World League

Giuseppe Meazza
Spectators: 7643 (Terracing: 5734, Seating: 1757, VIP seats: 152) Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's Cruz Salcedo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 庄杰坤 in the 4th minute of play. In the 5th minute Stelian Hortopan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cruz Salcedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 7th minute, Hurko Longo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Black Diamond fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Cruz Salcedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 庄杰坤, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. With a little luck, Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's Cruz Salcedo got control of the ball when Hurko Longo tried to sneak it across the goal line. 14 minutes into the game, Black Diamond's 庄杰坤 nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cruz Salcedo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stelian Hortopan in the 21st minute of play forced Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's goalkeeper Cruz Salcedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Cagua Vilarrubia hit a great ball. In the 23rd minute Stelian Hortopan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cruz Salcedo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 24th minute of the match Black Diamond got a corner. Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Akın Turhan ran over to the corner to take the kick. Black Diamond's Akın Turhan was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Cruz Salcedo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 28th minute, Black Diamond's Stelian Hortopan dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. After 37 played minutes Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato got a freekick which was hit by Camilo Burgos. A hard shot 41 in the game by 庄杰坤 from a close distance when the talented Cruz Salcedo managed to make a qualified save. Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's players were relieved.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. 庄杰坤 was the one to do the kick off. Cagua Vilarrubia charged in rather forcefully in the 50th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cagua Vilarrubia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 51 minutes into the match, Stelian Hortopan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cruz Salcedo. Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stelian Hortopan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Cruz Salcedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hurko Longo, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Cruz Salcedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hurko Longo in the 57th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato defense, Akın Turhan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cruz Salcedo. The Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cruz Salcedo should have stopped the shot. Cruz Salcedo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 庄杰坤, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cruz Salcedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hurko Longo, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Cruz Salcedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stelian Hortopan in the 71st minute of the match. Cruz Salcedo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hurko Longo in the 73rd minute of the match. A collision led to Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Xorxe Badas hit a great ball. Dick Vedholm took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jacobo Ortzi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 77th minute, Jacobo Ortzi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. Cruz Salcedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Akın Turhan in the 81st minute of play. Cruz Salcedo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pompiliu Moromete, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Cruz Salcedo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pompiliu Moromete in the 83rd minute of play. Cruz Salcedo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hurko Longo's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. When the match had gone on for 86 minutes, Hurko Longo put it in 6-1 from a short distance just to the right of Cruz Salcedo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pompiliu Moromete in the 90th minute of play forced Lechero«ISTDG» Ambato's goalkeeper Cruz Salcedo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hurko Longo hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Cagua Vilarrubia was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 95 minutes into the match. In the 97th minute there was a penalty for Black Diamond. 庄杰坤 stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Cruz Salcedo. 7-1. Black Diamond walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.