World League

Estadio Miradeses
Spectators: 7451 (Terracing: 5590, Seating: 1713, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Morris Zemp started the match with the kick off. Peter Sparks showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eduardo Medina in the 3rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Teo De Jong got free with Richard Samaniego in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 13th minute Gervasio Frantzes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peter Sparks saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rossobianco's Richard Samaniego proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Rossobianco from getting a goal against them. Richard Samaniego made an important save on a dangerous shot by Morris Zemp in the 20th minute. In the 22nd match minute, Miradeses FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stefan Kapera to maneuver through the defense. Sebastián Coates sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Peter Sparks took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gervasio Frantzes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 30 minutes of play, Rossobianco's Gervasio Frantzes made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Peter Sparks was left in no man's land by his defense there! Morris Zemp could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Richard Samaniego made a huge save. If Gervasio Frantzes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Stefan Kapera hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. In the 44th minute of the match, Teo De Jong got a very nice opportunity to score, but Richard Samaniego was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Peter Sparks showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eduardo Medina in the 46th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aprígio Henriques in the 48th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Richard Samaniego saved Rossobianco from getting behind. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gervasio Frantzes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Baltasar Trimiño hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Peter Sparks made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mateo Elequemedo in the 53rd minute of play. Eduardo Medina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gervasio Frantzes struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Peter Sparks didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rossobianco. 59 minutes into the match, Miradeses FC's goal looked a bit too open when Eduardo Medina came free, but Peter Sparks reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sebastián Coates kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. After having played for 61 minutes, Eduardo Medina managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rossobianco's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eduardo Medina was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 67th minute Teo De Jong shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Richard Samaniego saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Miradeses FC's Peter Sparks played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eduardo Medina in the 70th minute of play. Peter Sparks didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eduardo Medina went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. A collision led to Miradeses FC getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Stefan Kapera hit a great ball. Eduardo Medina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eduardo Medina received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Peter Sparks tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 89th minute, Gervasio Frantzes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Peter Sparks was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. If Gervasio Frantzes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 94 minutes into the match, Rossobianco's goal looked a bit too open when Morris Zemp came free, but Richard Samaniego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Miradeses FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Rossobianco's performance. The match ended with a win for Rossobianco.