World League

Los Arcos
Spectators: 7581 (Terracing: 5686, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fernando Manzano took the kick off in the first half of the match. 9 minutes into the match, Fernando Manzano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nicky Williamson. OS IMPOSSIVEIS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fernando Manzano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Grant Moco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas Lopez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th match minute, Orihuela Club de Fútbol was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicolás Grau to maneuver through the defense. Fernando Manzano received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Nicky Williamson came out and tried to block the shot, but Fernando Manzano slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 16th minute. Fernando Manzano in the 20thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nicky Williamson, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Lauro de Medeiros made in the 21st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Orihuela Club de Fútbol's Nicolás Grau. When Lucas Lopez fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored OS IMPOSSIVEIS's protests and gave Lucas Lopez a yellow card for diving instead. Lucas Lopez hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Nicky Williamson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fernando Manzano in the 24th minute. Nicolás Grau kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. If Fernando Manzano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 34 minutes into the match, OS IMPOSSIVEIS's goal looked a bit too open when Fernando Manzano came free, but Nicky Williamson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 37th minute, David Armada made a precise shot to the right of Nicky Williamson. OS IMPOSSIVEIS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. In the 44th minute, Fernando Manzano 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. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The wind increased when Witold Gotfryd made the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute, Noel Travassos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Through an outstanding action, after 53 minutes, Grant Moco successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 56th minute of the match Orihuela Club de Fútbol got a corner. OS IMPOSSIVEIS's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Herberto Leyva ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 60th minute, Orxan Alişanov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Fernando Manzano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernando Manzano in the 63rd minute of play forced OS IMPOSSIVEIS's goalkeeper Nicky Williamson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicky Williamson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernando Manzano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Witold Gotfryd could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Grant Moco made a huge save. When Witold Gotfryd came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the OS IMPOSSIVEIS 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 Witold Gotfryd couldn't finish the play. Orihuela Club de Fútbol's Mihăiţă Florescu was substituted for Noel Travassos. In the 75th match minute, Orihuela Club de Fútbol was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Armada to maneuver through the defense. Nicky Williamson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vladimiro Figueira in the 77th minute of play. Vladimiro Figueira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Nicky Williamson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nicky Williamson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vladimiro Figueira in the 80th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Armada in the 89th minute of play forced OS IMPOSSIVEIS's goalkeeper Nicky Williamson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.