World League

Stadio Communal
Spectators: 7645 (Terracing: 5735, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 152) A collision led to Nàstic de Tarragona getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Olívio Negri hit a great ball. 5 minutes into the match, Nàstic de Tarragona's goal looked a bit too open when Miromir Bendyk came free, but Sixto Fraco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Augustin Negreanu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuel Van Geestel having to interfere. Chico Vidales recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Emanuel Van Geestel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chico Vidales, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Augustin Negreanu might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Emanuel Van Geestel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Augustin Negreanu ran back to his position shaking his head. Sixto Fraco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Paulo Matorin, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. If Augustin Negreanu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sixto Fraco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kevin Fanström in the 25th minute of play. In the 26th minute, klide13's Miromir Bendyk ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Sixto Fraco. Sixto Fraco yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Augustin Negreanu during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 36 minutes into the match, Nàstic de Tarragona's goalkeeper Sixto Fraco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Luís Paulo Matorin. Emanuel Van Geestel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chico Vidales in the 39th minute of the match. 41 minutes into the match, Nick Stark had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sixto Fraco. Nàstic de Tarragona's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nick Stark was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Chico Vidales was the one to do the kick off. Sixto Fraco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miromir Bendyk, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. In the 53rd minute, Åke Palmquist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luís Paulo Matorin in the 54th minute of play forced Nàstic de Tarragona's goalkeeper Sixto Fraco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nàstic de Tarragona's Sixto Fraco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nick Stark in the 55th minute of play. Sixto Fraco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luís Paulo Matorin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 58 minutes into the match, Nàstic de Tarragona's goal looked a bit too open when Kevin Fanström came free, but Sixto Fraco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Chico Vidales scored 3-2 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Emanuel Van Geestel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 70 minutes into the match, Miromir Bendyk had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sixto Fraco. Nàstic de Tarragona's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Miromir Bendyk was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. Nàstic de Tarragona's Javi Bonilla was substituted for Nicodemo Valines. klide13 made a substitution. Adrien Gaudry replaced Brendan Gavelle. After a rather tough play, Nàstic de Tarragona's Augustin Negreanu got a free kick in the 76th minute. Sixto Fraco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nick Stark in the 79th minute of the match. Sixto Fraco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miromir Bendyk, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 94th minute of the match klide13 got a corner. Nàstic de Tarragona's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Luís Paulo Matorin ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Luís Paulo Matorin got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Sixto Fraco quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The klide13 fans cheered their team off the field, for while Nàstic de Tarragona had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.