World League

EL CARMELO
Spectators: 7519 (Terracing: 5640, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) Norino Zuasnabar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oktay Özdoğal having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Qiao Wen in the 10th minute of play forced C.D. Pepino’s's goalkeeper Ferrán Suarez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 16 minutes into the match, Norino Zuasnabar notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of PreservemospolladeaguaFC's Oktay Özdoğal. Oktay Özdoğal was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Norino Zuasnabar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Oktay Özdoğal made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Romelu Haaland's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ferrán Suarez was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. Romelu Haaland sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Ferrán Suarez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romelu Haaland, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Oktay Özdoğal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Romualdo Hetz in the 32nd minute of play. When PreservemospolladeaguaFC's Romelu Haaland in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye C.D. Pepino’s's goalie prevented a goal. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 36th minute of the game. One of C.D. Pepino’s:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of PreservemospolladeaguaFC:s goal. In the 37th minute there was a penalty for PreservemospolladeaguaFC. Romelu Haaland stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ferrán Suarez. 1-1. Romelu Haaland sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 48th minute Romelu Haaland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ferrán Suarez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Romelu Haaland was the one to do the kick off. After 53 minutes of play, C.D. Pepino’s's Romualdo Hetz made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Oktay Özdoğal was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 55th minute, Bobbo Mira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Norino Zuasnabar might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Oktay Özdoğal. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Norino Zuasnabar ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aurelio Raffo in the 60th minute of play forced PreservemospolladeaguaFC's goalkeeper Oktay Özdoğal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ferrán Suarez made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Romelu Haaland sent off a good shot on target. In the 63rd minute, Bobbo Mira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Tito Solo came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the C.D. Pepino’s 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 Tito Solo couldn't finish the play. PreservemospolladeaguaFC's Loreto Campos was substituted for Cai Redondo. 71 minutes into the match, PreservemospolladeaguaFC's goal looked a bit too open when Maximino Cortazar came free, but Oktay Özdoğal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind C.D. Pepino’s's goalkeeper Ferrán Suarez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ferrán Suarez made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Romelu Haaland sent off a good shot on target. PreservemospolladeaguaFC's Poncio Gala was substituted for Bobbo Mira. When the match clock showed 89 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Romelu Haaland sped through C.D. Pepino’s's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ferrán Suarez. After a rather tough play, C.D. Pepino’s's Maximino Cortazar got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Romelu Haaland could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Ferrán Suarez made a huge save. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.