World League

Joaquin F. A Delgado
Spectators: 7640 (Terracing: 5731, Seating: 1757, VIP seats: 152) COSQUIN SFC's Lucas Beltrán started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Bucaneiros's Ernest Spoelbergs in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye COSQUIN SFC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 11th minute Lucas Beltrán shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bartosz Skikiewicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lucas Beltrán got free with Bartosz Skikiewicz in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Everardo Abella in the 14th minute of play forced Bucaneiros's goalkeeper Bartosz Skikiewicz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bayezit Tecik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernest Spoelbergs in the 19th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lucas Beltrán in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bartosz Skikiewicz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Bartosz Skikiewicz didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 22nd minute, which inside left pole to 2-0. 27 minutes into the match, Luis Rumaldo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bartosz Skikiewicz. Bucaneiros's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luis Rumaldo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Bartosz Skikiewicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Well-Well Chițan in the 31st minute of the match. After 32 minutes of play, Bucaneiros's Luizão Toledo made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bayezit Tecik was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bucaneiros's Bartosz Skikiewicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Beltrán in the 37th minute of play. With 45 minutes on the clock, Enis Behiç Gülle commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in COSQUIN SFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 44th minute. Penalty! COSQUIN SFC:s Bayezit Tecik showed great skill when he stopped Ernest Spoelbergs:s penalty.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ernest Spoelbergs was the one to do the kick off. Ernest Spoelbergs who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 54thth minute tested the skills of Bayezit Tecik when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 60 minutes of play, Bucaneiros's Mai Hontoria made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bayezit Tecik was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Well-Well Chițan came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the COSQUIN SFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Well-Well Chițan couldn't finish the play. Well-Well Chițan spun around in front of the goal 65 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Bucaneiros's goal. COSQUIN SFC were awarded a corner in the 69th minute after Bucaneiros's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lucas Beltrán took the corner. Bartosz Skikiewicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Rumaldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. 72 minutes in the game, Mai Hontoria fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Bayezit Tecik having to interfere. Well-Well Chițan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Toninho de Amorim could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Bayezit Tecik made a huge save. Luis Rumaldo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Bartosz Skikiewicz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 87 minutes into the match, Bucaneiros's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Rumaldo came free, but Bartosz Skikiewicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bartosz Skikiewicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Well-Well Chițan, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. COSQUIN SFC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lucas Beltrán in the 91st minute. Bartosz Skikiewicz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Luis Rumaldo's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. 96 minutes into the match, Bucaneiros's goal looked a bit too open when Well-Well Chițan came free, but Bartosz Skikiewicz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 98 minutes Bucaneiros's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Lucas Beltrán who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Lucas Beltrán got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Bartosz Skikiewicz quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Despite being the better team, COSQUIN SFC failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.