World League

Romolo Di Reto
Spectators: 7716 (Terracing: 5788, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ulises Manex got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, El ABUELO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Federico Valcareggi came free, but Rodolfo Bertassi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 20 played minutes El ABUELO FC got a freekick which was hit by Fatih Kadi. In the 22nd match minute, El ABUELO FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teodoro Martxot to maneuver through the defense. Cesare Punta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Rodolfo Bertassi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 29th minute of the match El ABUELO FC got a corner. Sao Brasola's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Celestino Fix ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Teodoro Martxot got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 0-1. 30 minutes into the match. In the 33rd match minute, Sao Brasola was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Elia Di Vincenzo to maneuver through the defense. 34 minutes into the game, Fatih Kadi threw the ball into play from the sideline. Sao Brasola's Federico Valcareggi quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 42nd minute, Cesare Punta ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rodolfo Bertassi was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cesare Punta was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafli Leonard in the 51st minute of play forced Sao Brasola's goalkeeper Urbano Saturnin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 54thth minute of the game Cesare Punta who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but El ABUELO FC's Rodolfo Bertassi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 55 minutes into the match, Sao Brasola's goalkeeper Urbano Saturnin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ulises Manex. Cesare Punta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodolfo Bertassi having to interfere. Ulises Manex could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Urbano Saturnin made a huge save. Urbano Saturnin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rafli Leonard in the 63rd minute. Rodolfo Bertassi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cesare Punta in the 72nd minute of the match. 79 minutes into the game, Cesare Punta was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sao Brasola's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave El ABUELO FC the free kick. The supporters of El ABUELO FC booed when Sao Brasola was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cesare Punta didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ulises Manex got free with Urbano Saturnin in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Sao Brasola's Urbano Saturnin got control of the ball when Ulises Manex tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Deng Jian Bing in the 85th minute of play forced El ABUELO FC's goalkeeper Rodolfo Bertassi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Deng Jian Bing spun around in front of the goal 85 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of El ABUELO FC's goal. Sao Brasola made a substitution. Pierrot Leenpoels replaced Cesare Punta. Urbano Saturnin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ulises Manex in the 89th minute of play. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.