World League

MARLIN ARENA PASTEUR
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dionisio Panpili started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚'s Maxi Braga got control of the ball when Teobaldo Cilio tried to sneak it across the goal line. 0-1 became the score in the 7th minute when Alemdar Yavuzalp elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. With a little luck, ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚'s Maxi Braga got control of the ball when Teobaldo Cilio tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marlin FC's Juan Carlos Alvarez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carmelo Barto in the 17th minute of play. When Yin Yang came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Marlin FC 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 Yin Yang couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Carmelo Barto in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Juan Carlos Alvarez saved Marlin FC from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmund Sand in the 36th minute of play forced Marlin FC's goalkeeper Juan Carlos Alvarez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maxi Braga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dionisio Panpili in the 43rd minute of play. 46 minutes into the match, Carmelo Barto notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Marlin FC's Juan Carlos Alvarez. Juan Carlos Alvarez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alemdar Yavuzalp stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, Marlin FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ismael Iglesias to maneuver through the defense. ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚'s Maxi Braga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dionisio Panpili in the 57th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ismael Iglesias during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 58 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Marlin FC! Juan Carlos Alvarez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carmelo Barto in the 63rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yin Yang in the 67th minute of play forced ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚'s goalkeeper Maxi Braga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciprian Peptan in the 72nd minute of play forced Marlin FC's goalkeeper Juan Carlos Alvarez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Marlin FC's Teobaldo Cilio got a free kick in the 78th minute. Marlin FC's Juan Carlos Alvarez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Marlin FC from getting a goal against them. 79 minutes into the game, ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚'s Alemdar Yavuzalp nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Juan Carlos Alvarez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. After a rather tough play, ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚'s Celso Gabirel got a free kick in the 84th minute. ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Rene Sayvion in the 88th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmund Sand in the 90th minute of play forced Marlin FC's goalkeeper Juan Carlos Alvarez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maxi Braga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teobaldo Cilio in the 92nd minute of play. Juan Carlos Alvarez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alemdar Yavuzalp in the 96th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Marlin FC defense, Alemdar Yavuzalp kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Juan Carlos Alvarez. The Marlin FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Juan Carlos Alvarez should have stopped the shot. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. ♚ Bastardos del Rey ♚ had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.