World League

El Morro
Spectators: 7668 (Terracing: 5751, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Isidoro Young kicked off to start the match. Isidoro Young received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Simon Manex came out and tried to block the shot, but Isidoro Young slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 4th minute. Soriano Espiñeira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olof Wiberg in the 7th minute of play. Soriano Espiñeira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olof Wiberg in the 9th minute of the match. 11 minutes into the game, Kukova United's Olof Wiberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Soriano Espiñeira made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Soriano Espiñeira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erik Malý, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Clemente Esquerra's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 15thth minute, Simon Manex skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Soriano Espiñeira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erik Malý in the 21st minute of play. Simon Manex took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clemente Esquerra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Soriano Espiñeira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olof Wiberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Simon Manex showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Pinhal, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Soriano Espiñeira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Magnus Larsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paulo Pinhal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Simon Manex having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Olof Wiberg to make the kick off. Navalito's Soriano Espiñeira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olof Wiberg in the 56th minute of play. In the 58th minute Clemente Esquerra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Simon Manex saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th minute of the match Navalito got a corner. Kukova United's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Enric Mira ran over to the corner to take the kick. 65 minutes into the game, Navalito's Amanda Björn nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Simon Manex made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Navalito's Nicanor Parra was substituted for Clemente Esquerra. Kukova United's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Olof Wiberg in the 71st minute. 73 minutes into the match, Kukova United's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo Pinhal came free, but Simon Manex reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicanor Parra in the 74th minute of play forced Kukova United's goalkeeper Simon Manex to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Kukova United's zone, Paulo Pinhal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Simon Manex came out of the goal and Paulo Pinhal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kukova United made a substitution. Pavol Halko replaced Olof Wiberg. Kukova United's Martin Ješo was substituted for Jacek Gotfryd. In the 81st minute, Pavol Halko made a precise shot to the right of Soriano Espiñeira. Navalito's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. 84 minutes into the match, Navalito's goalkeeper Soriano Espiñeira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Martin Ješo. Simon Manex showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicanor Parra, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. 92 minutes into the match, Navalito's goal looked a bit too open when Pavol Halko came free, but Soriano Espiñeira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 93 minutes into the game, Lennart Albom was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kukova United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Navalito the free kick. In the 93rd minute, Lennart Albom hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.