World League

Estádio Biamar
Spectators: 7602 (Terracing: 5742, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 100) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ceferino Salvatore kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute, Fabian Brinker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 8 minutes into the match, BIAMAR's goal looked a bit too open when Xove Pintor came free, but Mariano Flores reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th minute of the match VERDOLAGA CITY FC got a corner. BIAMAR's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Eusebio Ecija ran over to the corner to take the kick. Mariano Flores stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cordero Jesus's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. Xove Pintor scored 0-1 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mariano Flores, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 15 minutes into the match, VERDOLAGA CITY FC's goalkeeper Barbaros Bozbey had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Israel Faria. 18 minutes into the match, BIAMAR's goal looked a bit too open when Xove Pintor came free, but Mariano Flores reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th minute Cordero Jesus shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mariano Flores saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mariano Flores showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cordero Jesus in the 22nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Márcio Ribeiro in the 27th minute of play forced VERDOLAGA CITY FC's goalkeeper Barbaros Bozbey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Barbaros Bozbey made an important save on a dangerous shot by Israel Faria in the 29th minute. Mariano Flores took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cordero Jesus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mariano Flores showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabian Brinker, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In the 38th minute, Fabian Brinker left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The VERDOLAGA CITY FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. VERDOLAGA CITY FC's Xove Pintor got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 46 minutes into the match, VERDOLAGA CITY FC's goalkeeper Barbaros Bozbey had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Israel Faria. After the first half VERDOLAGA CITY FC were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

In the 52nd minute Olavo Gameiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Barbaros Bozbey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to BIAMAR getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Israel Faria hit a great ball. After having played for 58 minutes, Xove Pintor managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. VERDOLAGA CITY FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Xove Pintor was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. VERDOLAGA CITY FC made a substitution. Xande Cavani replaced Cordero Jesus. After 66 minutes BIAMAR's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Eusebio Ecija who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on VERDOLAGA CITY FC's corner Xande Cavani fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Mariano Flores quite easily take care of the ball. In the 67thth minute of the game Xande Cavani who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but BIAMAR's Mariano Flores was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mariano Flores showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xande Cavani in the 69th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xande Cavani in the 71st minute of play forced BIAMAR's goalkeeper Mariano Flores to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Xove Pintor recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 75th minute Xande Cavani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mariano Flores saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mariano Flores made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Xove Pintor sent off a good shot on target. Barbaros Bozbey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tobiasz Bubczyk in the 85th minute of the match. The VERDOLAGA CITY FC fans' excitement grew in the 87th match minute when VERDOLAGA CITY FC's Xande Cavani looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 90th minute, Xove Pintor got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. BIAMAR's Mariano Flores played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xande Cavani in the 92nd minute of play. Mariano Flores took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Xande Cavani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. VERDOLAGA CITY FC played a much better game than BIAMAR and deserved their victory. The BIAMAR players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.