World League

Olimpico De Legenz
Spectators: 7961 (Terracing: 5972, Seating: 1831, VIP seats: 158) Arrecifes's Marcial Navarro 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. Arrecifes's Chiquinho Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Epifanio Leceta in the 6th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Epifanio Leceta in the 8th minute of play forced Arrecifes's goalkeeper Chiquinho Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind ℄ΣᏩモ₦ፚ ℱ.Ȼ's goalkeeper Santiago Fuentes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice moves Matxin Curro could shoot a difficult shot in the 12th minute, which Chiquinho Romero however easily saved by the left post. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind ℄ΣᏩモ₦ፚ ℱ.Ȼ's goalkeeper Santiago Fuentes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 16 minutes in the game Maxi Kutas did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Epifanio Leceta. After 24 played minutes Arrecifes got a freekick which was hit by Afonso Tremura. Arrecifes's Chiquinho Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Epifanio Leceta in the 25th minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Epifanio Leceta notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Arrecifes's Chiquinho Romero. Chiquinho Romero was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 39 minutes in the game Kara Melo did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Epifanio Leceta. In the 47th minute, Matxin Curro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Epifanio Leceta was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute the ball was on its way in behind Arrecifes's goalkeeper Chiquinho Romero, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Epifanio Leceta blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Chiquinho Romero having to make a save. Chiquinho Romero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Epifanio Leceta, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. After some careless play in the Arrecifes defense, Epifanio Leceta kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Chiquinho Romero. The Arrecifes fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Chiquinho Romero should have stopped the shot. Epifanio Leceta might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Chiquinho Romero. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Epifanio Leceta ran back to his position shaking his head. Arrecifes's Chiquinho Romero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Epifanio Leceta in the 61st minute of play. Marcial Navarro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Santiago Fuentes made a huge save. Santiago Fuentes made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Marcial Navarro sent off a good shot on target. Chiquinho Romero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Epifanio Leceta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, ℄ΣᏩモ₦ፚ ℱ.Ȼ's Santiago Fuentes got control of the ball when Carlos Eufrasio tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 73rdth minute of the game Epifanio Leceta who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Arrecifes's Chiquinho Romero was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Berdaitz Othaz's late challenge caught a Arrecifes's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Berdaitz Othaz helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Arrecifes booed when ℄ΣᏩモ₦ፚ ℱ.Ȼ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Berdaitz Othaz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arrecifes made a substitution. Gilberto Jakobe replaced Marcial Navarro. ℄ΣᏩモ₦ፚ ℱ.Ȼ's Dionisio Quinito was substituted for Epifanio Leceta. Arrecifes made a substitution. Anier Aballe replaced Ayi Sarumpaet. Berdaitz Othaz kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Gilberto Jakobe managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arrecifes's supporters rose to their feet, but Gilberto Jakobe was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Santiago Fuentes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gilberto Jakobe in the 95th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Santiago Fuentes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. ℄ΣᏩモ₦ፚ ℱ.Ȼ were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Arrecifes for a fine match.