World League

Fauna Utd Arena
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Yuri Portugal started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Jakub Swierczok managed to get in a good position for a shot. Black horses's supporters rose to their feet, but Jakub Swierczok was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Radamel Hendrickx breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 15 minutes into the match, Black horses's Larry Houben sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Radamel Hendrickx narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Black horses were awarded a corner in the 16th minute after Fauna Utd's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Andžs Redzobs took the corner. Radamel Hendrickx made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Larry Houben in the 18th minute of play. Karel Cromefeldt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Valdis Felbergs made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Karel Cromefeldt's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Valdis Felbergs was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Karel Cromefeldt got free with Valdis Felbergs in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Fauna Utd getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Octav Zdraşcu hit a great ball. Harry Maguire made in the 33rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Teodoro Esquipula immediately put the ball in play. Valdis Felbergs was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Yuri Portugal showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 36 minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, Jakub Swierczok notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Fauna Utd's Radamel Hendrickx. Radamel Hendrickx was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 47 minutes into the game, Yuri Portugal cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Valdis Felbergs was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Valdis Felbergs made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yuri Portugal in the 57th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yuri Portugal in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Valdis Felbergs prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cipriano Sauveur's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 65thth minute, Radamel Hendrickx skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Fauna Utd's Teodoro Esquipula got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 70 minutes, Cipriano Sauveur managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Black horses's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cipriano Sauveur was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Valdis Felbergs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pieterjan Anteunis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Valdis Felbergs showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teodoro Esquipula in the 74th minute of the match. In the 76thth minute of the game Yuri Portugal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Black horses's Valdis Felbergs was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Valdis Felbergs made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karel Cromefeldt in the 80th minute of play. Valdis Felbergs showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karel Cromefeldt, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. In the 86th minute, Cipriano Sauveur ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Radamel Hendrickx was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Fauna Utd made a substitution. Unai Sócrates replaced Yuri Portugal. Unai Sócrates took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Valdis Felbergs. Valdis Felbergs dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-3. Valdis Felbergs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Unai Sócrates, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.