World League

Cardo Arena
Spectators: 8126 (Terracing: 6096, Seating: 1869, VIP seats: 161) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Franky Dhondt made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Franky Dhondt reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Karl Jemella. The goal made the score 1-0. Hilario Tonete kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. 7 minutes in the game Xacobo Posada did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Salvador Musacchio. The audience was convinced that Federico Girotti's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Julio Falcioni was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. The corner ended in Fernando Redondo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Cardo Ruso Cordobés's Julio Falcioni did a great save. Federico Girotti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Franky Dhondt might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Karl Jemella. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Franky Dhondt ran back to his position shaking his head. Franky Dhondt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Karl Jemella made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lütfullah Taycan in the 32nd minute of play forced Cardo Ruso Cordobés's goalkeeper Julio Falcioni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 42 minutes into the match, Cardo Ruso Cordobés's goal looked a bit too open when Federico Girotti came free, but Julio Falcioni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 47th match minute, FC Unterrudling was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xacobo Posada to maneuver through the defense. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Federico Girotti stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Federico Girotti got free with Julio Falcioni in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cardo Ruso Cordobés made a substitution. Samuel Olenberg replaced Mateo Filipo. Cardo Ruso Cordobés's Julio Falcioni proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Cardo Ruso Cordobés from getting a goal against them. Cardo Ruso Cordobés's Julio Falcioni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Federico Girotti in the 69th minute of play. Julio Falcioni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Federico Girotti, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. FC Unterrudling made a substitution. Xande Xande replaced Federico Girotti. FC Unterrudling's Hong Li Chuan was substituted for Lütfullah Taycan. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bennvar Back in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Karl Jemella saved FC Unterrudling from getting behind. FC Unterrudling's Karl Jemella played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bennvar Back in the 89th minute of play. In the 89th minute, Bennvar Back made a precise shot to the right of Karl Jemella. FC Unterrudling's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Bennvar Back sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Karl Jemella took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Modesto Urtungo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Unterrudling's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.