World League

Titanes de Madera
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ulf Nordlander made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd match minute, Pegale De Puntín was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hipolito Cristos to maneuver through the defense. Matias Ramond hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. After 16 minutes of play, DIF LEEDS BK's Ulf Nordlander made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ball Hold was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 25th minute Saul Drew shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ball Hold saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ball Hold made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saul Drew in the 27th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hipolito Cristos in the 29th minute of play forced DIF LEEDS BK's goalkeeper Brazilio Butt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Pegale De Puntín's Rogelio Bilbo in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye DIF LEEDS BK's goalie prevented a goal. The referee felt a red card was in order, 34 minutes into the game, when Nicanor Handi put in a rough tackle. In the 34th minute, Nicanor Handi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 35 minutes into the match, Pegale De Puntín's goal looked a bit too open when Eduardo Selmo came free, but Ball Hold reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ulf Nordlander in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ball Hold saved Pegale De Puntín from getting behind. Rodolfo Bastiaro's late challenge caught a DIF LEEDS BK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Rodolfo Bastiaro helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of DIF LEEDS BK booed when Pegale De Puntín was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rodolfo Bastiaro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Matias Ramond to strike the kick off in the second half. Ball Hold showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jerry Jonasson, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Ball Hold took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ulf Nordlander, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Pegale De Puntín getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Rodolfo Bastiaro hit a great ball. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pegale De Puntín's goalkeeper Ball Hold, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pegale De Puntín's Ball Hold played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ulf Nordlander in the 60th minute of play. In the 62nd minute, Rogelio Bilbo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pegale De Puntín fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Jerry Jonasson made a great header on DIF LEEDS BK's corner, it was just that Pegale De Puntín's Ball Hold managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 73rd minute Lukács Révész shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brazilio Butt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Pegale De Puntín booed when DIF LEEDS BK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lars Gudmundsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. 80 minutes into the game, Matias Ramond cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Brazilio Butt was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Leopoldo Rocio charged in rather forcefully in the 84th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leopoldo Rocio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 84 played minutes Pegale De Puntín got a freekick which was hit by Leopoldo Rocio. If Matias Ramond had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pegale De Puntín's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.