World League

Estadio Chiquero
Spectators: 7549 (Terracing: 5663, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Steve Gabrielli took the kick off in the first half of the match. Alain Ramsey sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Duda Terra hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Les diables noirs's Hermínio Penha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 18th minute of the match, managed to save Les diables noirs from getting a goal against them. With his leg Hermínio Penha managed to avoid a goal in the 23rdth minute, when Chanchos's Tommy Gun fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Hermínio Penha was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Concetto Mascitti showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 25 minute of play. Les diables noirs's Hermínio Penha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael Martxot in the 29th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Duda Terra's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Simon Ribeiro was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Les diables noirs's Ermegildo Mitxel suffered a sore thigh after 33 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 33 minutes into the game, Rafael Martxot was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chanchos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Les diables noirs the free kick. Les diables noirs's Gwendal Blaize was substituted for Ermegildo Mitxel. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rafael Martxot in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hermínio Penha prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Simon Ribeiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Steve Gabrielli in the 42nd minute of the match. When Les diables noirs's Jonatan Aspvik in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chanchos's goalie prevented a goal. Concetto Mascitti received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Hermínio Penha came out and tried to block the shot, but Concetto Mascitti slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 45th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tommy Gun to strike the kick off in the second half. Hermínio Penha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafael Martxot in the 52nd minute of the match. 54 minutes into the match, Les diables noirs's goal looked a bit too open when Tommy Gun came free, but Hermínio Penha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hermínio Penha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafael Martxot in the 58th minute of the match. In the 58th minute, Rafael Martxot left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chanchos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Duda Terra who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 62ndth minute tested the skills of Simon Ribeiro when he managed to save the team from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Steve Gabrielli in the 63rd minute of play forced Chanchos's goalkeeper Simon Ribeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hermínio Penha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Martxot in the 64th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Steve Gabrielli in the 67th minute of play forced Chanchos's goalkeeper Simon Ribeiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 71 minutes into the match, Chanchos's goalkeeper Simon Ribeiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Duda Terra. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tommy Gun in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hermínio Penha prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Duda Terra who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 77thth minute tested the skills of Simon Ribeiro when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Simon Ribeiro made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Duda Terra sent off a good shot on target. Duda Terra could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but Simon Ribeiro made a huge save. When Chanchos's Rafael Martxot in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Les diables noirs's goalie prevented a goal. Hermínio Penha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafael Martxot in the 87th minute of the match. 90 minutes into the game, Concetto Mascitti cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Hermínio Penha was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Chanchos made a substitution. Ciro Eladio replaced Rafael Martxot. Hermínio Penha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciro Eladio in the 97th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Chanchos had won after a very even match.