World League

El Gasometro
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) Joakim Olsson started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ruben Savier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Bartolo Salvator tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the POCASPULGAS defense, Polo Quinteros kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rafal Leszczynski. The POCASPULGAS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rafal Leszczynski should have stopped the shot. In the 15th match minute, POCASPULGAS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angel Ioritz to maneuver through the defense. 16 minutes into the game, San Fernando Eagles's Vlad Enceanu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rafal Leszczynski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Through an outstanding action, after 20 minutes, Bartolo Salvator successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Rafal Leszczynski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Polo Quinteros in the 31st minute of the match. In the 34th minute Vlad Enceanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafal Leszczynski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 36th minute, but Bartolo Salvator got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving San Fernando Eagles hanging dry this time. POCASPULGAS's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Xie Lin Kuan in the 38th minute. Xie Lin Kuan made a great header on POCASPULGAS's corner, it was just that San Fernando Eagles's Bartolo Salvator managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Polo Quinteros in the 41st minute of play forced POCASPULGAS's goalkeeper Rafal Leszczynski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 42 minutes into the match, Vlad Enceanu notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of POCASPULGAS's Rafal Leszczynski. Rafal Leszczynski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The POCASPULGAS players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. San Fernando Eagles were winning 0-5.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Vlad Enceanu made a kick off. 50 minutes into the match, POCASPULGAS's goal looked a bit too open when Vlad Enceanu came free, but Rafal Leszczynski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. POCASPULGAS's Rafal Leszczynski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vlad Enceanu in the 52nd minute of play. 53 minutes into the match, San Fernando Eagles's goal looked a bit too open when Joakim Olsson came free, but Bartolo Salvator reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. San Fernando Eagles made a substitution. Vicente Sol replaced Vlad Enceanu. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ruben Savier in the 65th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bartolo Salvator prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michael Stor in the 66th minute of play forced POCASPULGAS's goalkeeper Rafal Leszczynski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th minute, Michael Stor ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rafal Leszczynski was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. San Fernando Eagles made a substitution. Daniel Abeitia replaced Elias Navarro. Bartolo Salvator took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joakim Olsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Ruben Savier's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bartolo Salvator was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. Rafal Leszczynski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vicente Sol, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joakim Olsson in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bartolo Salvator saved San Fernando Eagles from getting behind. Rafal Leszczynski made an important save on a dangerous shot by Polo Quinteros in the 92nd minute. San Fernando Eagles's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.