World League

ESA MONUMENTAL
Spectators: 7624 (Terracing: 5719, Seating: 1753, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alejandro Folch started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, JubiladosPlayasdeMalagaFS's Tino Casal got control of the ball when David Banegas tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 7th minute, Alejandro Folch 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. Jorge Armani didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alejandro Folch went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Esmeralda AFC's Jorge Armani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alejandro Folch in the 13th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, JubiladosPlayasdeMalagaFS's goal looked a bit too open when Eloy Calvino came free, but Tino Casal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jorge Armani didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alejandro Folch went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Tino Casal was a little too slow when Andrew Dalli got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 26th minute. The score was now 1-2. 29 minutes into the match, JubiladosPlayasdeMalagaFS's goalkeeper Tino Casal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by David Banegas. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alejandro Folch in the 32nd minute of play forced Esmeralda AFC's goalkeeper Jorge Armani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. JubiladosPlayasdeMalagaFS were awarded a corner in the 33th minute after Esmeralda AFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Vincente Iraegui took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Stefan Biegun got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jorge Armani quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. David Banegas received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tino Casal came out and tried to block the shot, but David Banegas slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 35th minute. Esmeralda AFC's Jorge Armani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alejandro Folch in the 40th minute of play. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Esmeralda AFC's goalkeeper Jorge Armani, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Tino Casal made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when David Banegas sent off a good shot on target. 45 minutes into the match, JubiladosPlayasdeMalagaFS's goalkeeper Tino Casal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by David Banegas. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

69 minutes into the match, Esmeralda AFC's goalkeeper Jorge Armani had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alejandro Folch. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Alejandro Folch managed to get in a good position for a shot. JubiladosPlayasdeMalagaFS's supporters rose to their feet, but Alejandro Folch was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jorge Armani breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ari Brantwein kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Esmeralda AFC made a substitution. Di Yong Yu replaced Nicasio Fonda. A collision led to JubiladosPlayasdeMalagaFS getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Ari Brantwein hit a great ball. Tino Casal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Banegas, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Esmeralda AFC's Devidatta Vendetta got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alejandro Folch got free with Jorge Armani in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Banegas in the 88th minute of play forced JubiladosPlayasdeMalagaFS's goalkeeper Tino Casal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zülfü Sungur hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Jorge Armani made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Vincente Iraegui sent off a good shot on target. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.