World League

Old Trafford
Spectators: 8423 (Terracing: 6318, Seating: 1937, VIP seats: 168) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marcel da Rocha started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oliver Bierhoff in the 3rd minute of play forced Red Devils's goalkeeper Braulio Gartxot to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Oliver Bierhoff in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Braulio Gartxot prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 8th minute, Oliver Bierhoff ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Braulio Gartxot was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Vinicio Jakes kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Jeremias Moreno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Simone Spano in the 37th minute of the match. In the 39th match minute, Red Devils was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcel da Rocha to maneuver through the defense. Oliver Bierhoff sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Braulio Gartxot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oliver Bierhoff in the 40th minute of the match. Slawomir Trzaskoma hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Oliver Bierhoff made a kick off. Jeremias Moreno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcel da Rocha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Red Devils's zone, Áron Bódog stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Braulio Gartxot came out of the goal and Áron Bódog tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 56 played minutes Red Devils got a freekick which was hit by Vinicio Jakes. Jeremias Moreno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Simone Spano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The throw-in from Tanek Szel in the 64th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by ADM Taquaras's Áron Bódog. Braulio Gartxot came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by ADM Taquaras's Oliver Bierhoff. But to his dismay, Oliver Bierhoff quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4. Kazimierz Deyna took the ball and in the 68 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jeremias Moreno. Jeremias Moreno dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. After having played for 78 minutes, Oliver Bierhoff managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ADM Taquaras's supporters crossed their fingers, but Oliver Bierhoff was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of ADM Taquaras booed when Red Devils was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Slawomir Trzaskoma didn't get a good kick on the ball. Braulio Gartxot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oliver Bierhoff, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of ADM Taquaras booed when Red Devils was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vinicio Jakes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tales De Mileto hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. ADM Taquaras's Oliver Bierhoff got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The ADM Taquaras 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.