World League

Blas Infante
Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Xie Yue Chao managed to get in a good position for a shot. Los Galacticos's supporters rose to their feet, but Xie Yue Chao was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Franco Marholz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 6th minute, Xie Yue Chao made a precise shot to the right of Franco Marholz. Deportivo Andaluz's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Franco Marholz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xie Yue Chao in the 11th minute of the match. In the 12thth minute of the game Xie Yue Chao who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Deportivo Andaluz's Franco Marholz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ruben Le fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Franco Marholz having to interfere. In the 18thth minute of the game Xie Yue Chao who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Deportivo Andaluz's Franco Marholz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 18 minutes, Xie Yue Chao put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Franco Marholz. If Xie Yue Chao had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 24 minutes, Celedonio Andaur managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Deportivo Andaluz's supporters crossed their fingers, but Celedonio Andaur was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Celedonio Andaur sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 31 minutes of play, Los Galacticos's Xie Yue Chao made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Franco Marholz was left in no man's land by his defense there! Celedonio Andaur fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zhu Xi having to interfere. Meng Zhan Yang took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 47th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Franco Marholz. Deportivo Andaluz's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Xie Yue Chao was the one to do the kick off. Gilesindo Tarapiella scored 0-6 in the 51st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Franco Marholz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jimmy McGill hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. In the 59th minute, Los Galacticos's Pablo Aimar ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Franco Marholz. Franco Marholz yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-7. In a very dangerous position, a player in Deportivo Andaluz fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 62nd minute. Penalty! Deportivo Andaluz:s Franco Marholz showed great skill when he stopped Xie Yue Chao:s penalty. Deportivo Andaluz's Franco Marholz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pablo Aimar in the 69th minute of play. If Xie Yue Chao had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Los Galacticos's Kong Jing Kun was substituted for Xie Yue Chao. Los Galacticos made a substitution. Zhang Hong Yuan replaced Ruben Le. Franco Marholz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kong Jing Kun, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. 81 minutes into the match, Deportivo Andaluz's goalkeeper Franco Marholz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zhang Hong Yuan. In the 83rd minute, Los Galacticos's Gilesindo Tarapiella dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-8. In the 87th minute Celedonio Andaur shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zhu Xi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kong Jing Kun in the 89th minute of play forced Deportivo Andaluz's goalkeeper Franco Marholz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Franco Marholz had great luck who in the 92ndth minute grab hold of the ball when Kong Jing Kun from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. In the 95th minute, Witomir Lampa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Celedonio Andaur sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the final whistle sounded Los Galacticos left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Deportivo Andaluz.