World League

Te amo Papá
Spectators: 7543 (Terracing: 5659, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) 26 de junio's David de Alcântara 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. With a little luck, 26 de junio's Donato Cutberto got control of the ball when Tibalt Bruna tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tancredo Manguyague took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David de Alcântara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee felt a red card was in order, 14 minutes into the game, when David de Alcântara put in a rough tackle. In the 13th minute, one of 26 de junio:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for 26 de junio. Donato Cutberto had in the 15thth minute some difficulties stopping Mario Jesus Allu's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Torsten Randslef came free in the 19th minute and tried to tip the ball over Tancredo Manguyague, but to the joy of Snorlax FC's supporters the ball went over. Donato Cutberto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zebulón Diaz de Andrade, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 26 minutes into the match, 26 de junio's goal looked a bit too open when Mario Jesus Allu came free, but Donato Cutberto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th minute Mario Jesus Allu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donato Cutberto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mario Jesus Allu did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Donato Cutberto 29 minutes into the match. If Torsten Randslef had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gavino Lobo in the 37th minute of play forced Snorlax FC's goalkeeper Tancredo Manguyague to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, 26 de junio's Will Budden got a free kick in the 42nd minute. In the 43rd minute, Will Budden hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jose Manuel Hernández's late challenge caught a 26 de junio's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jose Manuel Hernández helped the player get up and apologised. In the 46th minute, Jose Manuel Hernández hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mario Jesus Allu to make the kick off. Donato Cutberto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mario Jesus Allu in the 52nd minute of the match. If Zebulón Diaz de Andrade had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 60th minute, Tibalt Bruna ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Donato Cutberto was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Torsten Randslef could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Tancredo Manguyague made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gavino Lobo got free with Tancredo Manguyague in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 79 minutes Torsten Randslef got an excellent opportunity and fired away a shot on goal, but Tancredo Manguyague was perfectly placed and executed a great save. Jose Manuel Hernández got a throw-in 86 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Mario Jesus Allu. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Francisco Hernández during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. For all the effort they put into the match, the 26 de junio players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Snorlax FC.