World League

Ciudad de Sabaneta
Spectators: 7547 (Terracing: 5662, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rian Giggs took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nofre Ibarrola in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kevin Mier prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Kevin Mier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nofre Ibarrola, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Sancho Vivero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rian Giggs in the 6th minute of play. In the 6thth minute of the game Rian Giggs who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ¢σи єℓ вσℓѕσ иσ ¢σмρєтιѕ's Sancho Vivero was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Kevin Mier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nofre Ibarrola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cássio Correia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Titus Belanger in the 19th minute of play forced Sabaneta FC's goalkeeper Kevin Mier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ¢σи єℓ вσℓѕσ иσ ¢σмρєтιѕ's Sancho Vivero proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save ¢σи єℓ вσℓѕσ иσ ¢σмρєтιѕ from getting a goal against them. In the 25th minute of the match, Stanislaw Cempa tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Sancho Vivero saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Kevin Mier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Titus Belanger in the 27th minute of play. Kevin Mier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nofre Ibarrola in the 30th minute of the match. ¢σи єℓ вσℓѕσ иσ ¢σмρєтιѕ's Sancho Vivero proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save ¢σи єℓ вσℓѕσ иσ ¢σмρєтιѕ from getting a goal against them. Titus Belanger scored 1-1 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kevin Mier, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Sancho Vivero was out of position in the 41 minute of play, and Stanislaw Cempa capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Stanislaw Cempa really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Sancho Vivero made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rian Giggs in the 44th minute. 47 minutes into the match, Sabaneta FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nofre Ibarrola came free, but Kevin Mier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Nofre Ibarrola made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Nofre Ibarrola shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kevin Mier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Titus Belanger got free with Kevin Mier in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 57 played minutes Sabaneta FC got a freekick which was hit by Brun Bucaran. 60 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sabaneta FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Alfred Rakowicz was slow to take the kick. During this time ¢σи єℓ вσℓѕσ иσ ¢σмρєтιѕ's players had a chance to rest. ¢σи єℓ вσℓѕσ иσ ¢σмρєтιѕ's Fix Aguilar was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Kevin Mier in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Titus Belanger could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Kevin Mier made a huge save. Sabaneta FC made a substitution. Firman Urquizu replaced Bonifaco Corrillos. Sabaneta FC's Osmundo Bolde was substituted for Fabian Lawrence. After taking down the ball on ¢σи єℓ вσℓѕσ иσ ¢σмρєтιѕ's corner Calixto Abouza fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Kevin Mier quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nofre Ibarrola in the 65th minute of play forced Sabaneta FC's goalkeeper Kevin Mier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ¢σи єℓ вσℓѕσ иσ ¢σмρєтιѕ made a substitution. Ludomil Majdoch replaced Titus Belanger. Brun Bucaran got a throw-in 69 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Zeru Recino. Victorino Mano charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Victorino Mano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to ¢σи єℓ вσℓѕσ иσ ¢σмρєтιѕ getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Victorino Mano hit a great ball. In the 77th match minute, ¢σи єℓ вσℓѕσ иσ ¢σмρєтιѕ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victorino Mano to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Özen Günsel in the 82nd minute of play forced Sabaneta FC's goalkeeper Kevin Mier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Özen Günsel received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Kevin Mier came out and tried to block the shot, but Özen Günsel slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 88th minute. Sancho Vivero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rian Giggs in the 91st minute of the match. Sancho Vivero didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yoel Magarinos went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. Sabaneta FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.