World League

Mendoza
Spectators: 7980 (Terracing: 5986, Seating: 1835, VIP seats: 159) Jairo Castellano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joaquin Austin in the 4th minute. Flavius Cândroveanu might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jairo Castellano. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Flavius Cândroveanu ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Club Getafe Deportivo's Orlo Sarrate got a free kick in the 10th minute. Xiao Yang Xuan made in the 15th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Atletic Elooo's Flavius Cândroveanu. After 16 played minutes Atletic Elooo got a freekick which was hit by Baturalp Kartal. 20 minutes into the match, Atletic Elooo's goal looked a bit too open when Curcio Carballeira came free, but Clemente Mancaş reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Club Getafe Deportivo's zone, Flavius Cândroveanu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jairo Castellano came out of the goal and Flavius Cândroveanu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 23rd match minute, Club Getafe Deportivo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xiao Yang Xuan to maneuver through the defense. After 28 played minutes Atletic Elooo got a freekick which was hit by Guybrush Threepwood. In the 30th minute Curcio Carballeira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clemente Mancaş saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Clemente Mancaş showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vlad Ţăranu in the 33rd minute of the match. If Joaquin Austin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 35th match minute, Club Getafe Deportivo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vlad Ţăranu to maneuver through the defense. Jairo Castellano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flavius Cândroveanu, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Curcio Carballeira in the 39th minute of play forced Atletic Elooo's goalkeeper Clemente Mancaş to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Club Getafe Deportivo's Xiao Yang Xuan quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Flavius Cândroveanu, made in the 43rd minute of the game. In the 45th minute, Baturalp Kartal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Club Getafe Deportivo were awarded a corner in the 48th minute after Atletic Elooo's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Orlo Sarrate took the corner. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Curcio Carballeira made the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vlad Ţăranu got free with Clemente Mancaş in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 62nd minute Curcio Carballeira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clemente Mancaş saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vlad Ţăranu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Clemente Mancaş made a huge save. Club Getafe Deportivo made a substitution. Gau Bergada replaced Henrico Del Bosque. Clemente Mancaş took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Curcio Carballeira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rafael Navarro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Clemente Mancaş made a huge save. Jairo Castellano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grégory Gardette in the 86th minute of play. In the 87th minute Curcio Carballeira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clemente Mancaş saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rafael Navarro got free with Clemente Mancaş in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Atletic Elooo players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.