World League

Piquirenda
Spectators: 8051 (Terracing: 6039, Seating: 1852, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eugenio Bernal started the match with the kick off. After 5 minutes Pakorro AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Roberto Iratze who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Piquirenda FC's corner Roberto Iratze fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Bogdan Samokovliyski quite easily take care of the ball. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pakorro AFC's goalkeeper Bogdan Samokovliyski, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eugenio Bernal in the 13th minute of play forced Pakorro AFC's goalkeeper Bogdan Samokovliyski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 17 minutes into the match, Cheng Le Xing had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Didi Papardelas. Piquirenda FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cheng Le Xing was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 20 minutes into the game, Pakorro AFC's Cheng Le Xing nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Didi Papardelas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. 26 minutes into the match, Cheng Le Xing had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Didi Papardelas. Piquirenda FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cheng Le Xing was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. After some careless play in the Pakorro AFC defense, Eugenio Bernal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bogdan Samokovliyski. The Pakorro AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bogdan Samokovliyski should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Piquirenda FC's Filiberto Indartsu got a free kick in the 37th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cheng Le Xing in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Didi Papardelas saved Piquirenda FC from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Filiberto Indartsu got free with Bogdan Samokovliyski in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bogdan Samokovliyski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Filiberto Indartsu in the 41st minute. Cheng Le Xing received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Didi Papardelas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 47 minutes into the match, Cheng Le Xing notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Piquirenda FC's Didi Papardelas. Didi Papardelas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After the first half Pakorro AFC were leading 1-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cheng Le Xing stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Bogdan Samokovliyski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eugenio Bernal went, in the 52nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-4 was the resulting score. Pakorro AFC made a substitution. Rustam Arsenievich replaced Cheng Le Xing. Piquirenda FC's Didi Papardelas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Piquirenda FC from getting a goal against them. The corner led Pakorro AFC's Aşır Satılmış to fire away a dangerous shot which Didi Papardelas despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After a rather tough play, Pakorro AFC's Aşır Satılmış got a free kick in the 70th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laureano Abeita in the 71st minute of play forced Pakorro AFC's goalkeeper Bogdan Samokovliyski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Laureano Abeita took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bogdan Samokovliyski. Bogdan Samokovliyski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-4. Piquirenda FC's Angelo Che was substituted for Filiberto Indartsu. Bogdan Samokovliyski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eugenio Bernal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 85 played minutes Piquirenda FC got a freekick which was hit by 麦翀瑜. Didi Papardelas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elvio Frances, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bogdan Samokovliyski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laureano Abeita in the 94th minute of the match. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.