World League

Estadio MANCHITA
Spectators: 7472 (Terracing: 5605, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12's Ernesto Bras started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 11 minutes into the match, Bezek's goalkeeper Asso Kullamaa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ernesto Bras. In the 13th minute Damian Lerych shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Angelo Oliverio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 15th minute, Ernesto Bras got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 16 minutes into the match, MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12's goal looked a bit too open when Damian Lerych came free, but Angelo Oliverio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mateusz Kubica fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Angelo Oliverio having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Daniel Borsos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Angelo Oliverio was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Bezek's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tytus Jaszcz in the 28th minute. Bezek's Tytus Jaszcz was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Angelo Oliverio in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Angelo Oliverio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damian Lerych in the 37th minute of the match. Angelo Oliverio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damian Lerych in the 41st minute of play. Asso Kullamaa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damian Rodas in the 44th minute of play. If Damian Lerych had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Angelo Oliverio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Borsos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Asso Kullamaa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elpidio Isusko, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 59th minute of the match, Tytus Jaszcz tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Angelo Oliverio saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Daniel Borsos got free with Angelo Oliverio in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 62 minutes had been played when some careless play by MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tytus Jaszcz was slow to take the kick. During this time Bezek's players had a chance to rest. Daniel Borsos could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Angelo Oliverio made a huge save. 65 minutes into the game, Hector Quirze was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bezek the free kick. In the 66th match minute, MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hector Quirze to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 74 minutes, Damian Rodas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12's supporters crossed their fingers, but Damian Rodas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice moves Daniel Borsos could shoot a difficult shot in the 76th minute, which Angelo Oliverio however easily saved by the left post. Asso Kullamaa stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elpidio Isusko's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. A collision led to Bezek getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Tytus Jaszcz hit a great ball. Asso Kullamaa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damian Rodas in the 85th minute of play. Daniel Borsoss short, quick shot in the 87thth minute got Angelo Oliverio to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The supporters of MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12 booed when Bezek was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tytus Jaszcz didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Bezek's Bartlomiej Lewicki got a free kick in the 93rd minute. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 95th minute of the game. One of MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Bezek:s goal. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The MANCHITA ES LA TUYA 9-12 fans cheered their team off the field, for while Bezek had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.