World League

Ochandio
Spectators: 7479 (Terracing: 5611, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Christos Triantafyllou started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Guillermo Eguen came free with the goalkeeper in the 9th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Jonathan Palmquist could save by the left post. 19 minutes into the match, Granate's goalkeeper Jonathan Palmquist had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Guillermo Eguen. Jonathan Palmquist had great luck who in the 19thth minute grab hold of the ball when Bartolo Leoiar from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Guillermo Eguen got free with Jonathan Palmquist in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bartolo Leoiar got free with Jonathan Palmquist in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 38 minutes into the match, Granate's goal looked a bit too open when Mauro Odon came free, but Jonathan Palmquist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christos Triantafyllou sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 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 Bartolo Leoiar to make the kick off. Rolando Merexildo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Christos Triantafyllou showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-1 in the 51 minute of play. Jonathan Palmquist showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bartolo Leoiar in the 65th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guillermo Eguen in the 67th minute of play forced Granate's goalkeeper Jonathan Palmquist to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bartolo Leoiar took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonathan Palmquist. Jonathan Palmquist dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mauro Odon in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Palmquist saved Granate from getting behind. In the 82nd minute, Bartolo Leoiar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jonathan Palmquist was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. After having played for 88 minutes, Eriberto Charro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PGE FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eriberto Charro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 92nd minute, Enzo Hermon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 95 minutes, Osvaldo Euloxu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Granate and the PGE FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Granate getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Osvaldo Euloxu hit a great ball. Granate's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.