World League

Estadio TAXISTAS
Spectators: 7476 (Terracing: 5608, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) Faustão Melo made the kick off and thus started the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Artemio Javiero during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 4th match minute, Tacheros OFF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Artemio Javiero to maneuver through the defense. The throw-in from Artemio Javiero in the 6th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by TheBambiTooFurious's Evandro Maranhense. In the 7th match minute, Tacheros OFF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mariano Tabb to maneuver through the defense. Efrain Merexildo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodolfo Anaya having to interfere. TheBambiTooFurious's Efrain Merexildo got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Hilario Boni fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tacheros OFF's protests and gave Hilario Boni a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Tacheros OFF getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Hilario Boni hit a great ball. Efrain Merexildo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodolfo Anaya having to interfere. Cristiano Vasconcelos hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind TheBambiTooFurious's goalkeeper Nichifor Nicolae, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some careless play in the Tacheros OFF defense, Efrain Merexildo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rodolfo Anaya. The Tacheros OFF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rodolfo Anaya should have stopped the shot. Efrain Merexildo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Rodolfo Anaya tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nichifor Nicolae made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Faustão Melo in the 35th minute of play. After some careless play in the TheBambiTooFurious defense, Faustão Melo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nichifor Nicolae. The TheBambiTooFurious fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nichifor Nicolae should have stopped the shot. Efrain Merexildo might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rodolfo Anaya. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Efrain Merexildo ran back to his position shaking his head. If Efrain Merexildo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

In the 51stth minute of the game Efrain Merexildo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tacheros OFF's Rodolfo Anaya was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Hilario Boni got his second yellow card in the match during the 54th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Efrain Merexildo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Rodolfo Anaya tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Efrain Merexildos short, quick shot in the 57thth minute got Rodolfo Anaya to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Efrain Merexildo might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rodolfo Anaya. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Efrain Merexildo ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 60th minute, Faustão Melo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. TheBambiTooFurious's Octavio Toro was substituted for Alberto Quilo. TheBambiTooFurious made a substitution. Rene Egoitz replaced Adolfo Calisto. TheBambiTooFurious's Erasmo Gartxot was substituted for Efrain Merexildo. 63 minutes into the game, one of Tacheros OFF:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Thanks to some nice moves Erasmo Gartxot could shoot a difficult shot in the 67th minute, which Rodolfo Anaya however easily saved by the left post. Rodolfo Anaya made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erasmo Gartxot in the 69th minute of play. Erasmo Gartxot sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erasmo Gartxot in the 74th minute of play forced Tacheros OFF's goalkeeper Rodolfo Anaya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nichifor Nicolae showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mariano Tabb, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Erasmo Gartxot hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Rodolfo Anaya was a little too slow when Erasmo Gartxot got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 80th minute. The score was now 1-2. Mattin Solbeida sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Erasmo Gartxot struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Rodolfo Anaya didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for TheBambiTooFurious. Arnaldo Firman kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. After 98 played minutes TheBambiTooFurious's Erasmo Gartxot stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Rodolfo Anaya stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Tacheros OFF of the goal. The Tacheros OFF fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. TheBambiTooFurious were clearly better and deserved to take the win.