World League

Coliseo Verdolaga
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Xande Cavani took the kick off in the first half of the match. Carmelo Vachon kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. VERDOLAGA CITY FC's Barbaros Bozbey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albert Gaardahl in the 4th minute of play. Jose Vimaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusebio Ecija in the 8th minute of play. 12 minutes into the match, VERDOLAGA CITY FC's goal looked a bit too open when Albert Gaardahl came free, but Barbaros Bozbey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jose Vimaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xande Cavani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 16 minutes VERDOLAGA CITY FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ahmet Baki Tecimer who took care of the corner kick. Barbaros Bozbey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albert Gaardahl, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. 26 minutes into the match, VERDOLAGA CITY FC's goal looked a bit too open when Albert Gaardahl came free, but Barbaros Bozbey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 26 minutes into the match, VERDOLAGA CITY FC's goal looked a bit too open when Carmelo Vachon came free, but Barbaros Bozbey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, La Maquina 9-12-18's goal looked a bit too open when Eusebio Ecija came free, but Jose Vimaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jose Vimaro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Xande Cavani's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind VERDOLAGA CITY FC's goalkeeper Barbaros Bozbey, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 34th minute, Ahmet Baki Tecimer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jose Vimaro made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Oriche Isazi sent off a good shot on target. Barbaros Bozbey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carmelo Vachon, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. In the 38th minute, Huang Xi Feng hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 41st minute Carmelo Vachon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Barbaros Bozbey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. La Maquina 9-12-18's Jose Vimaro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save La Maquina 9-12-18 from getting a goal against them. When Ahmet Baki Tecimer fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Maquina 9-12-18's protests and gave Ahmet Baki Tecimer a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, La Maquina 9-12-18's Ahmet Baki Tecimer got a free kick in the 44th minute. After the first half La Maquina 9-12-18 were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Albert Gaardahl to strike the kick off in the second half. Jose Vimaro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Xande Cavani went, in the 51st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 55th minute Xande Cavani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jose Vimaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jose Vimaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusebio Ecija in the 57th minute of play. Jose Vimaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eusebio Ecija, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eusebio Ecija in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jose Vimaro saved La Maquina 9-12-18 from getting behind. A hard shot 61 in the game by Albert Gaardahl from a close distance when the talented Barbaros Bozbey managed to make a qualified save. VERDOLAGA CITY FC's players were relieved. La Maquina 9-12-18's Jose Vimaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eusebio Ecija in the 62nd minute of play. 65 minutes into the match, La Maquina 9-12-18's goal looked a bit too open when Eusebio Ecija came free, but Jose Vimaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Barbaros Bozbey made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Albert Gaardahl sent off a good shot on target. Vicente Davalos hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. La Maquina 9-12-18 made a substitution. Shpëtim Kume replaced Cléberson Prestes. After a rather tough play, VERDOLAGA CITY FC's Vicente Davalos got a free kick in the 69th minute. Albert Gaardahl fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Barbaros Bozbey having to interfere. Jose Vimaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusebio Ecija in the 75th minute of play. Ahmet Baki Tecimer made a great header on La Maquina 9-12-18's corner, it was just that VERDOLAGA CITY FC's Barbaros Bozbey managed to reach the ball for a save. Through an outstanding action, after 88 minutes, Barbaros Bozbey successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Erland Trolle was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 89 minutes into the match. In the 89th minute, one of VERDOLAGA CITY FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for VERDOLAGA CITY FC. 94 minutes into the game, Bastien Domenge was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. La Maquina 9-12-18's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave VERDOLAGA CITY FC the free kick. Xande Cavani's late challenge caught a La Maquina 9-12-18's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Xande Cavani helped the player get up and apologised. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. La Maquina 9-12-18 walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.