World League

TORQUE ARENA
Spectators: 8047 (Terracing: 6036, Seating: 1851, VIP seats: 160) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cristian Ieltxu kicked off to start the match. Sébastien Frey didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Delmiro Etxekopar went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Sébastien Frey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Delmiro Etxekopar in the 7th minute of play. TORQUE F.C.'s Sébastien Frey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bolli Boll in the 8th minute of play. Cristian Ieltxu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Thiago Leiva read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. Sébastien Frey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arturo Zapolski in the 11th minute of the match. Sébastien Frey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Delmiro Etxekopar in the 12th minute of play. Sébastien Frey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arturo Zapolski in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Delmiro Etxekopar in the 16th minute of play forced TORQUE F.C.'s goalkeeper Sébastien Frey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. TORQUE F.C.'s Sébastien Frey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Delmiro Etxekopar in the 17th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, TORQUE F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Delmiro Etxekopar came free, but Sébastien Frey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 21st minute, Inocencio Lastur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 22 played minutes LEBEG Team got a freekick which was hit by Jo-Wilfried Zaaboub. Sébastien Frey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jo-Wilfried Zaaboub, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 30 minutes into the match, TORQUE F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Jo-Wilfried Zaaboub came free, but Sébastien Frey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thiago Leiva was a little too slow when Cristian Ieltxu got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 32nd minute. The score was now 1-2. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind LEBEG Team's goalkeeper Thiago Leiva, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. TORQUE F.C.'s Sébastien Frey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Delmiro Etxekopar in the 37th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Delmiro Etxekopar in the 40th minute of play forced TORQUE F.C.'s goalkeeper Sébastien Frey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind LEBEG Team's goalkeeper Thiago Leiva, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 41 minutes into the match, Cristian Ieltxu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thiago Leiva. LEBEG Team's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Ieltxu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Thiago Leiva made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Cristian Ieltxu sent off a good shot on target. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

TORQUE F.C.'s Cristian Ieltxu got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Ieltxu in the 54th minute of play forced LEBEG Team's goalkeeper Thiago Leiva to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arturo Zapolski in the 60th minute of play forced TORQUE F.C.'s goalkeeper Sébastien Frey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Arturo Zapolski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sébastien Frey was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. LEBEG Team's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bolli Boll in the 62nd minute. Arturo Zapolski succeeded in the game's 63rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-3. In the 66th minute, Claes Sjögren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Claes Sjögren hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arturo Zapolski in the 71st minute of play forced TORQUE F.C.'s goalkeeper Sébastien Frey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arturo Zapolski got free with Sébastien Frey in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fabio Di Meo made in the 74th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Angel Maura immediately put the ball in play. After a rather tough play, TORQUE F.C.'s Romulo Estebano got a free kick in the 76th minute. After 77 played minutes TORQUE F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Romulo Estebano. TORQUE F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ermegildo Errolan in the 84th minute. TORQUE F.C.'s Dave Mancinelli was substituted for Igor Abancens. Sébastien Frey was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Arturo Zapolski showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-5 in the 91 minute of play. Thiago Leiva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dave Mancinelli, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. LEBEG Team played a much better game than TORQUE F.C. and deserved their victory. The TORQUE F.C. players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.