World League

EL GRAN HULK STADIUM
Spectators: 8030 (Terracing: 6024, Seating: 1846, VIP seats: 160) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lino Rios got the match started through his kick off. Ortzi Soriano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roberto Eztebe having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Radamel-Falcao García in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Roberto Eztebe prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 6th minute E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® were awarded a corner. Tiago Clavell went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Tiago Clavell almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but AFC FUSION's Roberto Eztebe did a great save. 10 minutes into the match, AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Radamel-Falcao García. Lucas Duarte stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lino Rios's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. A sloppy throw-in by Mario Sesuldo in the 23rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Mieszko Zajonc. 26 minutes into the match, E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s goal looked a bit too open when Lino Rios came free, but Lucas Duarte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th match minute, E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dangiras Ghost to maneuver through the defense. When AFC FUSION's Lino Rios in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s goalie prevented a goal. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s goalkeeper Lucas Duarte, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 32nd minute, Mario Sesuldo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lino Rios in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lucas Duarte saved E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® from getting behind. E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Dangiras Ghost quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Guido Txindoki, made in the 38th minute of the game. 41 minutes into the game, Dangiras Ghost threw the ball into play from the sideline. AFC FUSION's Paul Vase quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 42nd match minute, E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dangiras Ghost to maneuver through the defense. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Radamel-Falcao García made a kick off. 59 minutes into the match, E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s goal looked a bit too open when Lino Rios came free, but Lucas Duarte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Radamel-Falcao García took the ball and in the 62 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Roberto Eztebe. Roberto Eztebe dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lino Rios in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lucas Duarte saved E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® from getting behind. 71 minutes into the match, E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Radamel-Falcao García sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Roberto Eztebe narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the AFC FUSION defense, Radamel-Falcao García kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Roberto Eztebe. The AFC FUSION fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Roberto Eztebe should have stopped the shot. AFC FUSION made a substitution. Christoff Stocks replaced Guido Txindoki. E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Aurelian Dinu was substituted for Ortzi Soriano. E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Ordono Balda was substituted for Radamel-Falcao García. Christoff Stocks kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 77thth minute. Though ot was a great shot E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s keeper Lucas Duarte was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Lucas Duarte proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ordono Balda in the 92nd minute of play forced AFC FUSION's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute, Ordono Balda made a precise shot to the right of Roberto Eztebe. AFC FUSION's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. For all the effort they put into the match, the AFC FUSION players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®.