World League

Ciruelandia
Spectators: 7700 (Terracing: 5776, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Karol Kosowski started the match with the kick off. 10 minutes into the match, Ciruel Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Karol Kosowski came free, but Jacob Alavedra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 12 minutes into the match, Karol Kosowski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jacob Alavedra. Ciruel Academy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Karol Kosowski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 17th minute, Karol Kosowski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bendito Sea El Fernet fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Bernardo Baraquiel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucas Grijander in the 20th minute of the match. Bendito Sea El Fernet's Bernardo Baraquiel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Grijander in the 20th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, Ciruel Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Karol Kosowski came free, but Jacob Alavedra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nicolás Elenes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Bernardo Baraquiel made a huge save. Crispin Klander made a great header on Ciruel Academy's corner, it was just that Bendito Sea El Fernet's Bernardo Baraquiel managed to reach the ball for a save. Jacob Alavedra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Donato Bidari in the 32nd minute of the match. When Mircea Balint fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ciruel Academy's protests and gave Mircea Balint a yellow card for diving instead. After 36 played minutes Ciruel Academy got a freekick which was hit by Mircea Balint. Jacob Alavedra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felipe Rico, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. The Ciruel Academy players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Bendito Sea El Fernet were winning 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lucas Grijander was the one to do the kick off. Bernardo Baraquiel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Grijander in the 56th minute of play. Jacob Alavedra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karol Kosowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Payton Legg blasted a shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jacob Alavedra having to make a save. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ciruel Academy's goalkeeper Jacob Alavedra, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 70th minute of the match Bendito Sea El Fernet got a corner. Ciruel Academy's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Donato Bidari ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Felipe Rico got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 0-3. 70 minutes into the match. In the 73rd minute Karol Kosowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacob Alavedra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bernardo Baraquiel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Grijander, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 77th minute of the game. One of Ciruel Academy:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Bendito Sea El Fernet:s goal. The referee gave Bendito Sea El Fernet a penalty, 79 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Donato Bidari, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Ciruel Academy's Jacob Alavedra. 0-4. Toma Ron kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. Jaba Li hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Jacob Alavedra was a little too slow when Karol Kosowski got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 87th minute. The score was now 0-5. After 93 played minutes Ciruel Academy got a freekick which was hit by José Luis Torrente. In the 96th minute, Toma Ron hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Bendito Sea El Fernet supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Bendito Sea El Fernet would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.