World League

Cueva del Dragón
Spectators: 7471 (Terracing: 5604, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Remzi Oruz made the kick off which started today's match. When Ratan Ayala fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vαʅʅιɱαɳƈα FC's protests and gave Ratan Ayala a yellow card for diving instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lorenzo Mancio in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kim-André van der Schans prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Plaza Jewell fans' excitement grew in the 9th match minute when Plaza Jewell's Lorenzo Mancio 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 13 minutes of play, Plaza Jewell's Tiburcio Seber made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kim-André van der Schans was left in no man's land by his defense there! Lorenzo Mancio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Kim-André van der Schans tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pablo Mei showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Remzi Oruz in the 21st minute of the match. The supporters of Vαʅʅιɱαɳƈα FC booed when Plaza Jewell was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuel Igon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arsenio Quico hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. When Lorenzo Mancio fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Plaza Jewell's protests and gave Lorenzo Mancio a yellow card for diving instead. Lorenzo Mancio hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Plaza Jewell's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Fabio Cresconio in the 36th minute. The corner led Plaza Jewell's Fabio Cresconio to fire away a dangerous shot which Kim-André van der Schans despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After some careless play in the Vαʅʅιɱαɳƈα FC defense, Fabio Cresconio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kim-André van der Schans. The Vαʅʅιɱαɳƈα FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kim-André van der Schans should have stopped the shot. Aldo Tono could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Pablo Mei made a huge save. 44 minutes into the match, Plaza Jewell's Fabio Cresconio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kim-André van der Schans narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Pablo Mei took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Remzi Oruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Lorenzo Mancio got free with Kim-André van der Schans in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kim-André van der Schans didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Plaza Jewell's Tiburcio Seber shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-4 in the ordered_time% minute. After a rather tough play, Vαʅʅιɱαɳƈα FC's Arsenio Quico got a free kick in the 55th minute. The Plaza Jewell fans' excitement grew in the 57th match minute when Plaza Jewell's Tiburcio Seber 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 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 63 minutes into the match, Plaza Jewell's goal looked a bit too open when Remzi Oruz came free, but Pablo Mei reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kim-André van der Schans came out of the goal in the 69th minute to try and stop a shot by Plaza Jewell's Aristides Iratxo. But to his dismay, Aristides Iratxo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. Fabio Cresconio's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Kim-André van der Schans firmly grabbed it by the left post. With a little luck, Vαʅʅιɱαɳƈα FC's Kim-André van der Schans got control of the ball when Tiburcio Seber tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kim-André van der Schans made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tiburcio Seber in the 75th minute. Plaza Jewell's Lorenzo Mancio got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Plaza Jewell's Pablo Mei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Remzi Oruz in the 87th minute of play. Plaza Jewell's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.