World League

Durex Stadium
Spectators: 7762 (Terracing: 5823, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 154) After a defensive mix-up in Nueva Adalucia's zone, Roch Felenak stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Larpe Cabrera came out of the goal and Roch Felenak tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roch Felenak in the 8th minute of play forced Nueva Adalucia's goalkeeper Larpe Cabrera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mané Alcaraz in the 12th minute of play forced La Pointe Courte's goalkeeper Gao Yang Yan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15thth minute of the game Alvito Helguera who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Pointe Courte's Gao Yang Yan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alvito Helguera recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 26 minutes, Santxo Moya mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nueva Adalucia and the La Pointe Courte players grew even worse after the yellow card. The crowd rose to their feet as Roch Felenak kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Larpe Cabrera. That made the score 1-0 in the 27 minute of play. La Pointe Courte's Pawel Harendarski got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gao Yang Yan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvito Helguera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nueva Adalucia's Larpe Cabrera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roch Felenak in the 38th minute of play. Larpe Cabrera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roch Felenak in the 42nd minute of play. Alejo Alonso recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 45th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mané Alcaraz's late challenge caught a La Pointe Courte's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mané Alcaraz helped the player get up and apologised. Mané Alcaraz hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Larpe Cabrera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roch Felenak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Roch Felenak to strike the kick off in the second half. Larpe Cabrera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alejo Alonso in the 51st minute of play. Larpe Cabrera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Roch Felenak's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. The La Pointe Courte fans' excitement grew in the 55th match minute when La Pointe Courte's Roch Felenak 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 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Larpe Cabrera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roch Felenak in the 60th minute of play. Larpe Cabrera stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Roch Felenak's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. A collision led to Nueva Adalucia getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Sabin Baltanas hit a great ball. Nueva Adalucia's Cordarin Velazquez was substituted for Manel Sans. The supporters of La Pointe Courte booed when Nueva Adalucia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sabin Baltanas didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mané Alcaraz in the 69th minute of play forced La Pointe Courte's goalkeeper Gao Yang Yan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nueva Adalucia's Larpe Cabrera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yves Leite in the 73rd minute of play. 75 minutes had been played when some careless play by Nueva Adalucia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Josué Pagueguy was slow to take the kick. During this time La Pointe Courte's players had a chance to rest. 76 minutes into the match, Yves Leite had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Larpe Cabrera. Nueva Adalucia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yves Leite was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Nueva Adalucia's Jesús Espinosa was substituted for Mané Alcaraz. Yves Leite's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Larpe Cabrera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind Nueva Adalucia's goalkeeper Larpe Cabrera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alvito Helguera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gao Yang Yan having to interfere. For all the effort they put into the match, the Nueva Adalucia players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for La Pointe Courte.