World League

Coliseo del Sándwich
Spectators: 7444 (Terracing: 5584, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Los up up's Desiderio Erdiano 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bartolo Kusko in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Erik Pihlblad prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Erik Pihlblad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bartolo Kusko, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Xu Lin Jie during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Los up up booed when Ipro Demiga Fútbol Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Xu Lin Jie didn't get a good kick on the ball. 13 minutes into the match, Ipro Demiga Fútbol Club's goal looked a bit too open when Desiderio Erdiano came free, but Erik Pihlblad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andres Guerau might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hermengildo Maureo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Andres Guerau ran back to his position shaking his head. After 17 minutes, Nicolas Marz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Los up up and the Ipro Demiga Fútbol Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Los up up's goalkeeper Hermengildo Maureo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A hard shot by Alfredo Mon from long distance, 28 minutes into the match, got Hermengildo Maureo's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Erik Pihlblad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bartolo Kusko, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Ipro Demiga Fútbol Club's zone, Bartolo Kusko stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Erik Pihlblad came out of the goal and Bartolo Kusko tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alvarez Håland got free with Hermengildo Maureo in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 44 minutes into the game, Andres Guerau recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Hermengildo Maureo. Andres Guerau showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alvarez Håland stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Hermengildo Maureo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvarez Håland, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Alvarez Håland took the ball and in the 55 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hermengildo Maureo. Hermengildo Maureo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andres Guerau in the 58th minute of play forced Los up up's goalkeeper Hermengildo Maureo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 59 minutes had been played when some careless play by Los up up's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Alfredo Mon was slow to take the kick. During this time Ipro Demiga Fútbol Club's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Dario Abella managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Desiderio Erdiano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Erik Pihlblad made a huge save. Andres Guerau received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Hermengildo Maureo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 69th minute, Andres Guerau ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hermengildo Maureo was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. After 77 played minutes Los up up got a freekick which was hit by Natalio Marquez. 78 minutes into the match, Andres Guerau had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hermengildo Maureo. Los up up's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Andres Guerau was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. Hermengildo Maureo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dario Abella, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. In the 82nd minute, Andres Guerau 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. Andres Guerau fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hermengildo Maureo having to interfere. Andres Guerau sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 89 minutes, Alvarez Håland made it 7-0 with a short kick to the right side. Los up up's Hermengildo Maureo tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvarez Håland in the 92nd minute of play forced Los up up's goalkeeper Hermengildo Maureo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erik Pihlblad took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bartolo Kusko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.