World League

Marvel Stadium
Spectators: 7624 (Terracing: 5719, Seating: 1753, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. 李昂枫 started the match with the kick off. Inocencio Veronica made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 孟竞凡 in the 4th minute of play. Emiliano Furia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 东方远大队's Gervasio Estefan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camillo Daniele in the 6th minute of play. Gervasio Estefan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Camillo Daniele, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rafaela FC's Nico Veit was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Gervasio Estefan in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 9th minute of the match, Ross Strong tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gervasio Estefan saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 13th minute, Emiliano Furia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rafaela FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Gervasio Estefan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ross Strong in the 16th minute of the match. In the 17th minute 孟竞凡 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Inocencio Veronica saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 20th minute, 东方远大队's 赵渊鸿 seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed 赵渊鸿 the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of 东方远大队 protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and 赵渊鸿 had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After a rather tough play, 东方远大队's 赵渊鸿 got a free kick in the 21st minute. Gervasio Estefan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nico Veit in the 21st minute of the match. Gervasio Estefan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio in the 23rd minute of the match. If Emiliano Furia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, 东方远大队's 洪适平 got a free kick in the 32nd minute. 34 minutes into the match, 东方远大队's goal looked a bit too open when Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio came free, but Gervasio Estefan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 35 played minutes Rafaela FC got a freekick which was hit by Camillo Daniele. 邓然竞 hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Gervasio Estefan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nico Veit, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 40 minutes of play, Rafaela FC's Esteban Ikatz made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gervasio Estefan was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 44 minutes, Esteban Ikatz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rafaela FC and the 东方远大队 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 44th match minute, Rafaela FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Esteban Ikatz to maneuver through the defense. With an all-out effort, Rafaela FC's Gervasio Estefan threw himself towards the right post 45 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Camillo Daniele, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 47 minutes into the game, Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Gervasio Estefan. Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 4-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

The audience was convinced that Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gervasio Estefan was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. In the 57th minute Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gervasio Estefan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 58 minutes into the game, Camillo Daniele cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Gervasio Estefan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Gervasio Estefan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esteban Ikatz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gervasio Estefan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Esteban Ikatz, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gervasio Estefan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esteban Ikatz in the 70th minute of the match. After 70 minutes of play, Rafaela FC's Esteban Ikatz made it 6-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gervasio Estefan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rafaela FC's Ubaldo Lluis was substituted for Basilio Guillerme. Esteban Ikatz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With an all-out effort, 东方远大队's Inocencio Veronica threw himself towards the right post 85 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from 苏骏凌, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 86th minute of the match 东方远大队 got a corner. Rafaela FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. 钱亮诚 ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in 钱亮诚 almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Rafaela FC's Inocencio Veronica did a great save. In the 91st minute, Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio made a precise shot to the right of Gervasio Estefan. 东方远大队's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. 东方远大队's 邓宁霆 was substituted for 钱亮诚. Rafaela FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.