World League

Congo Bongo Stadium
Spectators: 7710 (Terracing: 5784, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) Roch Felenak started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Congo Bongo's goalkeeper Máté Márton, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. La Pointe Courte's Jolan Galindo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damaso Sancho in the 7th minute of play. Máté Márton stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Roch Felenak's shot from short distance in the 8th minute. Máté Márton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roch Felenak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Máté Márton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roch Felenak, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roch Felenak in the 16th minute of play forced Congo Bongo's goalkeeper Máté Márton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to La Pointe Courte getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Alejo Alonso hit a great ball. La Pointe Courte's Jolan Galindo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damaso Sancho in the 23rd minute of play. 30 minutes into the match, La Pointe Courte's goalkeeper Jolan Galindo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Froilan Iaki. 31 minutes had been played when some careless play by La Pointe Courte's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Froilan Iaki was slow to take the kick. During this time Congo Bongo's players had a chance to rest. Gianluca Prestin's late challenge caught a Congo Bongo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gianluca Prestin helped the player get up and apologised. In the 31st minute, one of La Pointe Courte: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 La Pointe Courte. La Pointe Courte:s Jolan Galindo showed great skill when he stopped Froilan Iaki:s penalty. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Damaso Sancho in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jolan Galindo saved La Pointe Courte from getting behind. After 36 minutes, Damaso Sancho made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. La Pointe Courte's Jolan Galindo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Damaso Sancho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jolan Galindo was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Damaso Sancho's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jolan Galindo was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. Damaso Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jolan Galindo having to interfere. Jolan Galindo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damaso Sancho in the 44th minute of play. In the 45th minute, La Pointe Courte's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Damaso Sancho fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 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.

The wind increased when Damaso Sancho made the kick off in the second half. Máté Márton made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roch Felenak in the 51st minute. In the 53rd minute La Pointe Courte were awarded a corner. Josué Pagueguy went to the cornerflag to take it. La Pointe Courte's Roch Felenak was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Máté Márton in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 55 minutes into the game, Alejo Alonso threw the ball into play from the sideline. Congo Bongo's Omar Erramun quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Máté Márton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roch Felenak in the 58th minute of the match. From a short distance, La Pointe Courte's Roch Felenak, in the 58th minute, tried to place the ball behind Máté Márton, but the ball hit the right post on the wrong side and went out. Congo Bongo made a substitution. Arnaldo Oidor replaced Damaso Sancho. Gianluca Prestin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. La Pointe Courte's Gilbert Thellier was substituted for Alain Girault. La Pointe Courte made a substitution. Yves Leite replaced Roch Felenak. When Yves Leite came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the La Pointe Courte 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 Yves Leite couldn't finish the play. La Pointe Courte made a substitution. Pawel Harendarski replaced Alejo Alonso. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gianluca Prestin got free with Máté Márton in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jolan Galindo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnaldo Oidor in the 81st minute of the match. 82 minutes had been played when some careless play by La Pointe Courte's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Froilan Iaki was slow to take the kick. During this time Congo Bongo's players had a chance to rest. Jolan Galindo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnaldo Oidor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jolan Galindo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnaldo Oidor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Congo Bongo's Máté Márton proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Congo Bongo from getting a goal against them. Arnaldo Oidor's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jolan Galindo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the La Pointe Courte players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Congo Bongo.