in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zdzislaw Slazak saved Barbudos FC from getting behind. The Vanadio F.C. players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.