World League

Iron Maiden Arena
Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) Honorio Torrent received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Nando Toscano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 7 minutes into the match, Escuadrón Mercenario's goalkeeper Nando Toscano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dave Murray. In the 11th play minute Dave Murray came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Nando Toscano. 1-0. Pirro Blazquez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ramiro Messias in the 17th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dave Murray got free with Nando Toscano in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 23 minutes had been played when some careless play by Escuadrón Mercenario's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Bruce Dickinson was slow to take the kick. During this time Iron Maiden FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Arın Biçim almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Escuadrón Mercenario's Nando Toscano did a great save. Pirro Blazquez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enrique Abeijon in the 29th minute of play. Pirro Blazquez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enrique Abeijon, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Günalp Talip kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Enrique Abeijon took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pirro Blazquez. Pirro Blazquez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. After a rather tough play, Iron Maiden FC's Dave Murray got a free kick in the 42nd minute. 44 minutes into the match, Ramiro Messias notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Iron Maiden FC's Pirro Blazquez. Pirro Blazquez was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 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.

In the 53rdth minute of the game Ramiro Messias who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Iron Maiden FC's Pirro Blazquez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Günalp Talip during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Günalp Talip hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Pirro Blazquez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Pedro Medeiros in the 55th minute of the match. Enrique Abeijon came free with the goalkeeper in the 57th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Pirro Blazquez could save by the left post. Pirro Blazquez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramiro Messias, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. 60 minutes into the match, Escuadrón Mercenario's goal looked a bit too open when Arın Biçim came free, but Nando Toscano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nando Toscano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arın Biçim in the 60th minute of play. With a little luck, Iron Maiden FC's Pirro Blazquez got control of the ball when Zé Pedro Medeiros tried to sneak it across the goal line. 65 minutes into the game, Filipo Abeita was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Escuadrón Mercenario's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Iron Maiden FC the free kick. Filipo Abeita hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Estevon Abancens's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pirro Blazquez was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Estevon Abancens in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pirro Blazquez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Amauri Campidelis hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. Enrique Abeijon's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Pirro Blazquez firmly grabbed it by the left post. A collision led to Escuadrón Mercenario getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Filipo Abeita hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Estevon Abancens in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pirro Blazquez saved Iron Maiden FC from getting behind. Nando Toscano didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arın Biçim went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. Escuadrón Mercenario's Nando Toscano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dave Murray in the 90th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 93 minutes, Pirro Blazquez successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After some careless play in the Escuadrón Mercenario defense, Dave Murray kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nando Toscano. The Escuadrón Mercenario fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nando Toscano should have stopped the shot. Escuadrón Mercenario were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Iron Maiden FC to leave the ground with a draw.