World League

PeposTaDium
Spectators: 7701 (Terracing: 5777, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Uriel Isias started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 5 minutes into the match, Olds School Pepo's goal looked a bit too open when Uriel Isias came free, but Jacinto Nicholas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 5th minute, Uriel Isias ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jacinto Nicholas was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Lázaro Colon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hanafi Indonesianus, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Juniors FC's goalkeeper Lázaro Colon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Herminio Stephen. Uriel Isias blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jacinto Nicholas having to make a save. Lázaro Colon made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Herminio Stephen sent off a good shot on target. Juniors FC were awarded a corner in the 22th minute after Olds School Pepo's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Wlodzimierz Lepper took the corner. Juniors FC's Lázaro Colon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Juniors FC from getting a goal against them. In the 24th minute Uriel Isias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacinto Nicholas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Juniors FC's Lázaro Colon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Herminio Stephen in the 27th minute of play. Lázaro Colon made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Herminio Stephen sent off a good shot on target. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Olds School Pepo's José Serrizuela was substituted for Hanafi Indonesianus. Juan Gervaso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lázaro Colon having to interfere. Lázaro Colon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Serrizuela in the 55th minute of play. Lázaro Colon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Gervaso in the 57th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan Gervaso in the 62nd minute of play forced Juniors FC's goalkeeper Lázaro Colon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Daniel Loi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Juniors FC made a substitution. Jerzy Piszczor replaced Daniel Loi. In the 67th match minute, Juniors FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Prospero Furman to maneuver through the defense. Eduard Isac kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Jacinto Nicholas was a little too slow when Enrique Frasco got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 77th minute. The score was now 0-2. Ezequiel Barco was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 82 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Juniors FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 81st minute. Penalty! José Serrizuela's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lázaro Colon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 88th minute of play. Lázaro Colon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Prudencio Mendebal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 89 minutes of play, Olds School Pepo's Prudencio Mendebal made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lázaro Colon was left in no man's land by his defense there! Olds School Pepo's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.