World League

Estadio Estadio
Spectators: 7477 (Terracing: 5609, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Santos Chinto kicked off to start the match. Cedrick Francoeur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enrique Henry, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, FC Catalonia's Cedrick Francoeur got control of the ball when Santos Chinto tried to sneak it across the goal line. Eloy Gabirel didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when FC Catalonia's Angelo Jenaro shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Han Wei Yuan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Eloy Gabirel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 14 minutes, Alejandro Firmin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alvi Boton's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alejandro Firmin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cedrick Francoeur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santos Chinto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cedrick Francoeur came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by Alvi Boton's Santos Chinto. But to his dismay, Santos Chinto quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Enrique Henry struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Cedrick Francoeur didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Alvi Boton. If Damazy Wielkopolski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 34 minutes into the game, FC Catalonia's Angelo Jenaro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eloy Gabirel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arlindo Tinoco in the 37th minute of play forced Alvi Boton's goalkeeper Eloy Gabirel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Han Wei Yuan came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the FC Catalonia fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Han Wei Yuan couldn't finish the play. Eloy Gabirel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angelo Jenaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Han Wei Yuan to make the kick off. With a little luck, Alvi Boton's Eloy Gabirel got control of the ball when Angelo Jenaro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Eloy Gabirel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bogumil Byczewski in the 51st minute of play. Eloy Gabirel was a little too slow when Angelo Jenaro got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 52nd minute. The score was now 1-3. Eloy Gabirel made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Han Wei Yuan sent off a good shot on target. Han Wei Yuan was extremely unlucky when he, in the 57th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After 58 played minutes FC Catalonia got a freekick which was hit by Damazy Wielkopolski. In the 60th minute Santos Chinto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cedrick Francoeur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in FC Catalonia's zone, Hermengildo Frances stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cedrick Francoeur came out of the goal and Hermengildo Frances tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of FC Catalonia booed when Alvi Boton was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evelio Isaio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eloy Gabirel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Han Wei Yuan in the 67th minute of the match. Cedrick Francoeur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enrique Henry in the 69th minute of the match. Eloy Gabirel was out of position in the 71 minute of play, and Han Wei Yuan capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Han Wei Yuan really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4. In the 73rd minute Angelo Jenaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eloy Gabirel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Alvi Boton's Evelio Isaio got a free kick in the 76th minute. After a rather tough play, Alvi Boton's Evelio Isaio got a free kick in the 77th minute. Eloy Gabirel came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by FC Catalonia's Han Wei Yuan. But to his dismay, Han Wei Yuan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-5. In the 82nd minute Czeslaw Piczak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eloy Gabirel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cedrick Francoeur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santos Chinto in the 86th minute of the match. Han Wei Yuan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eloy Gabirel having to interfere. In the 91st match minute, FC Catalonia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tobiasz Serwacki to maneuver through the defense. In the 92nd match minute, Alvi Boton was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enrique Henry to maneuver through the defense. Through an outstanding action, after 95 minutes, Eloy Gabirel successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post.