World League

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Spectators: 7693 (Terracing: 5771, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Curcio Alonso started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Vodka Stars 1949's goalkeeper Generoso Beloki had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by James Bom. After 6 played minutes Vodka Stars 1949 got a freekick which was hit by Remir Martínez. Thanks to some nice moves Juli Alvarez could shoot a difficult shot in the 7th minute, which Generoso Beloki however easily saved by the left post. 10 minutes into the match, Lucas Montaña had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thibaut Vandamme. Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lucas Montaña was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Vodka Stars 1949's Generoso Beloki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Behram Vacit in the 13th minute of play. Generoso Beloki made an important save on a dangerous shot by Juli Alvarez in the 15th minute. In the 16th minute Dieter Denys shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Generoso Beloki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Generoso Beloki showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Ramiréz in the 24th minute of the match. Vodka Stars 1949's defense didn't have a chance, in the 26th minute, when Behram Vacit scored to the left of an out of position Generoso Beloki, making the score, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Behram Vacit in the 28th minute of play forced Vodka Stars 1949's goalkeeper Generoso Beloki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Curcio Alonso in the 30th minute of play forced Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's goalkeeper Thibaut Vandamme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thibaut Vandamme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erik Véber, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 35th minute Erik Véber shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thibaut Vandamme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th minute of the match Konstanty Gotfryd shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Thibaut Vandamme showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 40th minute, Paul Geeraerts left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vodka Stars 1949 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. 44 minutes into the match, Vodka Stars 1949's goal looked a bit too open when Alvaro Ramiréz came free, but Generoso Beloki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alvaro Ramiréz was the one to do the kick off. Curcio Alonso in the 50thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Thibaut Vandamme, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 57th minute Behram Vacit shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Generoso Beloki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 58 minutes into the match, Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's goalkeeper Thibaut Vandamme had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Remir Martínez. Vodka Stars 1949 made a substitution. Martin Batalla replaced Erik Véber. Vodka Stars 1949 were awarded a corner in the 60th minute after Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Curcio Alonso took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Curcio Alonso got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Thibaut Vandamme quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Curcio Alonso got free with Thibaut Vandamme in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Paul Geeraertss short, quick shot in the 65thth minute got Thibaut Vandamme to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Batalla in the 66th minute of play forced Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's goalkeeper Thibaut Vandamme to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vodka Stars 1949 made a substitution. Txema Cifuentes replaced Casado Castan. Vodka Stars 1949's Santos Valladolid was substituted for Edmundo London. Francis Van Geel hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. In the 73rd minute Behram Vacit shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Generoso Beloki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's goalkeeper Thibaut Vandamme had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Paul Geeraerts. Generoso Beloki made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Behram Vacit in the 76th minute of play. Generoso Beloki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from James Bom, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. In the 78th minute Behram Vacit shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Generoso Beloki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Vodka Stars 1949 defense, Behram Vacit kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Generoso Beloki. The Vodka Stars 1949 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Generoso Beloki should have stopped the shot. After 84 played minutes Berenjenas de Punto Fijo got a freekick which was hit by Behram Vacit. An unexpectedly hard shot by James Bom in the 86th minute of play forced Vodka Stars 1949's goalkeeper Generoso Beloki to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's Thibaut Vandamme got control of the ball when Curcio Alonso tried to sneak it across the goal line. Generoso Beloki showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Behram Vacit, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.