World League

Campo Ai Peri
Spectators: 7542 (Terracing: 5658, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Maximo Aritza took the kick off in the first half of the match. 姚辉朗 came free with the goalkeeper in the 4th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Cornelio Merexildo could save by the left post. 6 minutes into the match, 姚辉朗 notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Defensores del Albinegro's Cornelio Merexildo. Cornelio Merexildo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 10th match minute, George Glutey was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 程明林 to maneuver through the defense. Ildefonso Balesio blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Harold Meys having to make a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Maximo Aritza in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Harold Meys saved George Glutey from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Maximo Aritza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Harold Meys was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. When Defensores del Albinegro's Maximo Aritza in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye George Glutey's goalie prevented a goal. 姚辉朗 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Cornelio Merexildo made a huge save. When Defensores del Albinegro's Maximo Aritza in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye George Glutey's goalie prevented a goal. Dave Gentile kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Cornelio Merexildo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ştefan Şimoc in the 37th minute of the match. 39 minutes into the match, Defensores del Albinegro's goalkeeper Cornelio Merexildo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Antonello Verna. With a little luck, Defensores del Albinegro's Cornelio Merexildo got control of the ball when 姚辉朗 tried to sneak it across the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and 姚辉朗 made a kick off. A hard shot 51 in the game by Maximo Aritza from a close distance when the talented Harold Meys managed to make a qualified save. George Glutey's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by 姚辉朗 in the 59th minute of play forced Defensores del Albinegro's goalkeeper Cornelio Merexildo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cornelio Merexildo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 姚辉朗 in the 62nd minute of the match. George Glutey's attack was well implemented in the 62nd minute, but when 姚辉朗 was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ştefan Şimoc in the 63rd minute of play forced Defensores del Albinegro's goalkeeper Cornelio Merexildo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cornelio Merexildo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ştefan Şimoc went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. The supporters of Defensores del Albinegro booed when George Glutey was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Florian Borgatello didn't get a good kick on the ball. Harold Meys made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maximo Aritza in the 73rd minute. Tomás Gadea hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. With his leg Harold Meys managed to avoid a goal in the 75thth minute, when Defensores del Albinegro's Maximo Aritza fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Harold Meys showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maximo Aritza, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Ildefonso Balesio kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Harold Meys took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximo Aritza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. For all the effort they put into the match, the Defensores del Albinegro players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for George Glutey.