World League

La Patria es el Otro
Spectators: 6825 (Terracing: 5655, Seating: 1020, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gregorio Hotz kicked off to start the match. Ziggy Stardorf kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Ron Tomkin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnoldo Arotza in the 4th minute of the match. 7 minutes into the match, Nils Bohr had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jorge Iztal. Espirillo FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nils Bohr was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. A collision led to Espirillo FC getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Abel Demario hit a great ball. With a little luck, Baby Snakes's Ron Tomkin got control of the ball when Aaron Cutberto tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ron Tomkin came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by Espirillo FC's Cristo Elia. But to his dismay, Cristo Elia quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. If Teofilo Unai had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jorge Iztal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teofilo Unai, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. 22 minutes into the match, Baby Snakes's goalkeeper Ron Tomkin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristo Elia. With a little luck, Baby Snakes's Ron Tomkin got control of the ball when Gregorio Hotz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gregorio Hotz's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 25thth minute, Ron Tomkin skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After a rather tough play, Baby Snakes's Dario Di Fonzo got a free kick in the 29th minute. 2-1 became the score in the 31st minute when Arnoldo Arotza elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 34thth minute of the game Teofilo Unai who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Espirillo FC's Jorge Iztal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jorge Iztal stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Teofilo Unai's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. In the 38th minute, Dario Di Fonzo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ron Tomkin made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Gregorio Hotz sent off a good shot on target. 41 minutes into the match, Espirillo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Zackary Hunter came free, but Jorge Iztal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Baby Snakes's Ron Tomkin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Baby Snakes from getting a goal against them. Jorge Iztal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teofilo Unai in the 47th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Teofilo Unai made a kick off. Ron Tomkin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristo Elia in the 50th minute of play. Espirillo FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Aaron Cutberto in the 52nd minute. 55 minutes into the match, Espirillo FC's goalkeeper Jorge Iztal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Teofilo Unai. After having played for 56 minutes, Arnoldo Arotza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Espirillo FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arnoldo Arotza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ron Tomkin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gregorio Hotz in the 58th minute of play. After 66 played minutes Baby Snakes got a freekick which was hit by Dario Di Fonzo. Zackary Hunter sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Teofilo Unai came free with the goalkeeper in the 72nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Jorge Iztal could save by the left post. Teofilo Unai's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jorge Iztal firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristo Elia in the 74th minute of play forced Baby Snakes's goalkeeper Ron Tomkin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristo Elia in the 77th minute of play forced Baby Snakes's goalkeeper Ron Tomkin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st minute, Teofilo Unai hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Baby Snakes's Ron Tomkin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristo Elia in the 83rd minute of play. Cristo Elia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Ron Tomkin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 90th minute, Joaquim Fernandes made a precise shot to the right of Ron Tomkin. Baby Snakes's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. 93 minutes into the match, Baby Snakes's goal looked a bit too open when Joaquim Fernandes came free, but Ron Tomkin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Espirillo FC's Abel Demario got a free kick in the 94th minute. The long shot by Claudio Ubeda in the 95th minute really tested Jorge Iztal's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Espirillo FC had won after a very even match.