World League

Bebbanburg Arena
Spectators: 7693 (Terracing: 5771, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Isaias Sazon got the match started through his kick off. Pastor Frantzes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santos Lauren in the 2nd minute of the match. In the 4th minute Isaias Sazon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marciano Idacio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 5th match minute, Sajones F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Halil Niğdeli to maneuver through the defense. Pretorianos FC's Santiago Valery got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 7th minute Isaias Sazon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marciano Idacio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marciano Idacio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isaias Sazon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pastor Frantzes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sabino Valverde in the 9th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eliseo Claude in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marciano Idacio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sabino Valverde fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pastor Frantzes having to interfere. 18 minutes into the game, Victorino Loren was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pretorianos FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sajones F.C. the free kick. Isaias Sazon might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marciano Idacio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Isaias Sazon ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 20th minute Isaias Sazon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marciano Idacio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pastor Frantzes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sabino Valverde in the 23rd minute of play. In the 25th minute of the match Pretorianos FC got a corner. Sajones F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Santiago Valery ran over to the corner to take the kick. Pretorianos FC's Santiago Valery was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Pastor Frantzes in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Pastor Frantzes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sabino Valverde, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pastor Frantzes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tostão Ceresso in the 39th minute of play. Pastor Frantzes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sabino Valverde, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Tostão Ceresso came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Pretorianos FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tostão Ceresso couldn't finish the play. Pretorianos FC made a substitution. Primitivo Neron replaced Adan Pueblo. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sabino Valverde to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute of the match Pretorianos FC got a corner. Sajones F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Santiago Valery ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Santiago Valery almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Sajones F.C.'s Pastor Frantzes did a great save. In the 56th minute of the match Pretorianos FC got a corner. Sajones F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Santiago Valery ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Sajones F.C.'s goalie and right to Tostão Ceresso. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Sajones F.C.'s manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. If Eliseo Claude had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sajones F.C.'s Conrad Airpoel was substituted for Fidel Macerio. After having played for 65 minutes, Tostão Ceresso managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pretorianos FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tostão Ceresso was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pastor Frantzes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sabino Valverde in the 66th minute of play. Jakub Kiwior's late challenge caught a Pretorianos FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jakub Kiwior helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Pretorianos FC booed when Sajones F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jakub Kiwior didn't get a good kick on the ball. 73 minutes into the match, Sajones F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Sabino Valverde came free, but Pastor Frantzes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hugo Raitin in the 80th minute of play forced Pretorianos FC's goalkeeper Marciano Idacio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sabino Valverde in the 82nd minute of play forced Sajones F.C.'s goalkeeper Pastor Frantzes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pretorianos FC's goalkeeper Marciano Idacio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sajones F.C. made a substitution. Rucha Dupak replaced Halil Niğdeli. Matias Txaran charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Matias Txaran the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The audience was convinced that Hugo Raitin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marciano Idacio was relentless in the 95th minute of the game.