World League

Octavio Hondo
Spectators: 7486 (Terracing: 5615, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Martin Asier started the match with the kick off. After 7 minutes of play, INCONA FC's Bernardo Rosalio made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leopoldo Lastur was left in no man's land by his defense there! 10 minutes into the game, INCONA FC's Teobaldo Hitz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Leopoldo Lastur made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Bernardo Rosalio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 16 minutes into the match, Leones FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bernardo Rosalio came free, but Leopoldo Lastur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leopoldo Lastur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardo Rosalio in the 19th minute of play. Bernardo Rosalio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leopoldo Lastur having to interfere. Leones FC's Leopoldo Lastur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudio Bidari in the 23rd minute of play. After 24 minutes, Gaspar Sabin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Leones FC and the INCONA FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Leopoldo Lastur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernardo Rosalio in the 25th minute of the match. 27 minutes into the match, Leones FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bernardo Rosalio came free, but Leopoldo Lastur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leopoldo Lastur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardo Rosalio in the 31st minute of play. In the 35th minute of the game Godfredo Ascencio made a throw-in which Jaime Mundo played forward. Jaime Mundo's late challenge caught a INCONA FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jaime Mundo helped the player get up and apologised. In the 36th match minute, Leones FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jaime Mundo to maneuver through the defense. Leopoldo Lastur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardo Rosalio, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. If Bernardo Rosalio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Godfredo Ascencio made in the 41st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Jaime Mundo immediately put the ball in play. In the 43rdth minute of the game Bernardo Rosalio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Leones FC's Leopoldo Lastur was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 47 minutes into the match, Claudio Bidari had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leopoldo Lastur. Leones FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Claudio Bidari was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bernardo Rosalio to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Claudio Bidari 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. If Gaspar Sabin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Godfredo Ascencio made in the 60th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Martin Asier however managed to control. After a rather tough play, Leones FC's Godfredo Ascencio got a free kick in the 65th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Teobaldo Hitz got free with Leopoldo Lastur in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Claudio Bidari had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Leones FC's goalkeeper Leopoldo Lastur, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Bernardo Rosalio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Leopoldo Lastur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardo Rosalio, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. In the 79th minute of the game Godfredo Ascencio made a throw-in which Jaime Mundo played forward. The supporters of INCONA FC booed when Leones FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Godfredo Ascencio didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 85 minutes, Claudio Bidari mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the INCONA FC and the Leones FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 85th minute, Claudio Bidari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Godfredo Ascencio charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Godfredo Ascencio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Leopoldo Lastur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardo Rosalio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Leones FC's Mariano Peyo got a free kick in the 95th minute. When the match was over INCONA FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Leones FC throughout the match.