World League

Gigante de Alberdi
Spectators: 7426 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 79) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. José de Queirós started the match with the kick off. In the 8th minute, José de Queirós ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Raimond Lenk was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Vinícius Andrade hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. 12 minutes into the match, Guadalupe FC - CIMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Nunez Hernandez came free, but Hieronim Gdowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 14th match minute, Piratas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnulfo Lidon to maneuver through the defense. Raimond Lenk stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of José de Queirós's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hugo Casomiro in the 19th minute of play forced Piratas FC's goalkeeper Raimond Lenk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Raimond Lenk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Casomiro in the 22nd minute of play. When José de Queirós came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Guadalupe FC - CIMZ 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 José de Queirós couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arnulfo Lidon got free with Hieronim Gdowski in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Nunez Hernandez kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Hieronim Gdowski. That made the score 1-1 in the 28 minute of play. After a rather tough play, Guadalupe FC - CIMZ's Ramón Guerra got a free kick in the 43rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Guadalupe FC - CIMZ's zone, Maximino Maureo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hieronim Gdowski came out of the goal and Maximino Maureo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Constantino Idacio hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Nunez Hernandez made the kick off in the second half. Raimond Lenk made an important save on a dangerous shot by José de Queirós in the 51st minute. In the 56th minute Vinícius Andrade shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raimond Lenk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Vinícius Andrade had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Guadalupe FC - CIMZ's Ursino Fuente in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Piratas FC's goalie prevented a goal. Raimond Lenk didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from José de Queirós went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Piratas FC's Cleto Onofre was substituted for Damian Bernabel. Piratas FC's Raimond Lenk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ursino Fuente in the 77th minute of play. Hieronim Gdowski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Spyros Zacharioudakis in the 79th minute of the match. When Ramón Guerra fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Guadalupe FC - CIMZ's protests and gave Ramón Guerra a yellow card for diving instead. Maximino Maureo walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Raimond Lenk made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vinícius Andrade in the 85th minute. Raimond Lenk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ursino Fuente, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when José de Queirós got free with Raimond Lenk in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Guadalupe FC - CIMZ's Vinícius Andrade slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Raimond Lenk. That made the score 1-3 after 89 minutes of play. Hieronim Gdowski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Spyros Zacharioudakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. 97 minutes into the match, Spyros Zacharioudakis notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Guadalupe FC - CIMZ's Hieronim Gdowski. Hieronim Gdowski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match was over Guadalupe FC - CIMZ could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Piratas FC throughout the match.