World League

Santuario Pomona
Spectators: 7569 (Terracing: 5678, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) Amador Patxi made the kick off and thus started the match. Pomona AFC's Bernardino Telmo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Bani in the 5th minute of play. 5 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when LTA FC's Zé Bani fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Bernardino Telmo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Bani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 11 minutes had been played when some careless play by LTA FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sander Bust was slow to take the kick. During this time Pomona AFC's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Juan do Vale almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but LTA FC's Dalmacio Ebardo did a great save. If Zé Bani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Bani in the 13th minute of play forced Pomona AFC's goalkeeper Bernardino Telmo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. LTA FC's Dalmacio Ebardo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save LTA FC from getting a goal against them. Dalmacio Ebardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan do Vale in the 23rd minute of the match. In the 28th minute, Amadeo Sazon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Bani in the 34th minute of play forced Pomona AFC's goalkeeper Bernardino Telmo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. LTA FC's Dalmacio Ebardo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Sugar in the 37th minute of play. Sander Bust hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. LTA FC's Tomás Matai got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Haroldo Fernandez made in the 43rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by LTA FC's Norberto Celipe. Bernardino Telmo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Bani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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.

LTA FC made a substitution. Armando Franco replaced Tomás Matai. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ivan Bernad was the one to do the kick off. Bernardino Telmo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Bani, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pomona AFC's goalkeeper Bernardino Telmo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bernardino Telmo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zé Bani in the 59th minute of the match. In the 60th minute Zé Bani shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardino Telmo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Zé Bani made a precise shot to the right of Bernardino Telmo. Pomona AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 66th match minute, LTA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ivan Bernad to maneuver through the defense. After 68 played minutes LTA FC got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Bernad. In the 69th minute of the match, Zé Bani tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Bernardino Telmo saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Bernardino Telmo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Bani, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Bernardino Telmo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Bani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 75thth minute of the game Amador Patxi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but LTA FC's Dalmacio Ebardo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 77th match minute, Pomona AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amadeo Sazon to maneuver through the defense. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pomona AFC's goalkeeper Bernardino Telmo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pomona AFC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Zé Bani 80 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-2. Pomona AFC's Bernardino Telmo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Pomona AFC from getting a goal against them. 85 minutes into the game, Zé Bani cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Bernardino Telmo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Pomona AFC made a substitution. Berdaitz Polentinos replaced Amador Patxi. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pomona AFC's goalkeeper Bernardino Telmo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 91 played minutes LTA FC got a freekick which was hit by Elvio Ticho. Sander Bust struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Dalmacio Ebardo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pomona AFC. After 95 played minutes Pomona AFC got a freekick which was hit by Generoso Fortun. The LTA FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing LTA FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.