World League

Arena Dartagna
Spectators: 7729 (Terracing: 5798, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Millano Almandoz kicked off to start the match. Mosqueteiros 4EVER's Dráuzio Mattos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Honorio Droguett in the 2nd minute of play. Mosqueteiros 4EVER's Dráuzio Mattos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rubén Martínez in the 7th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Rubén Martínez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Colo-Colo's supporters rose to their feet, but Rubén Martínez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dráuzio Mattos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 14 minutes into the match, Colo-Colo's goal looked a bit too open when Serafino Nafarroa came free, but Eladio Escalona reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eladio Escalona was out of position in the 24 minute of play, and Peng Yu Jian capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Peng Yu Jian really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Eladio Escalona made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peng Yu Jian in the 29th minute of play. Mosqueteiros 4EVER's Millano Almandoz managed to work through Colo-Colo's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Millano Almandoz dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Eladio Escalona showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Millano Almandoz in the 35th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Millano Almandoz in the 39th minute of play forced Colo-Colo's goalkeeper Eladio Escalona to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rubén Martínez stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Mosqueteiros 4EVER's goalkeeper Dráuzio Mattos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 53 minutes Mosqueteiros 4EVER's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Honorio Droguett who took care of the corner kick. Peng Yu Jian hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pastor Tino in the 56th minute of play forced Colo-Colo's goalkeeper Eladio Escalona to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eladio Escalona showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serafino Nafarroa, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. The audience was convinced that Rubén Martínez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dráuzio Mattos was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. Rubén Martínez scored 1-2 in the 62nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dráuzio Mattos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 65th minute Rubén Martínez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dráuzio Mattos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 66 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mosqueteiros 4EVER's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Honorio Droguett was slow to take the kick. During this time Colo-Colo's players had a chance to rest. After 67 minutes of play, Mosqueteiros 4EVER's Peng Yu Jian made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eladio Escalona was left in no man's land by his defense there! Eladio Escalona took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emilio Galsino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serafino Nafarroa in the 77th minute of play forced Colo-Colo's goalkeeper Eladio Escalona to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes into the match, Colo-Colo's goal looked a bit too open when Serafino Nafarroa came free, but Eladio Escalona reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rubén Martínez blasted a shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dráuzio Mattos having to make a save. In the 84th match minute, Mosqueteiros 4EVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dagoberto Albuquerque to maneuver through the defense. Dráuzio Mattos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rubén Martínez in the 88th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rubén Martínez got free with Dráuzio Mattos in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dagoberto Albuquerque during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Dagoberto Albuquerque hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The Colo-Colo players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Mosqueteiros 4EVER from taking control. The game ends in a draw.