World League

Ricardo E. Bochini
Spectators: 7541 (Terracing: 5657, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Paulino Araoz started the match with the kick off. A throw-in in the 3rd minute of the game was made by Gilberto Astigar with Donatello Caseres as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Abel Orlan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Francisco Conceicão, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xu Xing Ting in the 6th minute of play forced Gorgory's goalkeeper Abel Orlan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th minute of the match, Elroy Snijders got a very nice opportunity to score, but Matthias Brandin was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Matthias Brandin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paulino Araoz in the 10th minute of the match. Abel Orlan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xu Xing Ting, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Gorgory's goal looked a bit too open when Francisco Conceicão came free, but Abel Orlan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Higinio Valiente received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Matthias Brandin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Paulino Araoz got free with Matthias Brandin in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Abel Orlan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Conceicão in the 21st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Conceicão in the 26th minute of play forced Gorgory's goalkeeper Abel Orlan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute Xu Xing Ting shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abel Orlan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th minute Alexandrie CF were awarded a corner. Fidel Domenech went to the cornerflag to take it. Fidel Domenech made a great header on Alexandrie CF's corner, it was just that Gorgory's Abel Orlan managed to reach the ball for a save. Through an outstanding action, after 32 minutes, Matthias Brandin successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Abel Orlan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xu Xing Ting in the 33rd minute of play. Matthias Brandin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulino Araoz, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulino Araoz in the 41st minute of play forced Alexandrie CF's goalkeeper Matthias Brandin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd minute of the match Gorgory got a corner. Alexandrie CF's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dan Benet ran over to the corner to take the kick. Gorgory's Dan Benet was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Matthias Brandin in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 44th minute, Francisco Conceicão hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ignacio Horado kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Matthias Brandin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elroy Snijders, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Francisco Conceicão stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Elroy Snijders scored 1-0 in the 54th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Matthias Brandin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 59th minute Francisco Conceicão shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abel Orlan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abel Orlan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Conceicão in the 63rd minute of play. Francisco Conceicão's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Abel Orlan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. Higinio Valiente took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Matthias Brandin. Matthias Brandin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Gorgory's Abel Orlan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Conceicão in the 74th minute of play. Dan Benet kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Alexandrie CF made a substitution. Boris Johnson replaced Francisco Conceicão. In the 76th match minute, Gorgory was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dan Benet to maneuver through the defense. In the 82nd minute, Elroy Snijders made a precise shot to the right of Matthias Brandin. Alexandrie CF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Matthias Brandin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oscar Arevalo, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the Alexandrie CF players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Gorgory.