World League

Kyle Kuzma 204535399
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Leif Löfdahl started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Quebrachitos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lars-Erik Lidström came free, but Oscar Ekhi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anacleto Sendoa charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anacleto Sendoa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Anacleto Sendoa hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Quebrachitos FC were furious when Geronimo Fernendo was red carded, 10 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 9th minute, one of Quebrachitos 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 Quebrachitos FC. The supporters of Segmon IF booed when Quebrachitos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anacleto Sendoa didn't get a good kick on the ball. 18 minutes into the game, Celestino Pes was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Quebrachitos FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Segmon IF the free kick. In the 18th minute, Celestino Pes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Segmon IF booed when Quebrachitos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valentin Sandaili didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 30 minutes of play, Segmon IF's Leif Löfdahl made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Oscar Ekhi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alfons Glad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aníbal Barca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 34 minutes into the match, Quebrachitos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lars-Erik Lidström came free, but Oscar Ekhi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 36th minute Lars-Erik Lidström shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oscar Ekhi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 41 minutes into the match, Quebrachitos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lars-Erik Lidström came free, but Oscar Ekhi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 42nd minute, Tadeu Pombal made a precise shot to the right of Alfons Glad. Segmon IF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Oscar Ekhi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lars-Erik Lidström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Aníbal Barca made a kick off. Segmon IF's Alfons Glad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Senin in the 52nd minute of play. 56 minutes into the match, Segmon IF's goal looked a bit too open when Tadeu Pombal came free, but Alfons Glad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leif Löfdahl got free with Oscar Ekhi in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 63rd minute of the game. One of Segmon IF:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Quebrachitos FC:s goal. Quebrachitos FC made a substitution. Enrique Neron replaced Valentin Sandaili. Alfons Glad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aníbal Barca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alfons Glad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aníbal Barca, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Tadeu Pombal hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aníbal Barca in the 79th minute of play forced Segmon IF's goalkeeper Alfons Glad to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 89 minutes into the match, Aníbal Barca notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of Segmon IF's Alfons Glad. Alfons Glad was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kupati Jebe hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. When Aníbal Barca came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Quebrachitos FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Aníbal Barca couldn't finish the play. Tadeu Pombal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 98th minute of the game Joseph Österlund made a throw-in which Lars-Erik Lidström played forward. Many of Segmon IF's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. Segmon IF may have spent more time on the ball, but Quebrachitos FC were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.