World League

The Old Shire
Spectators: 8119 (Terracing: 6091, Seating: 1867, VIP seats: 161) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Edmundson Ross took the kick off in the first half of the match. ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s Marjus Laçka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jairo Montes in the 5th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s goal looked a bit too open when Jairo Montes came free, but Marjus Laçka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marjus Laçka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jairo Montes, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. In the 20th minute Edmundson Ross shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giorgio March saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 24 minutes into the game, Guo Xun was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 the free kick. In the 24th minute, one of ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇. Marjus Laçka had in the 26thth minute some difficulties stopping Manuel Lopez de Toro's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Tytus Pinczewski made in the 28th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Bonifacio Abascal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pol Petton in the 33rd minute of play forced ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s goalkeeper Marjus Laçka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marjus Laçka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pol Petton in the 34th minute of play. In the 36th minute Jairo Montes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marjus Laçka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 37 minutes ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Saul Roman who took care of the corner kick. Santiago Nafría made a great header on C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's corner, it was just that ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s Marjus Laçka managed to reach the ball for a save. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Pol Petton got free with Marjus Laçka in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Jairo Montes got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ made a substitution. Corrado Vierchowod replaced Eugenio Cherubini. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 made a substitution. Keno Cantona replaced Bonifacio Abascal. 66 minutes into the match, ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s goal looked a bit too open when Jairo Montes came free, but Marjus Laçka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Giorgio March made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Domenico Rosi in the 71st minute of play. After some careless play in the C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 defense, Domenico Rosi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Giorgio March. The C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Giorgio March should have stopped the shot. Valeriu Oneț's late challenge caught a ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valeriu Oneț helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Valeriu Oneț got a free kick in the 81st minute. Indar Albizua's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marjus Laçka read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. It was a well-played corner which Pol Petton managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Indar Albizua took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marjus Laçka. Marjus Laçka dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. After having played for 96 minutes, Indar Albizua managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's supporters crossed their fingers, but Indar Albizua was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ to leave the ground with a draw.