World League

Los Arcos
Spectators: 7637 (Terracing: 5729, Seating: 1756, VIP seats: 152) Fernando Manzano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Romulo Gelacio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Romulo Gelacio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Manzano, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Fernando Manzano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Orihuela Club de Fútbol's supporters rose to their feet, but Fernando Manzano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Romulo Gelacio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fernando Manzano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Romulo Gelacio having to interfere. With a little luck, INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's Romulo Gelacio got control of the ball when Fernando Manzano tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 20th minute, Boni Yarman made a precise shot to the right of Daniel Sbârcea. Orihuela Club de Fútbol's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Daniel Sbârcea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Petros Mousa in the 23rd minute of play. David Armada sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's Romulo Gelacio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Armada in the 24th minute of play. Fernando Manzano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Romulo Gelacio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 31st minute, Fernando Manzano 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. Fernando Manzano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Romulo Gelacio made a huge save. Fernando Manzano spun around in front of the goal 39 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's goal. Petros Mousa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Sbârcea having to interfere. 45 minutes into the match, Orihuela Club de Fútbol's goal looked a bit too open when Petros Mousa came free, but Daniel Sbârcea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Orihuela Club de Fútbol's attentive David Armada managed to snatch the ball when Ivo Viveiros made a throw-in in the 46th minute of the game.

INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB were awarded a corner in the 53th minute after Orihuela Club de Fútbol's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Norberto Fresco took the corner. In the 56th minute of the match Orihuela Club de Fútbol got a corner. INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. David Armada ran over to the corner to take the kick. David Armada made a great header on Orihuela Club de Fútbol's corner, it was just that INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's Romulo Gelacio managed to reach the ball for a save. 60 minutes into the match, Boni Yarman notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Orihuela Club de Fútbol's Daniel Sbârcea. Daniel Sbârcea was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Orihuela Club de Fútbol's Dominic Toretto was substituted for Álvaro Sampil. Arslan İzhan hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's Romulo Gelacio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernando Manzano in the 64th minute of play. Orihuela Club de Fútbol made a substitution. Noel Travassos replaced Júlio Britto. In the 67th match minute, Orihuela Club de Fútbol was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernando Manzano to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Boni Yarman got free with Daniel Sbârcea in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Romulo Gelacio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vladimiro Figueira in the 69th minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's goal looked a bit too open when Vladimiro Figueira came free, but Romulo Gelacio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's Arslan İzhan got a free kick in the 78th minute. When Orihuela Club de Fútbol's Vladimiro Figueira in the 80th minute got a chance for a shot 80th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's goalie prevented a goal. In the 81st minute Vladimiro Figueira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Romulo Gelacio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB booed when Orihuela Club de Fútbol was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Martin Belezhkov didn't get a good kick on the ball. INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB's Narciso Vergaray was substituted for Petros Mousa. In the 84th minute, Martin Belezhkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 85 minutes into the game, Vladimiro Figueira cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Romulo Gelacio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Orihuela Club de Fútbol's Daniel Sbârcea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Narciso Vergaray in the 93rd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arslan İzhan during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 95th match minute, INDEPENDIENTE FUTBOL CLUB was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arslan İzhan to maneuver through the defense. Romulo Gelacio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vladimiro Figueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. The Orihuela Club de Fútbol players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.