World League

Golden Park II
Spectators: 7543 (Terracing: 5659, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) With a couple of smart ball manuevers Severiano Enekoitz in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Teodosio Nuxila saved El Golden Volvió! from getting behind. Ernesto Merexildo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amancio Bertin, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. 11 minutes had been played when some careless play by Lα Sυв 21's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Angelo Zinni was slow to take the kick. During this time El Golden Volvió!'s players had a chance to rest. El Golden Volvió!'s Angelo Zinni was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ernesto Merexildo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Damian Urko got free with Ernesto Merexildo in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. El Golden Volvió!'s Angelo Zinni was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ernesto Merexildo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The audience was convinced that Severiano Enekoitz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Teodosio Nuxila was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. Lα Sυв 21's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Rolando Orti in the 23rd minute. Rolando Orti made a great header on Lα Sυв 21's corner, it was just that El Golden Volvió!'s Teodosio Nuxila managed to reach the ball for a save. Ernesto Merexildo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amancio Bertin in the 25th minute of play. In the 29th minute of the match, David Bartoleme got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ernesto Merexildo was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Severiano Enekoitz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Teodosio Nuxila tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 39th minute Amancio Bertin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ernesto Merexildo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lα Sυв 21's defense didn't have a chance, in the 42nd minute, when Amancio Bertin scored to the left of an out of position Ernesto Merexildo, making the score, 1-0. In the 45th match minute, Lα Sυв 21 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luo Feng to maneuver through the defense. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

51 minutes into the match, Lα Sυв 21's goal looked a bit too open when Angelo Zinni came free, but Ernesto Merexildo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. El Golden Volvió!'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Angelo Zinni in the 52nd minute. El Golden Volvió!'s Angelo Zinni was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ernesto Merexildo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelo Zinni in the 53rd minute of play forced Lα Sυв 21's goalkeeper Ernesto Merexildo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ernesto Merexildo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damian Urko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the El Golden Volvió! defense, Severiano Enekoitz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Teodosio Nuxila. The El Golden Volvió! fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Teodosio Nuxila should have stopped the shot. Angelo Zinni fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernesto Merexildo having to interfere. When Luo Feng fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lα Sυв 21's protests and gave Luo Feng a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Lα Sυв 21 getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Luo Feng hit a great ball. Teodosio Nuxila showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pablo Vegetti, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. After 85 minutes, Damian Urko mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the El Golden Volvió! and the Lα Sυв 21 players grew even worse after the yellow card. 86 minutes into the match, El Golden Volvió!'s goalkeeper Teodosio Nuxila had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pablo Vegetti. El Golden Volvió!'s Folkert Engelaar got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. David Bartoleme fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernesto Merexildo having to interfere. El Golden Volvió! walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.