World League

Gigante de Arenillas
Spectators: 7654 (Terracing: 5742, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Chiquinho Palmeira took the kick off in the first half of the match. Robustiano Cordareo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Akakios Kioubouroglou in the 2nd minute. A collision led to Forros Fantásticos AC getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Romeo Nabar hit a great ball. In the 9th minute Santiago Sidro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enrique Cubria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 12th minute, Chiquinho Palmeira reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Robustiano Cordareo. The goal made the score 1-0. If Akakios Kioubouroglou had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Robustiano Cordareo made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Akakios Kioubouroglou sent off a good shot on target. Alejo Lehior sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 28 minutes into the game, Forros Fantásticos AC's Santiago Sidro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Enrique Cubria made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alejo Lehior in the 34th minute of play forced Atlético Arenillas's goalkeeper Enrique Cubria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chiquinho Palmeira in the 41st minute of play forced Forros Fantásticos AC's goalkeeper Robustiano Cordareo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Santiago Sidro kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alejo Lehior in the 46th minute of play forced Atlético Arenillas's goalkeeper Enrique Cubria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alejo Lehior to make the kick off. Alejo Lehior recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Robustiano Cordareo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Akakios Kioubouroglou in the 53rd minute of play. Robustiano Cordareo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chiquinho Palmeira in the 55th minute of play. Forros Fantásticos AC's Robustiano Cordareo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chiquinho Palmeira in the 58th minute of play. In the 63rd minute, Marcin Koperski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 64th minute, Marcin Koperski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Forros Fantásticos AC's Octavio Pabla shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 65th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Enrique Cubria but with some difficulty. Atlético Arenillas's Enrique Cubria proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Atlético Arenillas from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marius Sagen got free with Enrique Cubria in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 83rd match minute, Atlético Arenillas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chiquinho Palmeira to maneuver through the defense. Forros Fantásticos AC made a substitution. Octavio Marcones replaced Santiago Sidro. Atlético Arenillas made a substitution. Frede Hesteng replaced Chiquinho Palmeira. Forros Fantásticos AC's Candido Artaldo was substituted for Romeo Nabar. In the 84th minute, Chiquinho Palmeira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Xacobo Coronado charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Xacobo Coronado the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 89th minute Octavio Marcones shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enrique Cubria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 90th minute, Octavio Marcones got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 96 minutes had been played when some careless play by Forros Fantásticos AC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Violet Brúnchev was slow to take the kick. During this time Atlético Arenillas's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Violet Brúnchev got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Robustiano Cordareo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Forros Fantásticos AC were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.