World League

Patria Grande
Spectators: 7509 (Terracing: 5632, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tom Hermansson made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the match, Octavia's goalkeeper Oscar Frascuelo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Niclas Füllkrug. Oscar Frascuelo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tom Hermansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tom Hermansson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Oscar Frascuelo made a huge save. Oscar Frascuelo made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Niclas Füllkrug sent off a good shot on target. AZURDUY F.C.'s Teodosio Iigo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iordanis Anastasiadis in the 26th minute of play. In the 27th match minute, Octavia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Otoniel Abastas to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Octavia getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Jorginho de Amorim hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Niclas Füllkrug got free with Oscar Frascuelo in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Otoniel Abastas fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Octavia's protests and gave Otoniel Abastas a yellow card for diving instead. Otoniel Abastas kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Teodosio Iigo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Iordanis Anastasiadis in the 35th minute of play. In the 38th minute Tom Hermansson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oscar Frascuelo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Teodosio Iigo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nesor Abadie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute Nesor Abadie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teodosio Iigo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Teodosio Iigo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nesor Abadie in the 44th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mihai Gherase stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tom Hermansson in the 55th minute of play forced Octavia's goalkeeper Oscar Frascuelo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jorginho de Amorim made in the 58th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Mihai Gherase immediately put the ball in play. After a defensive mix-up in Octavia's zone, Tom Hermansson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Oscar Frascuelo came out of the goal and Tom Hermansson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. AZURDUY F.C.'s Teodosio Iigo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save AZURDUY F.C. from getting a goal against them. The supporters of AZURDUY F.C. booed when Octavia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Esteban Abeita didn't get a good kick on the ball. Octavia's Oscar Frascuelo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tom Hermansson in the 63rd minute of play. A well-hit corner resulted in Fred Åkerström heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. After a defensive mix-up in Octavia's zone, Niclas Füllkrug stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Oscar Frascuelo came out of the goal and Niclas Füllkrug tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mihai Gherase fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Teodosio Iigo having to interfere. After 80 minutes of play, AZURDUY F.C.'s Tom Hermansson made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Oscar Frascuelo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Oscar Frascuelo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tom Hermansson, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. A collision led to AZURDUY F.C. getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Niclas Füllkrug hit a great ball. The AZURDUY F.C. support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.