World League

La Fortaleza
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) An unexpectedly hard shot by Aparicio Ladra in the 5th minute of play forced Granate's goalkeeper Jonathan Palmquist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abelardo Macías made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Christos Triantafyllou sent off a good shot on target. Plaza Babys CF's Abelardo Macías played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaakko Ramstadius in the 9th minute of play. Abelardo Macías made an important save on a dangerous shot by Christos Triantafyllou in the 10th minute. 15 minutes into the match, Plaza Babys CF's goal looked a bit too open when Jaakko Ramstadius came free, but Abelardo Macías reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Palmquist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yasin Saleh in the 24th minute of the match. In the 27th minute Yasin Saleh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Palmquist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, Plaza Babys CF's Bernardino Aguilo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Palmquist narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yasin Saleh in the 31st minute of play forced Granate's goalkeeper Jonathan Palmquist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 38 played minutes Plaza Babys CF got a freekick which was hit by Luis-Alfredo Belalcaraz. 40 minutes into the match, Plaza Babys CF's Yasin Saleh sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Palmquist narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Joseba Sacristán hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Christos Triantafyllou to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Usko Ruuttu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Granate fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Granate's Jonathan Palmquist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yasin Saleh in the 57th minute of play. Jaakko Ramstadius sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jonathan Palmquist made an important save on a dangerous shot by Yasin Saleh in the 63rd minute. 64 minutes into the match, Plaza Babys CF's goal looked a bit too open when Christos Triantafyllou came free, but Abelardo Macías reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aparicio Ladra in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonathan Palmquist prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 67thth minute of the game Jaakko Ramstadius who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Plaza Babys CF's Abelardo Macías was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 71st minute, Luis-Alfredo Belalcaraz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Plaza Babys CF made a substitution. Pietro Echavarri replaced Luis-Alfredo Belalcaraz. A collision led to Plaza Babys CF getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Luis-Alfredo Belalcaraz hit a great ball. Bo Kristiansson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jonathan Palmquist having to make a save. Granate's Jonathan Palmquist played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bo Kristiansson in the 75th minute of play. Yasin Saleh could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Jonathan Palmquist made a huge save. 83 minutes into the game, Yasin Saleh was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Plaza Babys CF's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Granate the free kick. After 83 played minutes Plaza Babys CF got a freekick which was hit by Yasin Saleh. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaakko Ramstadius in the 84th minute of play forced Plaza Babys CF's goalkeeper Abelardo Macías to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Palmquist made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yasin Saleh in the 86th minute of play. Plaza Babys CF's Abelardo Macías played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christos Triantafyllou in the 90th minute of play. Christos Triantafyllou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abelardo Macías having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Granate fans cheered their team off the field, for while Plaza Babys CF had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.