World League

Reino de Valencia
Spectators: 8043 (Terracing: 6033, Seating: 1850, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gerson Santana started the match with the kick off. Gerson Santana struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. David Abad didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for INTOCABLES 2oo4. Maximo Dei hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. If Gerson Santana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 16 minutes into the match, Dolar Blue Ψ's goal looked a bit too open when Gerson Santana came free, but David Abad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 20 minutes of play, Dolar Blue Ψ's Aitor Branca made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Robert Bresson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gerson Santana blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without David Abad having to make a save. In the 23rd minute of the match, Gerson Santana tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but David Abad saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 24 played minutes INTOCABLES 2oo4 got a freekick which was hit by Oier Jareño. If Aitor Branca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 26th minute Aitor Branca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robert Bresson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. David Abad came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by INTOCABLES 2oo4's Gerson Santana. But to his dismay, Gerson Santana quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. In the 31st minute of the game Oier Jareño made a throw-in which Gerson Santana played forward. Dolar Blue Ψ's David Abad proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Dolar Blue Ψ from getting a goal against them. When INTOCABLES 2oo4's Gerson Santana in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Dolar Blue Ψ's goalie prevented a goal. David Abad made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Gerson Santana sent off a good shot on target. Dolar Blue Ψ's David Abad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerson Santana in the 42nd minute of play. In the 43rd minute of the match INTOCABLES 2oo4 got a corner. Dolar Blue Ψ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ibon Duarte ran over to the corner to take the kick. Zhuang Xing Ting in the 46thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of David Abad, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Aitor Branca stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Gerson Santana might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over David Abad. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gerson Santana ran back to his position shaking his head. Dolar Blue Ψ's David Abad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerson Santana in the 57th minute of play. Dolar Blue Ψ's David Abad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerson Santana in the 59th minute of play. When Gerson Santana came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the INTOCABLES 2oo4 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 Gerson Santana couldn't finish the play. Dolar Blue Ψ made a substitution. Santiago Eriksen replaced Chu Xiang Li. Dolar Blue Ψ made a substitution. Arnulfo Chano replaced Aitor Branca. Dolar Blue Ψ made a substitution. Luk Pieters replaced Remigio Vigil. 67 minutes into the game, Atauri Flores threw the ball into play from the sideline. INTOCABLES 2oo4's Bill Brugmans quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The audience was convinced that Arnulfo Chano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Robert Bresson was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. In the 71stth minute of the game Arnulfo Chano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but INTOCABLES 2oo4's Robert Bresson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 72nd minute Dolar Blue Ψ were awarded a corner. Atauri Flores went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Luk Pieters almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but INTOCABLES 2oo4's Robert Bresson did a great save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arnulfo Chano in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Robert Bresson saved INTOCABLES 2oo4 from getting behind. Robert Bresson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luk Pieters, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 81 minutes into the match, INTOCABLES 2oo4's goalkeeper Robert Bresson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arnulfo Chano. In the 86th minute Zhuang Xing Ting shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Abad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. INTOCABLES 2oo4's Robert Bresson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luk Pieters in the 90th minute of play. In the 94th minute, Manoj Espinosa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The INTOCABLES 2oo4 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Dolar Blue Ψ's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.