World League

EL GRAN HULK STADIUM
Spectators: 8392 (Terracing: 6296, Seating: 1930, VIP seats: 166) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Radamel-Falcao García took the kick off in the first half of the match. Hans Egfelt hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Lucas Duarte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nacho Roca in the 5th minute of the match. Lucas Duarte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Severino, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. When MARTINETA's João Severino in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s goalie prevented a goal. Radamel-Falcao García could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Garaona Alfeiran made a huge save. 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by MARTINETA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Martial Haas was slow to take the kick. During this time E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s players had a chance to rest. E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Raymon Tramontes was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Garaona Alfeiran in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 18th minute E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® were awarded a corner. Martial Haas went to the cornerflag to take it. At last the ball reached Lando Lavet at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of MARTINETA. 1-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling João Severino in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lucas Duarte prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Lucas Duarte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nacho Roca, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. MARTINETA's Garaona Alfeiran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tiago Clavell in the 26th minute of play. Garaona Alfeiran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Radamel-Falcao García in the 26th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafal Kaszubowski in the 27th minute of play forced E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s goalkeeper Lucas Duarte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lucas Duarte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nacho Roca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 33rd minute Alexis González shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucas Duarte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in MARTINETA's zone, Radamel-Falcao García stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Garaona Alfeiran came out of the goal and Radamel-Falcao García tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lucas Duarte didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from João Severino went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Alexis González made the kick off in the second half. Alexis González could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Lucas Duarte made a huge save. In the 61st minute, MARTINETA's Rafal Kaszubowski dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. MARTINETA made a substitution. Carlos Cesaro replaced Alexis González. E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Lucas Duarte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by João Severino in the 66th minute of play. MARTINETA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nacho Roca in the 69th minute. If Carlos Cesaro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lucas Duarte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nacho Roca, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Nacho Roca spun around in front of the goal 77 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s goal. 81 minutes into the match, E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s goal looked a bit too open when Nacho Roca came free, but Lucas Duarte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. MARTINETA were awarded a corner in the 82th minute after E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Nacho Roca took the corner. The corner ended in Nacho Roca almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Lucas Duarte did a great save. E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Lucas Duarte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafal Kaszubowski in the 85th minute of play. Louis Alebio scored 2-2 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Garaona Alfeiran, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® fans' excitement grew in the 93rd match minute when E L C O K O F C ® E V G ®'s Louis Alebio looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Many of MARTINETA's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. MARTINETA may have spent more time on the ball, but E L C O K O F C ® E V G ® were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.