World League

Ushuaïa Arena
Spectators: 8446 (Terracing: 6336, Seating: 1942, VIP seats: 168) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cai Wei Xi got the match started through his kick off. If Bruno Fonso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Fonso in the 20th minute of play forced Tala Bosques del Jaure's goalkeeper Xove Tijerina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute of the match, Xie Bin Wei got a very nice opportunity to score, but Xove Tijerina was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Xove Tijerina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bruno Fonso, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. The Club Ibiza fans' excitement grew in the 29th match minute when Club Ibiza's Bruno Fonso looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Cai Wei Xi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Rene Higuita tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Xove Tijerina showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruno Fonso in the 40th minute of the match. In the 46th minute Cai Wei Xi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rene Higuita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 47 minutes into the game, Cai Wei Xi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Rene Higuita was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Bruno Fonso made the kick off in the second half. Rene Higuita showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cai Wei Xi in the 59th minute of the match. Xove Tijerina took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Fonso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Fonso in the 63rd minute of play forced Tala Bosques del Jaure's goalkeeper Xove Tijerina to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Cacey 武磊 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Club Ibiza's Đỗ Remi was substituted for Gelu Cozmâncă. Tala Bosques del Jaure made a substitution. Edinson Rodríguez replaced Cai Wei Xi. Tala Bosques del Jaure's Tino Godos was substituted for Eliézer Prata. Club Ibiza made a substitution. Bala Veloz replaced Tony Thanos. Xove Tijerina made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Faustino Asprilla in the 80th minute of play. In the 88th minute, Edinson Rodríguez made a precise shot to the right of Rene Higuita. Club Ibiza's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. After a defensive mix-up in Tala Bosques del Jaure's zone, Faustino Asprilla stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Xove Tijerina came out of the goal and Faustino Asprilla tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tala Bosques del Jaure's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.