World League

Bavio
Spectators: 7706 (Terracing: 5781, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) In the 4th minute Ni Zhen Feng shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Ikatz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, Independiente's goal looked a bit too open when Ni Zhen Feng came free, but Gabriel Ikatz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gabriel Ikatz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ni Zhen Feng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 9th minute Eriberto Truylos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Horacio Jesus Carvallo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the last second Horacio Jesus Carvallo throw himself and got hold of the ball when Eriberto Truylos in the 9thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. It was a well-played corner which Ciriaco Maule managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Gabriel Ikatz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ni Zhen Feng in the 14th minute of the match. Xu Wei Kun could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Horacio Jesus Carvallo made a huge save. 23 minutes into the match, Baez FC's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Suy came free, but Horacio Jesus Carvallo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gabriel Ikatz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ni Zhen Feng's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. In the 30th minute Baez FC were awarded a corner. Ruperto Ralondo went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Ruperto Ralondo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Independiente's Gabriel Ikatz did a great save. In the 32nd match minute, Baez FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Róbson Rossi to maneuver through the defense. In the 33rd minute, Independiente's Martin Suy dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. 38 minutes into the match, Baez FC's goal looked a bit too open when Xu Wei Kun came free, but Horacio Jesus Carvallo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Horacio Jesus Carvallo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Xu Wei Kun in the 40th minute. When Independiente's Eriberto Truylos in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Baez FC's goalie prevented a goal. Gabriel Ikatz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Danilo Zárate, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eriberto Truylos to make the kick off. Horacio Jesus Carvallo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xu Wei Kun in the 51st minute of the match. Baez FC's Horacio Jesus Carvallo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maikel Jol in the 53rd minute of play. In the 56th minute Eriberto Truylos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Horacio Jesus Carvallo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Horacio Jesus Carvallo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Suy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Horacio Jesus Carvallo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin Suy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute Maikel Jol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Horacio Jesus Carvallo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Baez FC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Ruperto Ralondo hit a great ball. 62 minutes into the match, Independiente's Maikel Jol broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. With his leg Gabriel Ikatz managed to avoid a goal in the 65thth minute, when Baez FC's Ni Zhen Feng fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xu Wei Kun in the 67th minute of play forced Baez FC's goalkeeper Horacio Jesus Carvallo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 67 minutes, Martin Suy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Independiente's supporters crossed their fingers, but Martin Suy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 70th minute, Martin Suy left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Independiente fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Martin Suy scored 3-1 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Horacio Jesus Carvallo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Independiente's goalkeeper Gabriel Ikatz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thalis Papazisis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Gabriel Ikatz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gabriel Ikatz made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Thalis Papazisis sent off a good shot on target. After 92 minutes Independiente's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ruperto Ralondo who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Baez FC's corner Ruperto Ralondo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Gabriel Ikatz quite easily take care of the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Baez FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Independiente.