World League

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Spectators: 7701 (Terracing: 5777, 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. Leandro Soares started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes in the game, Jens van Basten fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Orlín Rozas having to interfere. In the 7th minute John Snow shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Taco Uebels saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to TurboUC getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Salomón Avendaño hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Fc Benefica's David Wilmink got a free kick in the 19th minute. Orlín Rozas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jens van Basten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leandro Soares blasted a shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Orlín Rozas having to make a save. Taco Uebels took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miguel Ángel Riesco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Taco Uebels showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salomón Avendaño, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Taco Uebels showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miguel Ángel Riesco, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. A collision led to TurboUC getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. John Snow hit a great ball. Taco Uebels took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from John Snow, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Orlín Rozas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jens van Basten in the 47th minute of play. TurboUC's Podador Escudero was substituted for Dušan Tadić. 50 minutes had been played when some careless play by TurboUC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Leandro Soares was slow to take the kick. During this time Fc Benefica's players had a chance to rest. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Miguel Ángel Riesco to strike the kick off in the second half. After 54 played minutes TurboUC got a freekick which was hit by Allan Schubert. Humberto Jonge kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Taco Uebels acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 56th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Salomón Avendaño. In the 64th match minute, Fc Benefica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leandro Soares to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Fc Benefica's Taco Uebels got control of the ball when Miguel Ángel Riesco tried to sneak it across the goal line. With his leg Taco Uebels managed to avoid a goal in the 66thth minute, when TurboUC's Miguel Ángel Riesco fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. TurboUC made a substitution. Cui Ling Xi replaced Juan González. 70 minutes into the game, Allan Schubert threw the ball into play from the sideline. Fc Benefica's David Wilmink quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The audience thought a goal was coming when Miguel Ángel Riesco got free with Taco Uebels in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Salomón Avendaño's late challenge caught a Fc Benefica's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Salomón Avendaño helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Fc Benefica booed when TurboUC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Salomón Avendaño didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fc Benefica's Hugo Andriessen was substituted for Humberto Jonge. TurboUC made a substitution. Jaime Pizarro replaced Juan Eduardo Atenas. Orlín Rozas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leandro Soares's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. Gilmar Maranhense received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Orlín Rozas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.