World League

Coliseo Tupac Shakur
Spectators: 7300 (Terracing: 5475, Seating: 1679, VIP seats: 146) Damian Su made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 5th minute Damian Su shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Victor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 7 minutes of play, Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Javier Milei made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Paulo Victor was left in no man's land by his defense there! Paulo Victor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damian Su in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th minute, Eutropio Harroyo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Damian Su got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Garry Mason could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Emilio Munio made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Damian Su in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paulo Victor saved Los Colegas del Barrio from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albi Solo in the 23rd minute of play forced Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's goalkeeper Emilio Munio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes into the match, Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's goal looked a bit too open when Garry Mason came free, but Emilio Munio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th minute of the match Los Colegas del Barrio got a corner. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cosme De Silva ran over to the corner to take the kick. Los Colegas del Barrio's Cosme De Silva was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Emilio Munio in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Los Colegas del Barrio's Paulo Victor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damian Su in the 27th minute of play. In the 33rd minute Damian Su shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Victor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, Los Colegas del Barrio's Emilio Munio threw himself towards the right post 34 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Albi Solo, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Javier Milei took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 42nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Paulo Victor. Los Colegas del Barrio's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 43rd minute Damian Su shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Victor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Emilio Munio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Garry Mason in the 46th minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Garry Mason stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Damian Su could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Paulo Victor made a huge save. 55 minutes into the match, Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's goal looked a bit too open when Garry Mason came free, but Emilio Munio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Emilio Nunez fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Los Colegas del Barrio's protests and gave Emilio Nunez a yellow card for diving instead. Emilio Nunez kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Kraig Rowley could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Paulo Victor made a huge save. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos made a substitution. Teodosio Bilintx replaced Ambrosio Viviano. Los Colegas del Barrio made a substitution. Josepe Mangas replaced Gai Teruel. In the 63rd match minute, Los Colegas del Barrio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Garry Mason to maneuver through the defense. Paulo Victor made an important save on a dangerous shot by Federico Colas in the 64th minute. Achraf Hakimi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Paulo Victor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 70th minute Garry Mason shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emilio Munio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Albi Solo kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Federico Colas did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-2 to the left of a surprised Paulo Victor 75 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Los Colegas del Barrio's zone, Federico Colas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paulo Victor came out of the goal and Federico Colas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 79 minutes, Javier Milei mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Acercate Y Patea de Lejos and the Los Colegas del Barrio players grew even worse after the yellow card. Federico Colas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Paulo Victor having to make a save. Paulo Victor made an important save on a dangerous shot by Federico Colas in the 83rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Federico Colas in the 91st minute of play forced Los Colegas del Barrio's goalkeeper Paulo Victor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Albi Solo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emilio Munio having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Acercate Y Patea de Lejos eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.