World League

GALLIA BELGICA
Spectators: 7742 (Terracing: 5808, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Güralp Ergüleç made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Los once leones Ourense's goalkeeper Mao Si, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Portus Ganda's Tony Vanbuyten played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dabi Vila in the 6th minute of play. Dabi Vila scored 0-1 in the 9th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tony Vanbuyten, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Los once leones Ourense's Mao Si proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Los once leones Ourense from getting a goal against them. After 15 played minutes Portus Ganda got a freekick which was hit by Güralp Ergüleç. Edelmiro Calvo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 16th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Tony Vanbuyten. Portus Ganda's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Tony Vanbuyten took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nereo Cacheres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Portus Ganda's Joannes Van De Wijngaert got a free kick in the 24th minute. Tony Vanbuyten took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dabi Vila, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 35 minutes, Pablo-Enrique Alabern mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Los once leones Ourense and the Portus Ganda players grew even worse after the yellow card. Mao Si made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Joannes Van De Wijngaert sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nereo Cacheres in the 44th minute of play forced Portus Ganda's goalkeeper Tony Vanbuyten to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Enrique Jacinto in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mao Si prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 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 wind increased when Nereo Cacheres made the kick off in the second half. Tony Vanbuyten made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Pablo-Enrique Alabern sent off a good shot on target. Güralp Ergüleç's late challenge caught a Los once leones Ourense's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Güralp Ergüleç helped the player get up and apologised. Güralp Ergüleç kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. Mao Si took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jüri Djorkaeff, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Portus Ganda's Tony Vanbuyten got control of the ball when Dabi Vila tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Portus Ganda getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Güralp Ergüleç hit a great ball. In the 68thth minute of the game Enrique Jacinto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Los once leones Ourense's Mao Si was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 70 minutes into the match, Nereo Cacheres had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tony Vanbuyten. Portus Ganda's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nereo Cacheres was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Los once leones Ourense's Mao Si played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jüri Djorkaeff in the 73rd minute of play. Tony Vanbuyten didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pablo-Enrique Alabern went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. When the match had gone on for 79 minutes, Enrique Jacinto put it in 2-4 from a short distance just to the right of Mao Si. Mao Si stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ye Yang Ao's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. In the 95th minute, Los once leones Ourense's Pablo-Enrique Alabern dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-5. The Los once leones Ourense supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Los once leones Ourense would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.