World League

Marrakesh Complèxe
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) In the 6th minute Sotero Quiroga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastião Salgado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mikel Bravo made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Nacer Khlifi sent off a good shot on target. Alan Mota could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Mikel Bravo made a huge save. Abdellatif Benkhirane scored 1-0 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mikel Bravo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After taking down the ball on Marrakech FC's corner Nacer Khlifi fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Mikel Bravo quite easily take care of the ball. !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s Mikel Bravo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdellatif Benkhirane in the 17th minute of play. 22 minutes into the match, !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s goalkeeper Mikel Bravo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nacer Khlifi. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alan Mota got free with Mikel Bravo in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nacer Khlifi got free with Mikel Bravo in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Belmiro Lastras in the 31st minute. After taking down the ball on !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s corner Belmiro Lastras fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Sebastião Salgado quite easily take care of the ball. In the 44th match minute, Marrakech FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vuyani Tshabalala to maneuver through the defense. In the 47th minute, Marrakech FC's Nacer Khlifi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Abdellatif Benkhirane to strike the kick off in the second half. Sebastião Salgado made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Sotero Quiroga sent off a good shot on target. In the 56th minute Alan Mota shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mikel Bravo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marrakech FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nacer Khlifi in the 57th minute. After taking down the ball on Marrakech FC's corner Nacer Khlifi fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Mikel Bravo quite easily take care of the ball. Mikel Bravo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdellatif Benkhirane in the 60th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nacer Khlifi in the 62nd minute of play forced !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s goalkeeper Mikel Bravo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice moves Sotero Quiroga could shoot a difficult shot in the 64th minute, which Sebastião Salgado however easily saved by the left post. Eladio Borrás hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Marrakech FC's Nacer Khlifi took a good shot, in the 71st minute, which hit the crossbar above Mikel Bravo's head, and flew over the goal. !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s manager was very thankful on the sidelines as his team had managed to keep the ball out of the net after some serious pressure by Marrakech FC. Alan Mota took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mikel Bravo. Mikel Bravo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Mikel Bravo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdellatif Benkhirane, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. When Prudencio Nueva fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s protests and gave Prudencio Nueva a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, !Pabellon Ourense C.F.'s Prudencio Nueva got a free kick in the 90th minute. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Marrakech FC had played much better football throughout.