World League

Monumental Guayaquil
Spectators: 7536 (Terracing: 5653, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jonas Herz started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ulizes Sola in the 3rd minute of play forced Zelg FC's goalkeeper Sepp Mainville to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th minute Zelg FC were awarded a corner. Albain Furst went to the cornerflag to take it. Nacho González showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonas Herz in the 8th minute of the match. In the 10th match minute, Zelg FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilles Clerc to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonas Herz in the 12th minute of play forced Astillero del Guayas's goalkeeper Nacho González to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute Zarando Eguizabal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sepp Mainville saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jonas Herz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nacho González having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonas Herz in the 22nd minute of play forced Astillero del Guayas's goalkeeper Nacho González to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28thth minute of the game Jonas Herz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Astillero del Guayas's Nacho González was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Zelg FC's Albain Furst was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Nacho González in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Nacho González showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonas Herz in the 33rd minute of the match. Jonas Herz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Nacho González showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonas Herz in the 41st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Astillero del Guayas's Cevallos Provencio got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Nacho González showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonas Herz, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Nacho González showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonas Herz in the 45th minute of the match. A collision led to Zelg FC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Serge Tomasini hit a great ball. After the first half Zelg FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ulizes Sola to strike the kick off in the second half. Zelg FC's Serge Tomasini quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Clóvis Lima, made in the 54th minute of the game. Jonas Herz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nacho González having to interfere. Astillero del Guayas's Nacho González proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save Astillero del Guayas from getting a goal against them. Gilles Clerc took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nacho González. Nacho González dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jonas Herz in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nacho González prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jonas Herz might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nacho González. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jonas Herz ran back to his position shaking his head. Jonas Herz in the 68thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nacho González, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 70thth minute of the game Jonas Herz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Astillero del Guayas's Nacho González was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jonas Herz in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nacho González prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gilles Clerc's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 79thth minute, Nacho González skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Astillero del Guayas's Nacho González proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Astillero del Guayas from getting a goal against them. Jonas Herz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Jonas Herz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nacho González was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. The Zelg FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Zelg FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.