World League

El Volcán
Spectators: 7618 (Terracing: 5714, Seating: 1752, VIP seats: 152) Fc Benefica's Leandro Soares 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. With a little luck, Fc Benefica's Mitchel Dijkstra got control of the ball when Miguel Castanheira tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Leandro Soares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 9 minutes into the match, Vipos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Leandro Soares came free, but Gervasio Ixaka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 11th minute Fidel Jokin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mitchel Dijkstra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vipos FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Miguel Castanheira in the 12th minute. Rafa Santos Borré sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 16th minute of the match Miguel Castanheira sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mitchel Dijkstra skillfully saved the ball. Fc Benefica's Mitchel Dijkstra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Castanheira in the 21st minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hugo Andriessen during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Fc Benefica getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Hugo Andriessen hit a great ball. The long shot by Miguel Castanheira in the 23rd minute really tested Mitchel Dijkstra's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. 25 minutes into the match, Vipos FC's Rafa Santos Borré sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mitchel Dijkstra narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mitchel Dijkstra made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rafa Santos Borré in the 30th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zeledon Barbosa in the 31st minute of play forced Fc Benefica's goalkeeper Mitchel Dijkstra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 33 minutes Vipos FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Leandro Soares who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Leandro Soares got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Gervasio Ixaka quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 38th minute, Fidel Jokin reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Mitchel Dijkstra. The goal made the score 1-0. 41 minutes into the match, Fc Benefica's goalkeeper Mitchel Dijkstra had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Miguel Castanheira. Jens van Basten's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gervasio Ixaka read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. In the 44th minute, Leandro Soares 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fidel Jokin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Mayer Candelo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vipos FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Leandro Soares in the 55thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gervasio Ixaka, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leandro Soares got free with Gervasio Ixaka in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mayer Candelo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mitchel Dijkstra having to interfere. 69 minutes into the game, Mayer Candelo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Mitchel Dijkstra was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Gervasio Ixaka made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leandro Soares in the 75th minute. Mitchel Dijkstra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miguel Castanheira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mitchel Dijkstra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mayer Candelo in the 82nd minute of the match. In the 86th minute Mayer Candelo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mitchel Dijkstra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 87 minutes into the match, Fc Benefica's goal looked a bit too open when Rafa Santos Borré came free, but Mitchel Dijkstra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 88th minute Vipos FC were awarded a corner. Miguel Castanheira went to the cornerflag to take it. Mitchel Dijkstra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fidel Jokin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 96th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fc Benefica's goalkeeper Mitchel Dijkstra, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.