World League

El Gallinero
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ruben Casado kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgard Batista in the 3rd minute of play forced La Maquina 9-12-18's goalkeeper Jose Vimaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. La Maquina 9-12-18's Jose Vimaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgard Batista in the 4th minute of play. 5 minutes into the match, La Maquina 9-12-18's goal looked a bit too open when Ruben Casado came free, but Jose Vimaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruben Casado in the 7th minute of play forced La Maquina 9-12-18's goalkeeper Jose Vimaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 7 minutes into the match, La Maquina 9-12-18's goal looked a bit too open when Ruben Casado came free, but Jose Vimaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ruben Casado in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jose Vimaro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 10 minutes of play, Colognese FC's Edgard Batista made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jose Vimaro was left in no man's land by his defense there! 15 minutes into the match, La Maquina 9-12-18's goal looked a bit too open when Ruben Casado came free, but Jose Vimaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruben Casado in the 16th minute of play forced La Maquina 9-12-18's goalkeeper Jose Vimaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute, Alberto Luken hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jose Vimaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruben Casado, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Silvério Barreto kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Jose Vimaro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgard Batista in the 24th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ruben Casado in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jose Vimaro saved La Maquina 9-12-18 from getting behind. After some careless play in the La Maquina 9-12-18 defense, Ruben Casado kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jose Vimaro. The La Maquina 9-12-18 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jose Vimaro should have stopped the shot. Jose Vimaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruben Casado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 43 minutes into the match, La Maquina 9-12-18's goal looked a bit too open when Ruben Casado came free, but Jose Vimaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

In the 51st minute Natalio Bieito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfredinho Carneiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Colognese FC's Alfredinho Carneiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Natalio Bieito in the 61st minute of play. After 63 played minutes Colognese FC got a freekick which was hit by Giovanni Loyola. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Dario Gelacio managed to get in a good position for a shot. La Maquina 9-12-18's supporters rose to their feet, but Dario Gelacio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alfredinho Carneiro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ruben Casado got free with Jose Vimaro in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of La Maquina 9-12-18 booed when Colognese FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giovanni Loyola didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 74th match minute, Colognese FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giovanni Loyola to maneuver through the defense. In the 75th minute of the match Dario Gelacio shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Alfredinho Carneiro showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Colognese FC's Juninho Santos in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye La Maquina 9-12-18's goalie prevented a goal. Jose Vimaro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Juninho Santos in the 86th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juninho Santos in the 89th minute of play forced La Maquina 9-12-18's goalkeeper Jose Vimaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Colognese FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.