World League

Jamarguillo
Spectators: 7757 (Terracing: 5820, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Arsenio Bide started the match with the kick off. Nacho Molina showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucas Villanueva in the 3rd minute of the match. An unexpected shot in the 5th minute by Konstanty Karbowski got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. When Anselmo Villar fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Clube Esportivo Saudade's protests and gave Anselmo Villar a yellow card for diving instead. After 7 played minutes Clube Esportivo Saudade got a freekick which was hit by Anselmo Villar. 9 minutes into the match, Clube Esportivo Saudade's goalkeeper Wei Chuan Xuan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arsenio Bide. In the 12th minute Lucas Villanueva shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nacho Molina saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 14th minute Bilbo Zafrilla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nacho Molina saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arsenio Bide in the 22nd minute of play forced Clube Esportivo Saudade's goalkeeper Wei Chuan Xuan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lucas Villanueva in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nacho Molina prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Arsenio Bide's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wei Chuan Xuan was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. After 30 minutes of play Clube Esportivo Saudade's Anselmo Villar was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 31st minute of the match Arlo Fresnos sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Wei Chuan Xuan skillfully saved the ball. Modesto Zabalo made in the 33rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Abeluse Flow's Tolino Griful. 33 minutes into the match, Clube Esportivo Saudade's goalkeeper Wei Chuan Xuan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arsenio Bide. Arsenio Bide sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 47 played minutes Abeluse Flow got a freekick which was hit by Tolino Griful.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Virgilio Ladra stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Nacho Molina showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Virgilio Ladra, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. After 53 minutes Abeluse Flow's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Rafa Morado who took care of the corner kick. Abeluse Flow's Nacho Molina played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bilbo Zafrilla in the 54th minute of play. In the 66th minute Clube Esportivo Saudade were awarded a corner. Rafa Morado went to the cornerflag to take it. Clube Esportivo Saudade's Wei Chuan Xuan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julio Barroso in the 77th minute of play. Wei Chuan Xuan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julio Barroso, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. In the 85th minute of the match, Bilbo Zafrilla tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Nacho Molina saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The crowd rose to their feet as Bilbo Zafrilla kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Nacho Molina. That made the score 0-2 in the 86 minute of play. After 91 played minutes Clube Esportivo Saudade got a freekick which was hit by Rafa Morado. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Clube Esportivo Saudade walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.