World League

La Villa
Spectators: 8554 (Terracing: 6417, Seating: 1967, VIP seats: 170) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ronaldinho Fenomeno kicked off to start the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pasha Datsiuk in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kang Ying Hai saved ..Villa Rugby Club.. from getting behind. 14 minutes in the game, Ronaldinho Fenomeno dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. 16 minutes into the match, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goal looked a bit too open when Pasha Datsiuk came free, but Kang Ying Hai reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldinho Fenomeno came free, but Kang Ying Hai reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pasha Datsiuk in the 18th minute of play forced ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goalkeeper Kang Ying Hai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Kang Ying Hai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pasha Datsiuk in the 19th minute of play. Flavio Perez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Hristofor Borchev made a huge save. After some careless play in the ..Villa Rugby Club.. defense, Pasha Datsiuk kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kang Ying Hai. The ..Villa Rugby Club.. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kang Ying Hai should have stopped the shot. AS Pikachuzim's Hristofor Borchev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Flavio Perez in the 28th minute of play. In the 35th minute Ronaldinho Fenomeno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kang Ying Hai saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hristofor Borchev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Flavio Perez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kang Ying Hai showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pasha Datsiuk, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. 44 minutes into the game, Adan Rufio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AS Pikachuzim the free kick. After 43 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for ..Villa Rugby Club..! Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

AS Pikachuzim's Luciano Sarmento was substituted for Pasha Datsiuk. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Olaf Cebula to strike the kick off in the second half. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Kang Ying Hai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luciano Sarmento in the 54th minute of play. Luciano Sarmento could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Kang Ying Hai made a huge save. 59 minutes into the match, Arif Oğuz Semdin dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Kang Ying Hai, 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavio Perez in the 62nd minute of play forced AS Pikachuzim's goalkeeper Hristofor Borchev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 63 minutes into the match, AS Pikachuzim's goal looked a bit too open when Flavio Perez came free, but Hristofor Borchev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kang Ying Hai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arif Oğuz Semdin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the AS Pikachuzim defense, Olaf Cebula kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hristofor Borchev. The AS Pikachuzim fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hristofor Borchev should have stopped the shot. ..Villa Rugby Club.. made a substitution. Carlos Saúl Menem replaced Olaf Cebula. Kang Ying Hai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arif Oğuz Semdin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 80 minutes into the game, Arif Oğuz Semdin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Kang Ying Hai was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Arif Oğuz Semdin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kang Ying Hai having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arif Oğuz Semdin in the 89th minute of play forced ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goalkeeper Kang Ying Hai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arif Oğuz Semdin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kang Ying Hai having to make a save. AS Pikachuzim's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.