World League

STELLA MARIS PALACIO
Spectators: 7741 (Terracing: 5807, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Geovanni Baptista started the match with the kick off. In the 3rdth minute of the game Geovanni Baptista who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CRONOPIOS Y FAMAS's Ter Stefanek was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Natalio Centenales had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 7th minute, Jacinto Frasquito hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cleto Gonza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stamen Tekeliev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stamen Tekeliev in the 16th minute of play forced Família Ressaca MZ's goalkeeper Cleto Gonza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind Família Ressaca MZ's goalkeeper Cleto Gonza, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 32 minutes into the game, Jimmie Vikström threw the ball into play from the sideline. CRONOPIOS Y FAMAS's Erhan Sarıoğlu quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind CRONOPIOS Y FAMAS's goalkeeper Ter Stefanek, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 40th minute, Julian Casado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ter Stefanek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Natalio Centenales, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ter Stefanek didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Natalio Centenales went, in the 41st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. 44 minutes into the game, Costin Moscu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CRONOPIOS Y FAMAS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Família Ressaca MZ the free kick. Costin Moscu kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Stamen Tekeliev was the one to do the kick off. Ter Stefanek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geovanni Baptista, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 55th match minute, Família Ressaca MZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Feng Yang to maneuver through the defense. Stamen Tekeliev scored 2-1 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cleto Gonza, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 64 played minutes Família Ressaca MZ got a freekick which was hit by Jimmie Vikström. CRONOPIOS Y FAMAS's Benito Fiz was substituted for Teofilo Ourente. CRONOPIOS Y FAMAS's Enio Coelho was substituted for Stamen Tekeliev. After a rather tough play, Família Ressaca MZ's Vasco Arruabarrena got a free kick in the 67th minute. Cleto Gonza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enio Coelho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 72 minutes into the game, Enio Coelho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Cleto Gonza was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Bin Albertini hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Natalio Centenales got free with Ter Stefanek in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Xavier Laureys hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. A collision led to Família Ressaca MZ getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Jimmie Vikström hit a great ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Família Ressaca MZ players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for CRONOPIOS Y FAMAS.