World League

Erosworld
Spectators: 8074 (Terracing: 6057, Seating: 1857, VIP seats: 160) THE ROKERY PIMKIS's Jorge Luna started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, William Rigg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kiran Tomasini was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Emmanuel Canturri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernando Morientes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Francisco Mino got free with Emmanuel Canturri in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 14th match minute, THE ROKERY PIMKIS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Howard Archambault to maneuver through the defense. Kiran Tomasini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from William Rigg, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Kiran Tomasini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from William Rigg in the 20th minute of the match. William Rigg blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kiran Tomasini having to make a save. Emmanuel Canturri was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Francisco Mino showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 30 minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, THE ROKERY PIMKIS's goal looked a bit too open when William Rigg came free, but Kiran Tomasini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, THE ROKERY PIMKIS's Howard Archambault got a free kick in the 36th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Francisco Mino got free with Emmanuel Canturri in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 45 minutes into the match, THE ROKERY PIMKIS's goal looked a bit too open when William Rigg came free, but Kiran Tomasini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. William Rigg charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed William Rigg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and William Rigg made a kick off. William Rigg who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 53rdth minute tested the skills of Kiran Tomasini when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Matthias Lepage made in the 55th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Francisco Mino immediately put the ball in play. Emmanuel Canturri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Morientes, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Kiran Tomasini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from William Rigg, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Emmanuel Canturri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francisco Mino, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. 65 minutes into the match, THE ROKERY PIMKIS's goalkeeper Kiran Tomasini had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by William Rigg. Kiran Tomasini made an important save on a dangerous shot by William Rigg in the 65th minute. Emmanuel Canturri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francisco Mino, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, William Rigg managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Valar's supporters rose to their feet, but William Rigg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kiran Tomasini breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. THE ROKERY PIMKIS made a substitution. René Stocker replaced Christian Mastroiacovo. 73 minutes in the game Matthias Lepage did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Francisco Mino. Jorge Luna took the ball and in the 76 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Emmanuel Canturri. Emmanuel Canturri dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. William Rigg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kiran Tomasini read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. The Valar's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Codruț Uncheşu in the 82nd minute. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. THE ROKERY PIMKIS fully deserved thier win.