World League

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Spectators: 7702 (Terracing: 5778, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gao Yong Zhen during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to PicksBattle.com getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Gao Yong Zhen hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xandro Sacristán in the 16th minute of play forced PicksBattle.com's goalkeeper David Ferran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gao Yong Zhen in the 22nd minute of play forced Albardón F.C's goalkeeper Geronimo Eleazar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 23 minutes into the match, PicksBattle.com's goal looked a bit too open when Rafael Lopez came free, but David Ferran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xandro Sacristán in the 24th minute of play forced PicksBattle.com's goalkeeper David Ferran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geronimo Eleazar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ivan Solo, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 30th minute Roger Flor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Geronimo Eleazar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Geronimo Eleazar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roger Flor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Léo Simão managed to get in a good position for a shot. Albardón F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Léo Simão was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. David Ferran breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 34 minutes into the match, Albardón F.C's goalkeeper Geronimo Eleazar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Roger Flor. In the 35th minute, Enrique Mouricio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 37th match minute, PicksBattle.com was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivan Solo to maneuver through the defense. David Ferran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xandro Sacristán, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute, Xandro Sacristán got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. David Ferran stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Xandro Sacristán's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Albardón F.C's Aureliano Buendia was substituted for Xandro Sacristán. In the 59th minute, Ahmet Seyfi Koralp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Gustavo Barros Schelotto from long distance, 59 minutes into the match, got David Ferran's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Geronimo Eleazar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roger Flor, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roger Flor in the 66th minute of play forced Albardón F.C's goalkeeper Geronimo Eleazar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ivan Gaizko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. David Ferran tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enrique Mouricio in the 70th minute of play forced Albardón F.C's goalkeeper Geronimo Eleazar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. PicksBattle.com's David Ferran proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save PicksBattle.com from getting a goal against them. Geronimo Eleazar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roger Flor, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. With a little luck, PicksBattle.com's David Ferran got control of the ball when Eusebio Lucero tried to sneak it across the goal line. With his leg David Ferran managed to avoid a goal in the 79thth minute, when Albardón F.C's Aureliano Buendia fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enrique Mouricio in the 82nd minute of play forced Albardón F.C's goalkeeper Geronimo Eleazar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aureliano Buendia got free with David Ferran in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Albardón F.C booed when PicksBattle.com was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmet Seyfi Koralp didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aureliano Buendia in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck David Ferran prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Albardón F.C eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.