World League

La Cueva Morada
Spectators: 7481 (Terracing: 5612, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) SAPRIMECKBEL's Arsenio Valverde 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 the match clock showed 4 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Arsenio Valverde sped through 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Afiq Hongyi. With a little luck, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Afiq Hongyi got control of the ball when Arsenio Valverde tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 9th minute, Jithu Low hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jaime Quiros could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Afiq Hongyi made a huge save. In the 17th match minute, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Faiz Tan to maneuver through the defense. SAPRIMECKBEL's Cesar Larra couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 17th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for 苏州觅香足球俱乐部. A sloppy throw-in by Jithu Low in the 23rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by SAPRIMECKBEL's Domingo Mendiko. In the 24th minute of the match, Arsenio Valverde got a very nice opportunity to score, but Afiq Hongyi was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Afiq Hongyi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arsenio Valverde in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 34th minute, Arsenio Valverde left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SAPRIMECKBEL fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Arsenio Valverde might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Afiq Hongyi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Arsenio Valverde ran back to his position shaking his head. Afiq Hongyi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arsenio Valverde in the 40th minute. Afiq Hongyi came out of the goal in the 43rd minute to try and stop a shot by SAPRIMECKBEL's Arsenio Valverde. But to his dismay, Arsenio Valverde quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. After 46 played minutes SAPRIMECKBEL got a freekick which was hit by Ramiro Jurgi. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mićo Grande during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, SAPRIMECKBEL's Mićo Grande got a free kick in the 47th minute. Jithu Low fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 49th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frank Mora having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jithu Low stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 60th minute, Arsenio Valverde ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Afiq Hongyi was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Afiq Hongyi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arsenio Valverde, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Afiq Hongyi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arsenio Valverde, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Afiq Hongyi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaime Quiros in the 71st minute of play. In the 74thth minute of the game Jaime Quiros who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's Afiq Hongyi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 75 played minutes 苏州觅香足球俱乐部 got a freekick which was hit by Sean Yip. 79 minutes into the match, 苏州觅香足球俱乐部's goal looked a bit too open when Arsenio Valverde came free, but Afiq Hongyi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Cesar Larra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Afiq Hongyi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arsenio Valverde, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Afiq Hongyi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arsenio Valverde's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. After a rather tough play, SAPRIMECKBEL's Jaime Quiros got a free kick in the 97th minute. There was no doubt that SAPRIMECKBEL were the better team. SAPRIMECKBEL's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.