World League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 7574 (Terracing: 5682, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 151) 0 descensos's Bernabe Rojas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 0 descensos were awarded a corner in the 7th minute after ΟΦΗ's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lucas-James Joshua took the corner. Luca Codrea tried in the 7th minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Ilias Seichanidis a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 1-0. Nikos Kanetos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adolfo Adrio having to interfere. Adolfo Adrio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Augusto Landero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th minute Nikos Kanetos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adolfo Adrio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 18th minute Nikos Kanetos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adolfo Adrio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernabe Rojas in the 22nd minute of play forced ΟΦΗ's goalkeeper Ilias Seichanidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 23 minutes ΟΦΗ's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Lucas-James Joshua who took care of the corner kick. 28 minutes into the match, Bernabe Rojas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ilias Seichanidis. ΟΦΗ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bernabe Rojas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. In the 31st minute, Augusto Landero made a precise shot to the right of Adolfo Adrio. 0 descensos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. ΟΦΗ's Ilias Seichanidis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernabe Rojas in the 34th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikos Kanetos in the 36th minute of play forced 0 descensos's goalkeeper Adolfo Adrio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38th minute, Nasos Papadis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ΟΦΗ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Adolfo Adrio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nasos Papadis, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. 43 minutes into the match, ΟΦΗ's Augusto Landero sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Adolfo Adrio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Adolfo Adrio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nasos Papadis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 48th play minutes Augusto Landero shot 2-3, a short shot which went by Adolfo Adrio and just under the crossbar into goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Augusto Landero stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of ΟΦΗ booed when 0 descensos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucas-James Joshua didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 55th minute, Bernabe Rojas 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernabe Rojas in the 65th minute of play forced ΟΦΗ's goalkeeper Ilias Seichanidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Bernabe Rojas managed to get in a good position for a shot. 0 descensos's supporters rose to their feet, but Bernabe Rojas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ilias Seichanidis breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bernabe Rojas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ilias Seichanidis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. After some careless play in the ΟΦΗ defense, Bernabe Rojas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ilias Seichanidis. The ΟΦΗ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ilias Seichanidis should have stopped the shot. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 76th minute of the game. One of ΟΦΗ:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of 0 descensos:s goal. When Nasos Papadis came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the ΟΦΗ 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 Nasos Papadis couldn't finish the play. Ilias Seichanidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernabe Rojas in the 80th minute of the match. After 83 minutes ΟΦΗ's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Lucas-James Joshua who took care of the corner kick. In the 85th minute, Lucas-James Joshua hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 86 minutes into the game, Nikos Kanetos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ΟΦΗ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 0 descensos the free kick. Nikos Kanetos kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Bernabe Rojas hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.