World League

Ángel Labruna
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fulgencio Gartzi started the match with the kick off. Shen Song received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Belchior Saldanha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 8th minute Shen Song shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Belchior Saldanha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to La Gallardeta getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Jan-Olof Eliasson hit a great ball. La Gallardeta's Belchior Saldanha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shen Song in the 14th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, C.F.Fuenlabrada's goalkeeper Sebastián Torrico had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jan-Olof Eliasson. With a little luck, C.F.Fuenlabrada's Sebastián Torrico got control of the ball when Jan-Olof Eliasson tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fulgencio Gartzi in the 26th minute of play forced C.F.Fuenlabrada's goalkeeper Sebastián Torrico to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Belchior Saldanha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shen Song in the 29th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aquilino Luke in the 33rd minute of play forced La Gallardeta's goalkeeper Belchior Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Fulgencio Gartzi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sebastián Torrico was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Belchior Saldanha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shen Song, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. The corner ended in Alessio Scandella almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but C.F.Fuenlabrada's Sebastián Torrico did a great save. When Sancar Talaş fell near the penalty area in the 47th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Gallardeta's protests and gave Sancar Talaş a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of C.F.Fuenlabrada booed when La Gallardeta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sancar Talaş didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 47th minute of the match Julien Million sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Belchior Saldanha skillfully saved the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Shen Song made a kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Shen Song kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Belchior Saldanha. That made the score 0-1 in the 51 minute of play. A hard shot 54 in the game by Shen Song from a close distance when the talented Belchior Saldanha managed to make a qualified save. La Gallardeta's players were relieved. With a little luck, La Gallardeta's Belchior Saldanha got control of the ball when Shen Song tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jan-Olof Eliasson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sebastián Torrico read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fulgencio Gartzi in the 63rd minute of play forced C.F.Fuenlabrada's goalkeeper Sebastián Torrico to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 66 minutes into the match, C.F.Fuenlabrada's goal looked a bit too open when Fulgencio Gartzi came free, but Sebastián Torrico reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Belchior Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shen Song in the 72nd minute of play. La Gallardeta's Belchior Saldanha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Shen Song in the 79th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, La Gallardeta's goal looked a bit too open when Julien Million came free, but Belchior Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Belchior Saldanha came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by C.F.Fuenlabrada's Julien Million. But to his dismay, Julien Million quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Belchior Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaspar Odol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Belchior Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erubiel Aresti in the 88th minute of play. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind La Gallardeta's goalkeeper Belchior Saldanha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Belchior Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julien Million, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 94th minute, Fulgencio Gartzi made a precise shot to the right of Sebastián Torrico. C.F.Fuenlabrada's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. The C.F.Fuenlabrada players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.