World League

Kurt Tank
Spectators: 7530 (Terracing: 5649, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Eevald Jaanus took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4thth minute of the game Arnaldo Colas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Huckebein's Apolo Santxol was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Edgar Mruk made in the 7th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by La Mandarina Mecánica's Pello Abechuco. 8 minutes into the match, Huckebein's goal looked a bit too open when Arnaldo Colas came free, but Apolo Santxol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eevald Jaanus's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jerry Van Hespen read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. If Arnaldo Colas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Apolo Santxol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnaldo Colas in the 11th minute of play. Apolo Santxol showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnaldo Colas, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. The supporters of Huckebein booed when La Mandarina Mecánica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rojelio Abeijon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jerry Van Hespen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eevald Jaanus in the 20th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnaldo Colas in the 21st minute of play forced Huckebein's goalkeeper Apolo Santxol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute, Arnaldo Colas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Apolo Santxol was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. After a rather tough play, La Mandarina Mecánica's Rojelio Abeijon got a free kick in the 27th minute. In the 31st match minute, Huckebein was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Einar Kullander to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Fjölnir Bergsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Apolo Santxol was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. 36 minutes into the match, Eevald Jaanus had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jerry Van Hespen. La Mandarina Mecánica's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eevald Jaanus was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. A sloppy throw-in by Edgar Mruk in the 44th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by La Mandarina Mecánica's Rojelio Abeijon. Eevald Jaanus struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Jerry Van Hespen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Huckebein. After the first half La Mandarina Mecánica were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Huckebein made a substitution. Miroslaw Rywin replaced Eevald Jaanus. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fjölnir Bergsson made a kick off. Huckebein's Apolo Santxol proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Huckebein from getting a goal against them. Arnaldo Colas might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Apolo Santxol. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Arnaldo Colas ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Fjölnir Bergsson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Apolo Santxol was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Miroslaw Rywin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jerry Van Hespen read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. Fjölnir Bergsson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Huckebein made a substitution. Everardo Presebal replaced Wilfredo Ugutz. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fjölnir Bergsson in the 68th minute of play forced Huckebein's goalkeeper Apolo Santxol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Fjölnir Bergsson came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the La Mandarina Mecánica fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Fjölnir Bergsson couldn't finish the play. Arnaldo Colas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Apolo Santxol made a huge save. In the 77th minute, Arnaldo Colas reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Apolo Santxol. The goal made the score 1-3. La Mandarina Mecánica made a substitution. Lukáš Plesník replaced Fjölnir Bergsson. La Mandarina Mecánica's Jerry Van Hespen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Einar Kullander in the 84th minute of play. The supporters of Huckebein booed when La Mandarina Mecánica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arnaldo Colas didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Huckebein booed when La Mandarina Mecánica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arnaldo Colas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Edgar Mruk kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. 95 minutes into the match, Huckebein's goal looked a bit too open when Argi Abad came free, but Apolo Santxol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.