World League

Rodrigo Braña
Spectators: 7476 (Terracing: 5608, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marcus Rashford got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Téo Mello ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Serafin Semeno was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Cup2 were awarded a corner in the 15th minute after Ascacibar-Pérez's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mladen Pashov took the corner. The supporters of Ascacibar-Pérez booed when Cup2 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Krzysztof Skoroda didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marcus Rashford in the 19thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Eliseo Moreno, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When Krzysztof Skoroda came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Cup2 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 Krzysztof Skoroda couldn't finish the play. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Ascacibar-Pérez's goalkeeper Serafin Semeno, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Cup2's Eliseo Moreno got control of the ball when Marcus Rashford tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 30th match minute, Cup2 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mladen Pashov to maneuver through the defense. When Téo Mello came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Cup2 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 Téo Mello couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimcho Fuskov in the 46th minute of play forced Ascacibar-Pérez's goalkeeper Serafin Semeno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ismael Tiadoro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eliseo Moreno having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The wind increased when Téo Mello made the kick off in the second half. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 53rd minute of the game. One of Ascacibar-Pérez:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Cup2:s goal. The referee gave Cup2 a penalty, 56 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Téo Mello, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Ascacibar-Pérez's Serafin Semeno. 0-3. Téo Mello received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Serafin Semeno tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Cup2 booed when Ascacibar-Pérez was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leo Iratze didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Benjamin Ciceron during the 69th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ascacibar-Pérez's defense didn't have a chance, in the 71st minute, when Téo Mello scored to the left of an out of position Serafin Semeno, making the score, 0-4. After 74 minutes, Ismael Tiadoro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ascacibar-Pérez and the Cup2 players grew even worse after the yellow card. Téo Mello who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 76thth minute tested the skills of Serafin Semeno when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Argir Tishinov made in the 79th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Krzysztof Skoroda however managed to control. Ludomil Dawiec struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Serafin Semeno didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cup2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Krzysztof Skoroda got free with Serafin Semeno in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 87th match minute, Cup2 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Krzysztof Skoroda to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Ascacibar-Pérez getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Leo Iratze hit a great ball. The Ascacibar-Pérez fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Cup2 were clearly better and deserved to take the win.