World League

La Caldera
Spectators: 7848 (Terracing: 5888, Seating: 1804, VIP seats: 156) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Costin Duca kicked off to start the match. Cristian Vladimirescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Costin Duca in the 7th minute of the match. In the 9th minute, Hồ Kyhn hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ruperto Maria came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by Riesgo Cero's Lech Biskupiak. But to his dismay, Lech Biskupiak quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fan Xing Zhou in the 14th minute of play forced Riesgo Cero's goalkeeper Cristian Vladimirescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hồ Kyhn got free with Cristian Vladimirescu in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cristian Vladimirescu made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Costin Duca sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Riesgo Cero's Abelardo Vitin got a free kick in the 23rd minute. 25 minutes into the match, Riesgo Cero's goalkeeper Cristian Vladimirescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hồ Kyhn. Costin Duca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 32nd minute of the match, Costin Duca tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Cristian Vladimirescu saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Ruperto Maria took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lech Biskupiak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 38th minute Kubilay İmge shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ruperto Maria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 42nd minute, Santo Damario left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Riesgo Cero fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Lech Biskupiak made the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute Costin Duca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristian Vladimirescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Riesgo Cero's zone, Torcuato Herrero stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristian Vladimirescu came out of the goal and Torcuato Herrero tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ruperto Maria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 庄潮宽 in the 62nd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Costin Duca in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristian Vladimirescu saved Riesgo Cero from getting behind. After some careless play in the Riesgo Cero defense, Fan Xing Zhou kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cristian Vladimirescu. The Riesgo Cero fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cristian Vladimirescu should have stopped the shot. Lech Biskupiak in the 72ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ruperto Maria, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Salmuera CP's Emiliano Frichoso was substituted for Ali Gopala Pillai. Ruperto Maria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lech Biskupiak, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Ruperto Maria was out of position in the 85 minute of play, and Santo Damario capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Santo Damario really showed his touch with that goal: 2-4. 88 minutes into the game, Torcuato Herrero cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-4. Cristian Vladimirescu was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Fan Xing Zhou's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cristian Vladimirescu was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game.