World League

Salvador Lizzio
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Tata Rușanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karim Morientes, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. 8 minutes into the match, Karim Morientes notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Cable a Tierra's Tata Rușanu. Tata Rușanu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Valhalla F.C.'s Karim Morientes in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cable a Tierra's goalie prevented a goal. In the 13th minute Karim Morientes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tata Rușanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 15 minutes into the game, Germán Verdi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Benicio Larez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Benicio Larez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Mero in the 21st minute of the match. Benicio Larez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Héctor-Horacio Scotta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tata Rușanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karim Morientes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 35 minutes, Karim Morientes made it 1-3 with a short kick to the right side. Cable a Tierra's Tata Rușanu tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Benicio Larez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Mero, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Tata Rușanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bai Yong Yi in the 41st minute of the match. After 41 minutes of play, Valhalla F.C.'s Bai Yong Yi made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tata Rușanu was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ulises George charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ulises George the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 45th minute, Karim Morientes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tata Rușanu was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-5. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-5 lead.

The wind increased when Saul Silvanito made the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Karim Morientes in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tata Rușanu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 52 minutes into the match, Valhalla F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Héctor-Horacio Scotta came free, but Benicio Larez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Valhalla F.C.'s Karim Morientes slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tata Rușanu. That made the score 1-6 after 55 minutes of play. Valhalla F.C. made a substitution. Radek Majewski replaced Bai Yong Yi. Valhalla F.C.'s Vidas Lokas was substituted for Du Fan Fei. Valhalla F.C.'s Izel Ronaldo was substituted for Karim Morientes. The crowd rose to their feet as Valhalla F.C.'s Izel Ronaldo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tata Rușanu. That made the score 1-7 after 62 minutes of play. Benicio Larez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saul Silvanito, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Tata Rușanu was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Izel Ronaldo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-8 in the 72 minute of play. With a little luck, Cable a Tierra's Tata Rușanu got control of the ball when Izel Ronaldo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 82 minutes, Tata Rușanu successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 85 minutes into the match, Valhalla F.C.'s Izel Ronaldo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tata Rușanu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Valhalla F.C. booed when Cable a Tierra was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gervasio Odilon didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Cable a Tierra getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Héctor-Horacio Scotta hit a great ball. In the 91st minute, Izel Ronaldo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Valhalla F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-9. In the 95th minute Izel Ronaldo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tata Rușanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valhalla F.C.'s supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.