World League

EL POLEAR STADIUM
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Aparicio Ladra kicked off to start the match. Yasin Saleh blasted a shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Josue Ayala having to make a save. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Josue Ayala played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yasin Saleh in the 6th minute of play. Abelardo Macías showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tudor Sălcudeanu in the 13th minute of the match. If Yasin Saleh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 16 minutes into the match, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goal looked a bit too open when Yasin Saleh came free, but Josue Ayala reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Plaza Babys CF's Abelardo Macías played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Liu Jie in the 18th minute of play. In the 19th minute of the match Феникс Санкт-Петербург got a corner. Plaza Babys CF's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Aleksey Braga ran over to the corner to take the kick. Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Josue Ayala proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Феникс Санкт-Петербург from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's Josue Ayala got control of the ball when Aparicio Ladra tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 30th minute, Yasin Saleh ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Josue Ayala was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. After 34 minutes, Joseba Sacristán mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Plaza Babys CF and the Феникс Санкт-Петербург players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 34th match minute, Plaza Babys CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joseba Sacristán to maneuver through the defense. Plaza Babys CF's Yasin Saleh got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aparicio Ladra got free with Josue Ayala in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 39 played minutes Plaza Babys CF got a freekick which was hit by Bernardino Aguilo. In the 44th minute, Timur Chichko got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 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 Timur Chichko made the kick off in the second half. Abelardo Macías was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Liu Jie showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 55 minute of play. When Yasin Saleh came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Plaza Babys CF fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Yasin Saleh couldn't finish the play. Plaza Babys CF's Pio Checa was substituted for Bernardino Aguilo. 72 minutes into the match, Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goal looked a bit too open when Aparicio Ladra came free, but Josue Ayala reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abelardo Macías made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Timur Chichko sent off a good shot on target. Timur Chichko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Abelardo Macías made a huge save. Josue Ayala took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aparicio Ladra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yasin Saleh in the 82nd minute of play forced Феникс Санкт-Петербург's goalkeeper Josue Ayala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Plaza Babys CF's Abelardo Macías got control of the ball when Timur Chichko tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Plaza Babys CF getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Luis-Alfredo Belalcaraz hit a great ball. Феникс Санкт-Петербург made a substitution. Osman Gulson replaced Sebastian Postelnicu. In the 89th match minute, Plaza Babys CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luis-Alfredo Belalcaraz to maneuver through the defense. Феникс Санкт-Петербург succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Plaza Babys CF had controlled the match.