Spain Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Spain's Omar Toledo 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. Spain's Gabriel Ascaso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodion Cămătaru in the 3rd minute of play. After 6 minutes, Jimmy Britz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Illusion FC and the Spain players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 6 played minutes Illusion FC got a freekick which was hit by Jimmy Britz. Hayri Kainat made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Adria Bielsa sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Omar Toledo got free with Hayri Kainat in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hayri Kainat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Aranda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 12 minutes into the match, Illusion FC's goalkeeper Hayri Kainat had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Omar Toledo. In the 13th minute Omar Toledo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hayri Kainat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Spain's Gabriel Ascaso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodion Cămătaru in the 17th minute of play. After some careless play in the Spain defense, Rodion Cămătaru kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gabriel Ascaso. The Spain fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gabriel Ascaso should have stopped the shot. 19 minutes into the match, Spain's goal looked a bit too open when Han Jian came free, but Gabriel Ascaso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 27 minutes Illusion FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Omar Toledo who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Spain's Omar Toledo to fire away a dangerous shot which Hayri Kainat despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 30 minutes of play, Illusion FC's Rodion Cămătaru made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gabriel Ascaso was left in no man's land by his defense there! David Aranda could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Hayri Kainat made a huge save. 35 minutes into the match, Illusion FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jon Cubero came free, but Hayri Kainat reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hayri Kainat made an important save on a dangerous shot by Omar Toledo in the 41st minute. In the 42nd minute David Aranda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hayri Kainat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rodion Cămătaru fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Ascaso having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Rodion Cămătaru was the one to do the kick off. Spain's Omar Toledo got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 62nd minute Enrique Rabellino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hayri Kainat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Steevy Springfält in the 64th minute of play forced Spain's goalkeeper Gabriel Ascaso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adria Bielsa in the 72nd minute of play forced Illusion FC's goalkeeper Hayri Kainat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Jon Cubero managed to get in a good position for a shot. Spain's supporters rose to their feet, but Jon Cubero was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hayri Kainat breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Hayri Kainat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Aranda, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Illusion FC's Hayri Kainat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vicente Merino in the 79th minute of play. When Spain's Vicente Merino in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Illusion FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 81st minute Adria Bielsa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hayri Kainat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 83 minutes into the match, Spain's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldão Ronaldson came free, but Gabriel Ascaso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ronaldão Ronaldson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Ascaso having to interfere. Spain's Sergio Ruiz was substituted for Adria Bielsa. Hayri Kainat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carles Cherro, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. When Pau Herrero came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Spain fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Pau Herrero couldn't finish the play. Hayri Kainat didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pau Herrero went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. The Spain manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Illusion FC to win.
Change language
