World League

Anfield Road
Spectators: 7462 (Terracing: 5597, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Valentin Beckeman started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute, Pihl United's Enrique Ferreira ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Christian Firme. Christian Firme yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Christian Firme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valentin Beckeman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hubert Berggren hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Christian Firme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martin Hedlund in the 17th minute of play. In the 21st minute Hubert Berggren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christian Firme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Juan Sebastian Veron's Christian Firme got control of the ball when Enrique Ferreira tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Juan Sebastian Veron's Christian Firme got control of the ball when Enrique Ferreira tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 29th match minute, Juan Sebastian Veron was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Celso Normando to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hubert Berggren in the 30th minute of play forced Juan Sebastian Veron's goalkeeper Christian Firme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christian Firme made an important save on a dangerous shot by Enrique Ferreira in the 32nd minute. 33 minutes into the match, Juan Sebastian Veron's goal looked a bit too open when Hubert Berggren came free, but Christian Firme reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christian Firme was a little too slow when Martin Hedlund got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 34th minute. The score was now 3-0. Christian Firme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chico Dias, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hubert Berggren in the 39th minute of play forced Juan Sebastian Veron's goalkeeper Christian Firme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Enrique Ferreira got free with Christian Firme in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marcial Felo to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Hubert Berggren made a precise shot to the right of Christian Firme. Juan Sebastian Veron's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. After a rather tough play, Pihl United's Valentin Beckeman got a free kick in the 57th minute. 59 minutes into the match, Valentin Beckeman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Christian Firme. Juan Sebastian Veron's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Valentin Beckeman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-0. In the 61st minute Enrique Ferreira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christian Firme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Angel Hanot fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Juan Sebastian Veron's protests and gave Angel Hanot a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Juan Sebastian Veron getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Angel Hanot hit a great ball. In the 66th minute, Enrique Ferreira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Christian Firme was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-0. In the 73rd minute, Enrique Ferreira ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Christian Firme was frozen by the shot and now it was 10-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enrique Ferreira in the 75th minute of play forced Juan Sebastian Veron's goalkeeper Christian Firme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes into the match, Valentin Beckeman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Christian Firme. Juan Sebastian Veron's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Valentin Beckeman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 11-0. In the 81st minute, Martin Hedlund ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Christian Firme was frozen by the shot and now it was 12-0. Christian Firme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anderson Leal in the 86th minute of play. In the 87th minute, Martin Hedlund left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pihl United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 13-0. Christian Firme didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hubert Berggren went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 14-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enrique Ferreira in the 97th minute of play forced Juan Sebastian Veron's goalkeeper Christian Firme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. There was no doubt that Pihl United were the better team. Pihl United's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.